Sunday, 18 January 2009 A new deal under the controversial Foreshore and Seabed Act will allow Maori to ban other New Zealanders from some East Cape beaches. The deal between the Crown and Ngati Porou would enable the iwi to close some coastal areas, veto use of the coast for commercial reasons, set fishing regulations, [...]
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10:56AM Thursday Jan 15, 2009 SYDNEY, Australia – A recent string of shark attacks across Australia has rattled swimmers’ nerves, but experts say fear not – it’s (relatively) safe to go in the water. “This is a mild hysteria,” said Rachel Robbins, chief scientist at Australia’s Rodney Fox Shark Research Foundation, named for and founded [...]
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staff writers, with Reuters | NEWS.com.au | January 12, 2009 12:13pm How would you like to be paid $150,000 to scuba dive on the Great Barrier Reef, feed ocean fish and live in luxury accommodation? The catch? There is none. Tourism Queensland is advertising for someone to spend six months immersed in the culture and [...]
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January 09, 2009 12:00am RADICAL international animal rights group PETA has launched its most bizarre campaign yet, demanding fish be renamed “sea kittens”. PETA – People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals – believes calling fish sea kittens will make sea food less appealing. It wants to change the image of fish as slimy and [...]
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The public necropsy of a Great White Shark by Auckland Museum and the Department of Conservation is being described as a huge success. The event – the first of its kind for the Museum – organised to raise awareness of the threats facing the Great White species, was watched by a crowd of close to [...]
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