Club boat’s maiden voyage
Posted on July 30th, 2009 by
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Sanford nets record area of New Zealand marine farms
Posted on July 28th, 2009 by Kathryn
By BLAIR ENSOR – The Marlborough Express 28/07/2009′ The largest area of marine farms to hit the New Zealand market has been snapped up by Sanford for $23.4 million. The deal between Sealord and Sanford, involving about 240 hectares of water space and 47 marine farms in the Marlborough Sounds, was announced yesterday and is [...]
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Kiwi hoki off Queen’s menu
Posted on July 26th, 2009 by Kathryn
The Queen’s grocer will not serve New Zealand hoki to Her Majesty until bottom trawling is abandoned. Upmarket grocery chain Waitrose has refused to stock New Zealand hoki because the “destructive” method of bottom trawling did not fit with its sustainable suppliers programme. The hoki fishery, New Zealand’s largest deep water fishery with $151 million [...]
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Kuroshio Sea – Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa, Japan
Posted on July 24th, 2009 by Ali Perkins
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Marine protection: West Coast and Subantarctic
Posted on July 23rd, 2009 by Ali Perkins
A series of seven ‘underwater national parks’ or marine reserves have been proposed for the West Coast of the South Island. The public has just two months to voice their support for this landmark proposal. Please help give our wonderful West Coast marine life a voice by making a submission on the proposals. Click here [...]
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