Underwater Rugby?

Underwater rugby? What the …? How do you kick the conversions? What’s all the hype about? Read this article written by former AUUC President Anthony Hafoka for the latest issue of NZ Spearo magazine.

Kiwi Freedivers smash National and World records

Tuesday, 14 July 2009, 9:17 am Press Release: AIDA NZ Kiwi Freedivers competing at this weekends Wellington Winter Champs hosted by Lazy Seals freediving club at Porirua Aquatic Centre, Wow’d the crowd with sensational performances, including 2 that exceed the current world records.

San Diego menaced by jumbo squid

Page last updated at 10:23 GMT, Friday, 17 July 2009 11:23 UK Squid have come to the California coast before, like this one in 2005 Scuba divers off the Californian city of San Diego are being menaced by large numbers of jumbo squid. The beaked Humboldt squid, which grow up to 5ft (1.5 metres) long, [...]

Great White Sharks

NIWA’s Malcolm Francis and DoC’s Clinton Duffy talk about the results of satellite tagging New Zealand’s great white sharks on Radio New Zealand National (duration: 25’20″). Audio available from Our Changing World at 21:45 on Thursday 16th July 2009. Routes taken by first three great white sharks tagged at the Chatham Islands in 2005. From [...]

Catching tuna Maldivian style

Globally, tuna stocks are heavily over fished. But the fishermen in the Maldives – catching their skipjack by pole and line – are giving their skipjack tuna a brighter future.