4:00AM Saturday Sep 19, 2009 By Paul Jobin Seared scallops with apple, persimmon and smoked bacon. Photo / Ian Jones. While many count down the days to Bluff’s wonderful juicy oysters every autumn, I rub my hands in glee at this time of year, waiting for glistening, plump scallops – one of my favourite ingredients [...]
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New Zealand coastal waters are home to a wide range of protected species – birds, mammals and fish. The more information we can gather on these species the better we can manage them. Following last year’s summer Observer project we are looking at recruiting more people to observe on inshore fishing vessels. We will be [...]
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By WILLIAM J. BROAD Published: September 9, 2009 The answer to the eternal mystery of what makes up a Filet-O-Fish sandwich turns out to involve an ugly creature from the sunless depths of the Pacific, whose bounty, it seems, is not limitless. The hoki, found in deep water and in that Filet-O-Fish. The world’s insatiable [...]
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By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News website Coral reefs do more than look pretty – they are nurseries for many fish Current climate targets are not enough to save the world’s coral reefs – and policymakers urgently need to consider the economic benefits they bring. Those are two of the conclusions from a UN-backed [...]
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4:00AM Friday Sep 04, 2009 Moko the bottlenose dolphin, here being photographed by researcher Dr Ingrid Visser, has attracted people from all over the world. Photo / Hawke’s Bay Today It is almost certain that a large, friendly bottlenose dolphin delighting crowds at Waikanae Beach at Gisborne is Mahia’s internationally famous Moko. His move 80km [...]
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