By Wayne Thompson 4:00 AM Monday Dec 28, 2009 Residents worry that the under-threat cockle population could disappear from the large beds north of Auckland. Photo / Greg Bowker Fishery officials aim to ban recreational harvesting at the biggest shellfish beds near Auckland, saying a natural disaster has wiped out 80 per cent of breeding-size [...]

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