Posted on February 28th, 2010 by Ali Perkins
Orientation week only deal: get full year student membership for the discounted price of $20 – CASH ONLY. Bring your mates along to our stall at Auckland University to take advantage of this deal. The Auckland University Underwater Club is a non-profit, recreational dive club. Student and non-student members are welcome. Our goal is to [...]
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Posted on February 27th, 2010 by Ali Perkins
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 6:34p.m. By Samantha Hayes A documentary that premieres in Wellington next week claims fish will not be commercially available in less than 50 years. Watch segment from TV3 News on Friday night.
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Posted on February 26th, 2010 by Ali Perkins
By Eloise Gibson 4:00 AM Friday Feb 26, 2010 New Zealand is in danger of losing its status as a world leader in managing fisheries, says the researcher behind a new documentary on overfishing. New Zealand’s reputation is under threat from its orange roughy catch. Photo / Dean Purcell Charles Clover, a former environment editor [...]
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Posted on February 25th, 2010 by Ali Perkins
2:20 PM Thursday Feb 25, 2010 A SeaWorld killer whale seized a trainer in its jaws and thrashed the woman around underwater today, killing her in front of a horrified audience. It marked the third time the animal had been involved in a human death. Dawn Brancheau had wanted to work at SeaWorld since she [...]
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Posted on February 24th, 2010 by Ali Perkins
4:00 AM Wednesday Feb 24, 2010 Fishing industry efforts to trim protection for endangered Hector’s and Maui’s dolphins had mixed results in the High Court at Wellington. Lawyers for the Federation of Commercial Fishermen tried to block six proposed bans on set netting. and inshore trawling. The court ruled yesterday to refer two back to [...]
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