Bronze whaler shark at Northern Arch

Always a great weekend at the Poor Knights Islands when you get to spend your 500th dive with a Bronzie.

Marine reserve and marine park fish monitoring 2009

Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve and Mimiwhangata Marine Park fish monitoring 2009 Published: May 2010 This report describes the survey of relative abundance of reef fish at the Poor Knights Marine Reserve (full no take protection), the Mimiwhangata Marine Park (partial protection), and Mimiwhangata, North Cape, Cape Karikari and Cape Brett (open to fishing). Using [...]

Glimpses of a pristine ocean – Enric Sala

Enric Sala shares glorious images — and surprising insights and data — from some of the most pristine areas of the ocean. He shows how we can restore more of our oceans to this healthy, balanced state, and the powerful ecological and economic benefits of doing so.

A Shrimp-Like Critter Where Nothing Should Live

Paua poacher used bogus Maori fishing permit

4:00 AM Friday May 14, 2010 A man who used a falsified Maori customary permit to poach paua has been sentenced to 250 hours of community work. He also faces pressure from the Ministry of Fisheries to say whose boat and scuba gear he was using. A forfeiture order was made against Christchurch invalid beneficiary [...]