NZ Herald A large humpback whale which was tangled in rope off the Far North coast has been freed this afternoon. Department of Conservation staff were able to cut free the debris on the tail of the 12-metre long, 30 tonne whale at 3.30pm, spokeswoman Carolyn Smith said. The whale was first spotted entangled in [...]
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When: Wednesday 29th September Where: Eng 3.401, 6pm. Nibbles & beer provided! This is an evening not to be missed! We are incredibly lucky to have Dr Roger Grace speaking to us at our AGM. Dr Grace, marine biologist, environmentalist, photographer, writer and researcher is one of New Zealand’s most well known diving personalities. He will [...]
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12:55 PM Monday Sep 27, 2010 (NZ Herald) Auckland Regional Council has had a proposal to establish New Zealand’s 34th marine reserve rubber stamped. The 400ha Tawharanui Marine Reserve will be established off the Tawharanui Peninsula, east of Warkworth, and will replace and slightly enlarge the Tawharanui Marine Park which was established there in 1981. [...]
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Christine Dell’Amore Published September 23, 2010 Pictured “knitting” a doily-like egg mass in a lab in 2008, a new species of fiery-colored nudibranch, or sea slug, has been found in shallow tide pools near a southern California campground, a new study says. Marine biologist Jeff Goddard stumbled across the carnivorous 1.2-inch (3-centimeter) creature—later dubbed Flabellina goddardi—while searching for [...]
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By Bryan Walsh / Bermuda Thursday, Sep. 23, 2010 The Sargasso Sea has no shores. The 2 million-sq.-mi. body of water in the middle of the Atlantic is defined by two features: the ocean currents forming the North Atlantic subtropical gyre, which cycles around the sea, and sargassum, the free-floating golden-brown seaweed. The sargassum can be [...]
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