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Robot spies make new science discoveries in Fiordland

Tuesday, 10 April 2012, 9:21 am Press Release: NIWA NIWA and Environment Southland have recently returned with stunning new footage of undersea sills in Dusky and Doubtful Sounds, brimming with sea life, corals and sponges. The footage was taken from a remote-operated vehicle (ROV), and is being used to assess 20 areas within Fiordland currently [...]

Brave (or crazy) snorkeller plays chicken with a sperm whale in the Caribbean

By Daily Mail Reporter | on 25th November 2011 If you’re planning to go head-to-head with a sea creature, it’s probably best to start small. Only the very brave, or very stupid, would begin a headbutting competition with a 50-ton sperm whale… after all, its head is one third of its overall size. Nevertheless, here [...]

Our oceans can’t survive fishing madness

By Gareth Morgan and Geoff Simmons 5:30 AM Tuesday Nov 22, 2011 Control of global stocks is the only answer, say Gareth Morgan and Geoff Simmons, authors of Hook, Line & Blinkers: Everything Kiwis Never Wanted to Know About Fishing. The election is looming, but it’s a sad state of affairs when a conversation over [...]

Shocking footage reveals tuna industry’s slaughter of marine life – video

guardian.co.uk, Friday 18 November 2011 New video footage captured by a tuna industry whistleblower has been released by Greenpeace, which reveals the routine slaughter of other marine species, including whale sharks, rays and whales. The footage is shot onboard a tuna fishing vessel in the Pacific which deploys fish aggregating devices, one of the most aggressive [...]