A huge crustacean has been found lurking 7km down in the waters off the coast of New Zealand. The creature – called a supergiant – is a type of amphipod, which are normally around 2-3cm long. But these beasts, discovered in the Kermadec Trench, were more than 10 times bigger: the largest found measured in [...]
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By ROB WAUGH Last updated at 8:31 AM on 4th January 2012 Scientists have found the world’s first hybrid sharks in waters off Australia – a discovery that researchers said could have implications for the whole world. The predators are a cross between the common blacktip shark and the Australian blacktip shark. Scientists say interbreeding between [...]
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Last updated 05:00 16/11/2011 The Dominion Post After a journey through unprotected waters, an endangered Hector’s dolphin has made a rare visit to Wellington Harbour and sparked a call for further sightings. The dolphins are usually seen only around the South Island, but on Monday one was spotted at Mahanga Bay, near the tip of Miramar [...]
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by John Cousins | Monday, November 14 Bay of Plenty Times A serious topic became a fun activity when youngsters got their first taste of scuba diving at Tauranga’s Oceanz Dive Conference and Exhibition held over the weekend. The conference for dive enthusiasts included Earth2Ocean dive shop using the containers lost overboard from the Rena [...]
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By Isaac Davison 5:30 AM Wednesday Nov 9, 2011 Sea Shepherd captain Paul Watson believes whaling in the Antarctic is at a tipping point, but no thanks to the “useless” New Zealand Government. The outspoken, uncompromising eco-warrior will soon hoist his ship’s Jolly Roger for conservation group Sea Shepherd’s eighth voyage to the Southern Ocean to [...]
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