Under-reporting deaths of nationally critical sea lions by
the arrow squid fishery in the Auckland Islands "paints a
grim picture" of New Zealand laws designed to protect the
marine mammal, a University of Otago researcher says.
For many years now, I have been baffled - baffled beyond
domestic or everyday bafflement - by the obsession some have
with certain forms of mammalian sea life.
The 400 baby Atlantic salmon which have lived happily in a
large viewing tank at the New Zealand Marine Studies Centre
aquarium for almost three months have provided an
ever-changing display for visitors and staff.
As the Bluff oyster industry watches hopeful signs of
recovery, oyster fishers in the US are witnessing cause for
concern, Craig Welch, of The Seattle Times,
reports.
