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Marine – Intertidal zones need more than bandaids 

Being able to step out the door with a bucket and gather pipi used to be one of the simple joys of living near the...

Marine – Opportunity knocks

It’s no secret that the Hauraki Gulf is a unique place. So special, in fact, that more than 25 years ago, it was given the...

Marine – Making a positive impact

With another year done, many of us are itching to dust off the fishing rods and flock to the water. There’s something so calming about...

Marine – Closures a symptom, not a solution

New High Protection Areas enforcing tighter restrictions on where people can fish are now in force across the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. Officials have created...

Marine – Let’s talk about scallops

It’s hard to believe it’s been three years since we were last able to gather fresh scallops from our own backyard. For many of us,...

Marine – Crayfish must come first

For many of us, the classic summer staple of sharing crayfish with friends and family is a mere memory. Now we must do something meaningful...

Marine – Crayfish at crisis point

There was a time when packs of crayfish marched in their thousands from East Cape up the north-east coast. The seafloor hidden beneath a moving...

Marine – A healthy Gulf starts with more baitfish

“The ocean isn’t alive like it used to be 25 years agowhere we moved from one workup to another” “The ocean isn’t alive like it...

Marine – From mussels to mud

News that thousands of litres of sewage overflowed into the Mahurangi River after recent heavy rainfall is another gut punch for local oyster farmers and...

Marine – Meaningful management needed

As winter bites, many of us are left reminiscing about warmer days at last month’s Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show. For LegaSea, the show is...