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Rotorua girls embarking on once-in-a-lifetime adventure on our oceans
22 Jan, 2021 01:32 AM
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Rotorua s Isidora Gonzalez-Diaz (left) and Kirsty Lyall enjoying the experience of the kayak and sailing programme. Photo / Ocean Mead
Shauni James is the Rotorua Weekender reportershauni.james@nzme.co.nz@thedailypost
It was a week of adventure and development for two Rotorua teenagers who embarked on a kayaking and sailing trip which they fundraised for themselves.
Last week Rotorua s Kirsty Lyall and Isidora Gonzalez-Diaz took part in a five-day Duke of Edinburgh s Hillary Award (DOE) kayak and sailing programme, run by New Zealand Sailing Trust and Auckland Sea Kayaks.
How to get mussels into bed – and clean up the harbour
Trying to ensure mussels survive keeps Al Alder awake at night.
Smaller mussels are more vulnerable to predators and rough seas.
Tonnes of mussels have been tossed overboard from barges into the Mahurangi Harbour in recent years. Mussels are renowned for their ability to feed on water impurities, and it’s hoped that by re-establishing mussel beds, a badly polluted Hauraki Gulf can be cleaned up and marine life dramatically improved. But getting new beds to take hold presents challenges. Al Alder, a student at the Leigh Marine Laboratory, has been working on the problem …