Sharnae Hope16:16, Jun 01 2021
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Snapper is the main fish species caught by recreational fishermen. But cuts in bag limits, increased size limits and fewer recreational fishermen have contributed to a fall in the number of fish being caught.
Crayfish are “functionally extinct” in some areas of the Hauraki Gulf, snapper and tarakihi populations are struggling and scallop beds have been stripped bare in the eastern Coromandel. Over the past three years various reports have recorded an overall collapse in marine life in Hauraki Gulf and Thames-Coromandel waters, prompting locals to call for expansion of protected areas and rāhui in different iwi rohe.
Thursday, 27 May 2021, 2:56 pm | Sharyn Morcom Organisers of a community event designed to discuss the health of marine life around
the Coromandel Peninsula are calling for interested parties to attend and take part
in a discussion on how to manage human impact on marine eco-systems. In June, scientists, . More
Press Release – Sharyn Morcom Organisers of a community event designed to discuss the health of marine life around the Coromandel Peninsula are calling for interested parties to attend and take part in a discussion on how to manage human impact on marine eco-systems. In June, scientists, …
Organisers of a community event designed to discuss the health of marine life around the Coromandel Peninsula are calling for interested parties to attend and take part in a discussion on how to manage human impact on marine eco-systems.
In June, scientists, conservationists, iwi leaders, local officials, recreational and commercial fishers, among others, will come together in Whitianga to learn about the state of our coastal marine ecosystems and the need for greater protection.