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Orca update 23 July
Department of Conservation (DOC) Marine Species Manager, Ian Angus, says the transfer of the orca calf back into the sea pen on Thursday night went smoothly.
“As soon as the calf was back in the sea, he started calling and zooming around the pen.”
Water quality tests came back showing there are no issues with contamination and it is safe to swim in.
Ian Angus says plans to increase the search efforts are being pulled together to make the most of a fine weather window which is currently forecasted until Sunday.
“We remain focused on trying to find the orca calf’s pod. Our efforts will be focused on the lower half of the North Island and upper half of the South Island.
Friday, 23 July 2021, 11:02 am
The orca calf at Plimmerton Boating Club is responding
well to being back in the sea pen, while efforts to find the
stranded calf’s pod will ramp up through a fine weather
window.
Department of Conservation (DOC) Marine
Species Manager Ian Angus says the transfer of the orca calf
back into the sea pen on Thursday night went
smoothly.
“As soon as the calf was back in the sea,
he started calling and zooming around the
pen.”
Water quality tests came back showing there
are no issues with contamination and it is safe to swim
in.
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