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New floats for mussel farms to be trialled

New floats for mussel farms to be trialled © Provided by Radio New Zealand A mussel farm in Forsyth Bay in Pelorus Sound. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is putting money into developing more robust mussel floats, to allow the marine farms to be anchored further out to sea. Plastic mussel floats can occasionally come loose due to rough weather or sea conditions. (File image) Photo: RNZ / Tracy Neal Between 500 and 1500 floats are lost from mussel farms at top of the South Island each year, costing at least $500,000 each year, according to data from the last 10 years. Plastic mussel floats can occasionally come loose due to rough weather or sea conditions.

Strong winds trap passengers on Picton ferry

Strong winds trap passengers on Picton ferry © RNZ / Tracy Neal More than 500 passengers will have been stranded on the Interislander for 10 hours, with return sailings cancelled, after strong winds prevented the ferry from berthing. The ferry Kaitaki left Wellington for Picton at 9am today but failed to berth in Picton at midday as gusts reached about 140km/h. The ferry was carrying about 570 passengers. KiwiRail said part of the Picton terminal had also been damaged by the winds. Interislander general manager Walter Rushbrook said the conditions had been unusually bad. We were expecting reasonable swells out in Cook Strait but having very very high winds like this in Picton is most unusual.

Wave of post-lockdown boat sales leaving mooring spots scarce

Wave of post-lockdown boat sales leaving mooring spots scarce © RNZ / Tracy Neal Space is also scarce for a spot to keep the vessels moored. First it was travelling around our backyard by car or plane - now everyone wants to do it by boat.  Janis Marler from NZ Boat Sales has been selling boats in Auckland for over a decade. She said they had been desperately trying to get new stock since August last year.  Our measurement really is the fact that we re running out of stock in offshore capables so boats that they can take off shore, people are thinking that there s no time like the present, I think they re getting the feeling that they should do it now.  

Cape Farewell ecosanctuary progressing despite setbacks

Cape Farewell ecosanctuary progressing despite setbacks Tracy Neal © RNZ / Tracy Neal A global pandemic and the virtual destruction of a rare bird colony has not deterred a group creating an ecosanctuary on the northernmost tip of the South Island. © Provided by Radio New Zealand Guests at the opening ceremony take a walk through the sanctuary at Cape Farewell. It was hoped to have new new seabirds roosting at the sanctuary by now, but Covid-19 set back plans for the re-introduction last year of a variety of seabirds that were once there in abundance. The sanctuary was formed through a partnership between HealthPost Nature Trust, Manawhenua ki Mōhua and the Department of Conservation.

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