Covid-19: Shared air at Wellington quarantine hotel that s housing Delta-infected mariners
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Noeline Angus and Lorraine Shaab with a huge mooring rope found near a seal colony in Wellington Harbour.
Fishhooks, hundreds of shoes, 160 coffee sacks of rubbish, 48 tyres and 15 crayfish pots. That is just some of the rubbish Lorraine Shaab and Noeline Angus have removed from a seal colony on the Wainuiomata Coast, near Wellington, during the past year. It would be easy to be discouraged by the mountain of rubbish facing them but Shaab said the pair have a simple motivation. “It is rewarding when you know there are all those seals out there.” About 500 seals spend the winter at Turakirae Head and although she has not seen any entangled in the flotsam, she said it is only a matter of time before a seal suffers.
Not excusable : Commercial fishing industry expects behaviour to improve Newshub 14/12/2020 Michael Morrah © Video - Newshub; Image - Getty Images Watch: Seafood NZ says skippers fishing in protected areas is not excusable .
A group representing the commercial fishing industry says it s not excusable some skippers are fishing in protected areas.
It comes as data obtained under the Official Information Act shows the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is investigating a set netting vessel in the South Island.
It alleges it fished in both a dolphin-protected area and a marine reserve.
Seafood NZ says it s working on a solution to ensure companies know the rules about not fishing in these protected areas.