Cal Alder News Today

One of the biggest Star Wars conventions in Europe, Echo Base LIVE, is returning to the Kingfisher Shopping Centre in Redditch next weekend.

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....