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Visible sea life in Coromandel waters had declined markedly in the last 25 years, Everth said. Sea life around the Coromandel coast has visibly declined over the past 25 years, says Everth. Photo: Ferntech/ Unsplash "When you look at the number of fish boil-ups or the size of those... or the number of birds working them, that has all been declining significantly in the 25 years that Ive been sailing here," he said. "Its really, really worrying. "If this trend continues we might find that we ar...

Sharnae Hope16:16, Jun 01 2021 Stuff 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 ov...

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 ...

Thursday, 27 May 2021, 2:56 pm 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 gr...