Stingrays dumped at Auckland bay in Hauraki Gulf, tails cut off in 'very cruel' act
Stingrays dumped at Auckland bay in Hauraki Gulf, tails cut off in 'very cruel' act 19 Dec, 2020 04:08 AM 4 minutes to read Marks on the rays indicated they were likely caught in nets. Photo / Shane Kelly Social issues reporter, NZ Heraldmichael.neilson@nzherald.co.nz Twenty rays potentially caught by fishers have been dumped at an Auckland bay, some with their tails chopped off, in what a marine scientist has called a "very cruel" act. The Ministry for Primary Industries is investigating, and say the deaths could also have been caused by orca. University of Auckland marine scientist Dr Shane...