http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Marine headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:10 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=61 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10632262&ref=rss A New Zealand and Australian team researching whales in the Southern Ocean has strongly criticised Japan's slaughter of the mammals and will deliver that message to the International Whaling Commission in June.The Antarctic Whale... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10632220&ref=rss Bizarrely, New Zealand, whose priority has always been the conservation and protection of whales, is now considering supporting a deal which would see the ban on commercial whaling overturned in return for Japan reducing its so-called... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10632219&ref=rss Everybody in the business knows that the Atlantic population of bluefin tuna is in worse trouble than the Pacific population. But how much worse?Well, here's one measure: Stanford University's Tag-a-Giant programme is now paying... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10632174&ref=rss An abandoned and upturned dinghy near Whirinaki that sparked a two-hour search has angered police.Two Hastings fishermen failed to inform emergency services after they abandoned the 3-metre runabout when it was sucked out to sea... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:55:32 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10632055&ref=rss SYDNEY - More than 200 sharks, mostly hammerheads, were spotted during a 15-day helicopter surveillance off Australian beaches this summer but no decision has been made on whether further helicopter shark patrols will be used in New... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10631799&ref=rss Transtasman rower Shaun Quincey is expected to complete his epic journey tomorrow, after fears that he might be swept past the top of the North Island abated overnight.Quincey, who set off from New South Wales on January 20, was... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:18:20 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10631637&ref=rss Trans-Tasman rower Shaun Quincey may have saved his biggest drama for the home stretch as he battles a northerly current which is threatening to sweep him past the top of the North Island.Quincey has rolled at least twice since... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:04:25 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10631446&ref=rss OTSUCHI - As soon as the fishermen saw my TV camera, one ran at me, yelling "No!" and pushing me out of the building. Another smeared his rubber fish-gutting glove across my lens.Following the success of The Cove , a documentary... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10631389&ref=rss Whale-friendly international scientists are due to return to Wellington on Monday with data they hope will show the mammals can be comprehensively researched without being slaughtered.New Zealand research ship Tangaroa sailed... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10631354&ref=rss A group of six New Zealanders will attempt to jet-ski from London to Auckland, via Sydney, later this year.The 32,000km, world record bid, will start in August and aims to boost awareness of healthy living, cancer prevention and... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:01:31 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10631305&ref=rss A proposed increase of safety fees for boats using the Marlborough Sounds has been strongly opposed by people saying ferry customers will have to bear the brunt of the price rise.The controversial bylaw is yet to be passed by... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:51:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10631208&ref=rss A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks - some of them unusually well-preserved - have been found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany.The oldest wreck probably dates back to medieval... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10631177&ref=rss Public debate about the future of Queens Wharf and its merits as a party venue have obscured the fact Auckland needs an effective cruise ship terminal and the massive economic benefits such a terminal will generate, not just for the... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10631084&ref=rss At this time of year our eardrums are overwhelmed by the rasping, buzzing chorus of cicadas. It goes on and on and on and on. Unending. It comes from the bushes, the tree trunks, the branches. Seemingly everywhere. You can't escape... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10631000&ref=rss Canadian MPs will dine on seal meat to show solidarity with seal hunters wrestling with a European Union ban on seal products and the loss of a key market. The parliamentary restaurant lunch tomorrow would "revolve around seal... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:40:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10631031&ref=rss SYDNEY - Everyone likes a bit of pampering now and again - and sharks and manta rays are no exception.The feared ocean fish congregate in reef "salons" to be groomed by smaller fish, researchers have discovered.And instead... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10631021&ref=rss Has New Zealand sold out to Japan by backing a compromise proposal before the International Whaling Commission which would reopen the door to commercial slaughter of whales, albeit in limited numbers?The answer is an emphatic... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10630965&ref=rss Bad weather has put a damper on the start of the Bluff oyster season but it has not stopped Auckland's restaurants and retailers getting them on to plates in the thousands.The season started last week, but although boats got out... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10630840&ref=rss A fishing boat has gone aground at Curio Bay, on the coast off the Catlins, and an attempt will be made later today to tow it free.The two people aboard the 40-foot wooden Silver Fern made a mayday call at 5.49am to the Rescue... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:03:35 +1200