"Iwi-owned fishing company Moana New Zealand has been cleared to buy the North Island inshore catch rights from rival Sanford, making it the largest inshore fisheries company in Aotearoa."

Commerce Commission clears Moana to buy Sanford's North Island inshore fishing business
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/aquaculture/132930969/commerce-commission-clears-moana-to-buy-sanfords-north-island-inshore-fishing-business 

 Set up a native freshwater fish tank today with the kids. Common bullies and shrimp. Will try and get a koura as well At some stage.

Stella McQueen has a great article here: https://aquariumworld.nz/forums/fish/articles-guides/native/how-is-the-native-freshwater-aquarium-different-r14/

#Freshwater #fish #aquarium

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 Warming oceans blamed as category 5 storms form in every tropical ocean basin in a year - a world first on record | Stuff.co.nz
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/us-canada/300967326/warming-oceans-blamed-as-category-5-storms-form-in-every-tropical-ocean-basin-in-a-year--a-world-first-on-record 

 Couple with cats on a leash want same walking rights as dog owners | Stuff.co.nz
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/132892646/couple-with-cats-on-a-leash-want-same-walking-rights-as-dog-owners 

 10-year feral cat plan brings us a step closer to properly protecting endangered wildlife
https://theconversation.com/10-year-feral-cat-plan-brings-us-a-step-closer-to-properly-protecting-endangered-wildlife-212976?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=discover&utm_campaign=CCwqGQgwKhAIACoHCAownY-ICzDdx4YDMIuTxwIw0abxAg&utm_content=related 

 Two more kiwi found dead on Taranaki Maunga | Stuff.co.nz

#Kiwi #Birds #Conservation 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/300966714/two-more-kiwi-found-dead-on-taranaki-maunga 

 ‘Starvation’ cause of death: 23 dead seals wash up on Hawke’s Bay beach in five days - NZ Herald
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/starvation-cause-of-death-23-dead-seals-wash-up-on-hawkes-bay-beach-in-five-days/MK65OKLZD5ERRIPUF7YKR2CMXI/ 

 Commercial fisherman caught trawling protected waters is fined and has boat seized | Stuff.co.nz
https://i.stuff.co.nz/environment/300966960/commercial-fisherman-caught-trawling-protected-waters-is-fined-and-has-boat-seized 

 Agriculture study on cover crops mixtures delivers unexpected results
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-agriculture-crops-mixtures-unexpected-results.html 

 Consultation under way on plan to release insects to combat invasive weed in Manawatū-Whanganui - NZ Herald
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/consultation-under-way-on-plan-to-release-insects-to-combat-invasive-weed-in-manawatu-whanganui/GQNP3XTMXRGUPP2ESEA43P272M/ 

 If I was advising the New Zealand fishing industry I would tell them that straight up lying to people isn't a great way to build trust.

Overfished stocks in 2022 data:

https://www.mpi.govt.nz/fishing-aquaculture/fisheries-management/fish-stock-status/

#fisheries #ebfm #FisheriesManagement

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 Friends win 12-year battle against invasive weed in waterway | The Post
https://www.thepost.co.nz/a/nz-news/350067044/friends-win-battle-against-south-african-invasive-weed 

 ‘Killing just about everything’: Landfill still polluting waterway years after first prosecution | The Post
https://www.thepost.co.nz/a/environment/350052173/landfill-still-polluting-waterway 

 We first trialled cardboard plant guards back in 2019 and haven't looked back.

True that they only last a couple of seasons at best but the ability to biodegrade is a huge asset.

These plastics guards were used by contractors for a planting in 2016. Seven years later they're still there and now it's up to us a volunteers to remove them.

#Conservation #Restoration #Ecology #RestorationEcology

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 We need to be very careful that so-called green solutions don't end up causing more problems than they solve. The arguments against seabed mining are the same arguments against offshore wind, with the addition of potentially significant impacts on seabirds. 

Taranaki's offshore wind farms brought a step closer with new hub | Stuff.co.nz
https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/300949780/taranakis-offshore-wind-farms-brought-a-step-closer-with-new-hub 

 I was shifting some stuff around in the garage today and saw that the plastic in my dive fins has perished and cracked.

At first I was disappointed but I bought them 16 years ago so not too bad I guess.