Archives For 30/11/1999

Over on Waiheke Island, a ground-breaking event will take place at the end of this month to inspire long-term, voluntary action to protect and regenerate the island’s marine environment.

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What happens to whale, dolphin and fish communication when human noise is turned right down? A research project led by Dr Matt Pine recorded the moment when noise pollution in the Hauraki Gulf Marine dramatically dropped five-fold.

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A program will monitor ocean acidity within marine reserves to get a national picture on how New Zealand’s moana will be affected by climate change.

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The intertidal rocky reefs of Kāpiti Island are full of life. Last surveyed in 1968, these reefs have long deserved a fresh look, and recently we finally got the chance.

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Shags are large, easy to identify, and live together in colonies, which makes them relatively straightforward to study. Counting and recording the number of shags shows us the health of the marine environments where they live.

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