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Close-up photograph of a 50-60mm giant kōkopu with a black background.

Smile for the camera! Using new tech to identify baby native fish 

Department of Conservation —  21/05/2026 — Leave a comment

May 23rd is World Fish Migration Day – a worldwide celebration of free-flowing rivers and the life they support. We have some very special fish here in Aotearoa, and this year we’re literally shining a spotlight on five species of galaxiid that move between freshwater and the sea during their lives.

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Photograph of hundreds of īnanga/īnaka/whitebait caught in a whitebaiter’s net.

Whitebait – what happens to the ones that get away? 

Department of Conservation —  02/12/2025

Every whitebait season whitebait wriggle upstream – some destined for fritters, some as dinner for other native and non-native species. But what happens to those whitebait that get away?

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