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Blue cod waterslide

Department of Conservation — 25/01/2018

Here at DOC we go the extra mile for the species we protect, and sometimes that means creating a bespoke blue cod waterslide.

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Potting for cod in a Marlborough Sounds marine reserve

Department of Conservation — 10/01/2018

Today we follow Kirsten, one of our marine scientists, in the second part a collaborative study with MPI and NIWA to survey blue cod in marine reserves.

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A day in the life of a ranger: Monitoring Banks Peninsula Marine Reserves

Department of Conservation — 29/05/2017

DOC ranger Tom MacTavish tells us about a new marine reserve surveying initiative in the Banks Peninsula area, and what it’s like ‘potting’ for blue cod.