Fisheries
Ministry of Primary Industries Consultation
Ministry of Primary Industries and the mismanagement of the Marlborough Sounds
Read MoreSubmission on Marine Protected Areas Act
Submission on Proposed marine Protected Areas Act supporting legislation to deliver a network of Marine Reserves and other Marine Protected Areas
Read MoreEndeavour Express pick up at Waikawa for Protest Flotilla
We have just arranged for the big Endeavour Express catamaran to call at Waikawa Bay wharf at 10am on Saturday 29th September to take people off the Hikoi out to the protest at Ruakaka. This vessel can carry at least 40 people and has all the life jackets aboard, so no need to bring them,…
Read MoreMarlborough Sounds Environmental Coalition Formed
Sustain Our Sounds is an incorporated society whose purpose is to protect and nurture the Sounds Area land and sea for future generations.
Read MoreKing Salmon apply for 8 new salmon farms in Marlborough Sounds
King Salmon applies for 8 new Salmon farms in the Marlborough Sounds
Read MoreLand Based Salmon Farm
Retired scientist Larry Albright raises sockeye salmon in above-ground fresh water tanks which prevents waste from entering open water systems.
Read MoreDive beneath an old Salmon Farm
Take a dive with filmmaker Twyla Roscovich at an old salmon farm in the Broughton Archipelago in British Columbia.
Read MoreIts Not Just About The Blue Cod
It is disheartening to witness the collapse of our Blue Cod fishery but it is understandable. Having been diving the Marlborough Sounds for 36years. I have enjoyed seeing 20lb moki, an abundance of crayfish, snapper, kingfish, groper, blue cod and other species. Sadly we have watched as species have become less and less.
Read MoreSubmission re Marine Environment and Blue Cod Fishery
Submission re Marine Environment and Blue Cod Fishery in the Marlborough Sounds. April 2008, Danny and Lyn Boulton To embrace eco-system based and integrated management preserving a minimum of 35% of the coastal area of the Marlborough Sounds. ‘Before you say no be sure you understand the science and evidence that supports this submission’.
Read MoreRegional Policy Statement 2008
Kia Ora , These are thoughts on the need to develop long term strategic planning for Totaranui Queen Charlotte Sounds. I have limited this submission to Totaranui, QCS , My knowledge of Hioere,Pelorus is limited and judgements on its future is best left to persons who are better aquainted than myself, the only suggestion is…
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