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Seeking help for school shark research
16 January 2021
This information will be critical to efforts to conserve and protect this species in New Zealand waters.
10 things you need to know about the ocean this summer!
17 January 2021
The world’s oceans are in trouble and humans are responsible, reports the Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge. According to their recent report, the state of NZ’s marine environment is declining.

With the knowledge on how to tie a handful of fishing knots, you can have the satisfaction of making your own saltwater fishing rigs at your leisure.
Our running sinker strayline rig can be used for straylining with bait and the dropper rig is a handy one at anchor or for drifting for a variety of inshore species including snapper, gurnard, terakihi, and blue-cod. It's also useful for a livebait when you're targeting kingfish or john dory.
As one of NZ's most successful charter captains, Tony Orton knows how to take a good photo of a fish. In this article, he shares some expert... more >
Gary Kemsley, like many surfcasters, used to avoid rocky and weedy areas when surfcasting. More recently, however, he has been finding these... more >
Jason Neute left the rods behind on a recent fishing trip up north, deciding rather to target snapper with handlines. Despite the change in ... more >
Grant Dixon put the Shimano Genpu/Salty Advanced Combo through its paces, and it did not disappoint. He reviews the Shimano Genpu/Salty Adva... more >
Ethan Neville spent three days on board a commercial cray boat to get an insight into the health of the Hauraki Gulf crayfish fishery. In th... more >
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