I agree with you there Si, It baffled me aswell when I read it. I thought those artificialreef systems were a great idea especially now that there is an entire ecosystem growing in and around them.....
The next thing you know the silly buggers are going to say that the Rainbow Warrior (among others) were sunk in the wrong places and are totally unnatural for the environment..... and should be removed...?
and I thought it was a womens priogative to be changing their minds..... not the first time I've been wrong admitedly....
They (in this case "East Coast Bays Coastal Protection Society") are purists. What they object to is, its not a natural reef.
I seriously doubt that DOC will refuse the consent. What you have to remember is its a govt department. So as far as they are concerned. Its apply, pay and get the consent or take it away.
This has nothing to do with the Rainbow Warrior. That and the other (cant rember its name) are dive sites and were put in place for differnt reasons
The hairy legged brigade prove once again that they are as mad as maggots. Long Bay used to be a favourite fishing possie of ours on Friday evenings.
But the seabed there is completely featureless, and covered in a good dose of clay from subdivisions. I imagine the reefballs were the only holders of sealife in the reserve.
I thought they were a good idea, but then I'm strange - I'd like to see a stonking marine reserve there with lots and lots of marine life so that people could snorkle in a location close to Auckland and enjoy it (look at the popularity of Goat Island). Of course something like wouldn't assist the cause of conservation at all. Oh no.
The East Coast Bays Coastal Protection Society should focus its efforts on preventing the runoff from subdivisions that continues to kill off everything on the foreshore.
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