Purakau Channel - Spoil Grounds (Manukau)

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    Posted: 23 Mar 2013 at 2:36pm
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Hi All,

Anyone able to give me some details on where this area is (spoil grounds) in the channel please?

PM would be fine if you would rather not divulge here Wink

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Its marked on charts Simon, 36 57.838s 174 43.185e
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Thanks Benjamin...I must look a little harder next time. Appreciate the coordinates  Thumbs Up
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Just had a look on the Navionics web app and sure enough it's on there... What exactly are the "spoil grounds"?
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I think it has something to do with being a control area for research.  The edges of the channel fish well for snapper & gurnard.
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