Rebecca Mc Leod
Changes to fishing in Fiordland and Chatham Islands
From tomorrow the amount of finfish and shellfish recreational fishers can take from inside Fiordland will be reduced. Audio
The stuff of life - Carbon capture in our ocean ecosystems
What roles do our ocean ecosystems play in capturing carbon? Kate Evans speaks to iwi Māori working to improve the health of an estuary in the Bay of Plenty, and to scientists studying the fiords of… Audio
Our Changing World – Fiordland’s secrets
What roles do our ocean ecosystems play in capturing carbon? Kate Evans speaks to scientists studying the fiords of New Zealand’s southwest coast. There’s potential for huge amounts of carbon to be… Audio
Changes to recreational fishing rules welcomed
Changes to the recreational fishing rules in Fiordland has been welcomed by the area's Marine Guardians.
Under the changes, fishing lines will be drawn at the entrance to each fiord and the number of… Audio
Fiordland fishers told to fish to feed, not to freeze
Recreational fishers in Fiordland are being encouraged to fish for a feed, rather than stocking their freezers, as part of proposed rule changes. Fisheries New Zealand is consulting on proposed… Audio
Bleaching of Aotearoa sea sponges raises alarm
For the first time there has been a mass bleaching of native sea sponges in New Zealand waters, raising alarm about the impact climate change is having on marine ecosystems. The south of the South… Audio
Fiordland fight against invasive seaweed under threat
An invasive seaweed is threatening Fiordland's underwater and conservation groups are worried that money used to fight it will soon dry up.
Undaria has established itself in many parts of New Zealand… Video, Audio