River users to benefit from new pest plant push
A new concept plan to control pest plants and weeds along riverbeds could create more opportunities for recreational uses along riverbanks. In a first for the country, Environment Southland has created...
View Article100 sea squirts found in survey
More than 100 invasive marine pests have been found in Picton's inner harbour. Council biosecurity co-ordinator Jono Underwood said the survey of Picton's inner harbour for the invasive marine pest sea...
View ArticleEPA releases decision on antifouling paints
Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 4:12 pm Press Release: Environmental Protection Authority Media release 26 June 2013 New controls have been introduced to stop damage to our marine environment from toxic...
View ArticleInvasive pest a threat to mussels
Biosecurity staff are asking people not to move boats or equipment from Picton marina for the next fortnight after an invasive marine pest was found in the inner harbour. The Marlborough District...
View ArticleHamilton Halo shining beyond the Waikato
Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 12:37 pm Press Release: MEDIA RELEASE 16 July 2013 Hamilton Halo shining beyond the Waikato The shine of Hamilton’s Halo project to protect tui nesting sites and restore the...
View ArticlePossum fight gets further 50,000 hectares
Another battle in the war on possums has been won with a further 50,000 hectares of Southland land added to possum control areas this year. Environment Southland, through its regional pest management...
View ArticleRiver users to benefit from new pest plant push
A new concept plan to control pest plants and weeds along riverbeds could create more opportunities for recreational uses along riverbanks. In a first for the country, Environment Southland has created...
View Article100 sea squirts found in survey
More than 100 invasive marine pests have been found in Picton's inner harbour. Council biosecurity co-ordinator Jono Underwood said the survey of Picton's inner harbour for the invasive marine pest sea...
View ArticleEPA releases decision on antifouling paints
Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 4:12 pm Press Release: Environmental Protection Authority Media release 26 June 2013 New controls have been introduced to stop damage to our marine environment from toxic...
View ArticleInvasive pest a threat to mussels
Biosecurity staff are asking people not to move boats or equipment from Picton marina for the next fortnight after an invasive marine pest was found in the inner harbour. The Marlborough District...
View ArticlePossum fight gets further 50,000 hectares
Another battle in the war on possums has been won with a further 50,000 hectares of Southland land added to possum control areas this year. Environment Southland, through its regional pest management...
View ArticleRiver users to benefit from new pest plant push
A new concept plan to control pest plants and weeds along riverbeds could create more opportunities for recreational uses along riverbanks. In a first for the country, Environment Southland has created...
View ArticleHamilton Halo shining beyond the Waikato
Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 12:37 pm Press Release: MEDIA RELEASE 16 July 2013 Hamilton Halo shining beyond the Waikato The shine of Hamilton’s Halo project to protect tui nesting sites and restore the...
View ArticleHow The Japanese Tsunami Sent Marine Invaders Across The Ocean – And Why You...
When the tsunami waters withdrew from the devastated coast of Japan in March 2011 they took with them a vast amount of debris consisting of potentially millions of objects, and sent it rafting across...
View ArticleFiordland HMNZS 'Otago' on compliance patrol
Offshore patrol vessel HMNZS Otago is taking part in a four-day compliance patrol with Environment...
View ArticleChef Adam Upton-Browning and sea urchin merchant Dave Allen serve marine...
Left Bank executive chef Adam Upton-Browning will prepare sea urchins for his Food & Wine Festival banquet, The Delicious Pest. Sea urchins, sometimes called sea hedgehogs, are the black, spiky...
View ArticleEnvironmental issues discussed with cruise ship companies
Thursday, 22 May 2014, 12:38 pm Press Release: Environmental issues discussed with cruise ship companies Hitchhiking organisms and watching out for whales were on the agenda when Environment Southland...
View ArticleIn Laguna Beach, kelp has arrived -- and it's raising a stink
Warmer air and water temperatures, combined with overseas tropical storms, delivered an ecologically desirable but olfactory disagreeable gift to the shores of Laguna Beach this summer: copious amounts...
View ArticlePossum fight gets further 50,000 hectares
Another battle in the war on possums has been won with a further 50,000 hectares of Southland land added to possum control areas this year. Environment Southland, through its regional pest management...
View ArticleJaw-Dropping Microscopic Sand Images from the Indian Ocean Prove the...
Wednesday 11 November, 2015 A series of microscopic photos published by Kuoni reveal the incredible details of sand and marine fragments from five Indian Ocean destinations. The photos, produced by...
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