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Parasite-Eating Lumpfish Help Salmon Health

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Norway is one of the biggest producers of farmed fish in the world, and the top two species reared in the country are Atlantic salmon and lumpfish—...
Victor
2 May 2020
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Couple Uncovers Humpback Secrets

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What started as a "short" 10-year project for amateur whale-watchers Trish and Wally Franklin has become a life's work – and one of the most...
Victor
23 Jan 2019
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Maui Dolphins Under Threat From Fishing and Cats

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Clean, green New Zealand. With a dirty little secret. We are on track to becoming the first country in the world to cause the extinction of a marine...
Victor
3 Jan 2019
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NIWA Diver Explores Sunken Forest

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A New Zealand marine ecologist says an ancient sunken forest in the North Island may provide more clues about climate change over centuries. The...
Victor
1 Jan 2019
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Were Romans First Whale Hunters?

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Whale bones unearthed at Roman ruins suggest the animals were hunted by humans as long as 2,000 years ago. Genetic fingerprinting evidence points to...
Victor
9 Sep 2018
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Seaweed Harvesting Helps Zanzibar Women

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Seaweed has been hailed as a new superfood, and it's also found in toothpaste, medicine and shampoo. In Zanzibar, it's become big business - and as...
Victor
8 Jul 2018
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Aquariums and Conservation

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Judging by the dozens of aquariums around the US offering Mother’s Day programming, tens of thousands of American moms appear set to spend their...
Victor
15 Jun 2018
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Sharks Daily Life

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A new shark tracking device reveals the day-to-day activities of lemon sharks. The life of most marine animals is a bit of a mystery—it’s pretty hard...
Victor
12 Jun 2018
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Sharks' Secret Weapon

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Sharks have a secret weapon in their snouts that helps them hunt prey. It's an organ that can sense faint electrical signals given off by other,...
Victor
30 Apr 2018
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Flippers Not Fingers

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Flippers, not fingers: Sea turtles’ surprising feeding strategies. Imagine you’re trying to eat a snack—a tasty sustainable fish taco, let’s say. But...
Victor
1 Apr 2018
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Nice little place they have down there by the water. Good place to go for a quick and fun outing. Interesting seeing all the various types of marine life they have in one building.

Archie

 

The Island Bay Marine Education Centre's  Bait House Aquarium  is an interactive marine experience based in Island Bay on Wellington's south coast.There are  lots of different sea creatures on display including a couple of octupuses, sea horses, lobsters to name a few.  You can also gently touch and handle starfish, sea cucumbers, sea anemones, crabs and other sea life found in the local rock pools outside.There's far more inside than you would expect. The volunteers and expert staff are  very friendly and helpful. It is really reasonably priced and we were all entertained for ages. Really good fun and educational too. Definitely worth checking out with the family.

Haydn

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