Saving our seas. An introduction
to Seafriends, the author and this series of articles. (2 pages)
Where have all the kingfish gone?
In September 1999, fishermen reported low catches of kingfish. What
could it mean? What would kingfish require to live? How could we learn
more from our observations? (2 pages)
Invasion of the parchment worm. A
sudden explosion of a tube-dwelling worm, which may prove to be an alien
species. (2 pages)
Bathers' rash: a stinging question.
In some years, sea bathers get stung underneath their swimsuits. What causes
it? (2 pages)
Know your jellyfish: some sting, some don't.
There are only few jellyfish species world-wide. They are easily remembered.
(3 pages)
Year of the sea hares. In the autumn
of 2000, unusually many sea hares were found in many places. Why? (3 pages)
Perfect Storms. Recent storms
appear more threatening to coastal properties. Are New Zealanders prepared?
Do we understand what is happening? (3 pages)
Cyclone Heta wreaks havoc on Niue Island:
the why and how of this ferocious storm. (5 pages)
To feed or not to feed? Is fish
feeding inside a marine reserve a bad practice? An in-depth discussion
of the problem and its solutions. (7 pages)
Marine reserves: paradise won or lost?
Understanding how marine reserves work and how they cannot save biodiversity
or the sea in the presence of 'sick sea' marine degradation. (15 pages)
Shellfish collapses in New Zealand:
shellfish live close to where people live, and they have a frightening
story to tell. (8p)
The snapper-urchin-kelp myth:
it is thought that marine reserves cause bigger snapper to eat more sea
urchins, with the result that there is more kelp, but this is entirely
untrue. (6p)
Octopus, smart and handy: meet the
amazing octopus and other cephalopods (16p)
Sleeping fish: do fish sleep?
Why? and how? and where? (12p)
Camouflage: the art of not being
seen, seeming what one is not (17p)
