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Toothfish Pirates Evade Prosecution

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The worst of the pirate fishermen come from Spain, in particular from a family-owned Galician shipowning enterprise, Vidal Armadores S.A. This...
Victor
17 Jan 2015
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Real Size of Deep Sea Creatures

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The massive creatures that lurk within the ocean have long seemed larger than life. Now, researchers have analyzed the body size for 25 marine...
Victor
15 Jan 2015
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Jellyfish- Deadly Beauties

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Some of the most beautiful animals in the sea, jellyfish are also one of its most deadly predators. Click here to see a selection of photos of some...
Victor
12 Jan 2015
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New Record for Deepest Fish

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A new record has been set for the world's deepest fish. The bizarre-looking creature, which is new to science, was filmed 8,145m beneath the waves,...
Victor
25 Dec 2014
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New Crayfish/Koura at Centre

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We were very lucky when one of our supporters brought us two Koura, or freshwater crayfish last week.  Koura are true crayfish that live only...

Victor
19 Jun 2015
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Scale of Plastic in Oceans Revealed

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More than five trillion pieces of plastic, collectively weighing nearly 269,000 tonnes, are floating in the world's oceans, causing damage throughout...
Victor
17 Dec 2014
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Scale of Ocean Plastic Pollution Huge

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More than five trillion pieces of plastic, collectively weighing nearly 269,000 tonnes, are floating in the world's oceans, causing damage throughout...
Victor
14 Dec 2014
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Electric Eels Control Prey

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A jolt from an electric eel does more than stun its prey, scientists say. A study, reported in the journal Science, has now shown that eels can use...
Victor
14 Dec 2014
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Killer Whales Learn Dolphinese

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Killer whales are smart; that we know. Here's a thing that might tip them into "scary smart" territory: they can learn the language of another...
Victor
10 Dec 2014
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Sex Emerged in Ancient Scottish Lake

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Scientists believe they have discovered the origin of copulation. An international team of researchers says a fish called Microbrachius dicki is the...
Victor
13 Nov 2014
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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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