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Hector's dolphin death probed - Jan 1, 2009 Stuff.co.nzA dead Hector's dolphin was found at Te Wae Wae Bay on Tuesday, but it could be some time before the cause of death was established, Department of ... Fishing blamed for dolphin deaths - May 2, 2006 New Zealand HeraldDOC research and development general manager John Ombler said the dolphin deaths this summer included the endangered Hector's dolphin -- found only in the ... Fishing nets could wipe out dolphin populations - Oct 20, 2008 Daily News & AnalysisHector's dolphin populations have been seriously depleted as a result of ... "This would have benefits not only for Hector's dolphin conservation but also ... Hector's dolphin deaths up in 2007 - Jan 1, 2009 Stuff.co.nzThe number of hector's dolphins dying increased by two thirds in 2007 and more needs to be done to protect them, Forest and Bird says. ... Set net ban needed to protect Hector's Dolphin - Nov 4, 2005 scoop.co.nzThe Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society has repeated its calls for a national ban on set netting after the killing of four Hector's dolphins in set ... NZ marine mammals join critical list - Oct 8, 2008 New Zealand HeraldThe list also includes the hector's dolphin, though the critically ... The hector's dolphin population of about 30000 in the 1970s had dwindled to just 7270 ... INSIGHTS: The Kiwi of the Seas - May 2, 2007 Environment News ServiceSo it is that the world's rarest marine dolphin, the Hector's dolphin, found only in New ... The plight of the North Island sub-species of Hector's dolphin, ... Dolphin death prompts calls for net ban - Jan 11, 2007 TVNZThe Royal Forest and Bird Society are calling for more protection for the endangered Hector's dolphin just weeks after new rules aimed at protecting them ... Straying dolphin may be on its OE - May 3, 2009 Stuff.co.nzThe first sighting of a live Hector's dolphin in Wellington waters has led ... The Hector's dolphin, an endangered species, is usually seen around the South ... New Zealand's Unique Dolphins Dying in Fishing Nets - May 4, 2006 Environment News ServiceThe Hector's dolphin is the world's smallest marine dolphin, ... A subspecies of the Hector's dolphin, the Maui's dolphin exists on the West Coast of the ... Dolphin protection plan 'pointless' - Nov 6, 2008 Stuff.co.nzThe hector's dolphin population is estimated at about 7268, and the maui's at 111. But New Zealand Seafood Council chief executive Owen Symmans says the ... Draft Threat Management Plan for Hector's dolphin - Aug 29, 2007 scoop.co.nzConservation Minister Chris Carter today released the draft Hector's Dolphin Threat Management Plan for public consultation at Willow Park Primary School, ... Dolphin decision broadly welcomed – but risks remain - May 29, 2008 scoop.co.nz...“Maui's dolphin is internationally recognised as critically endangered and Hector's dolphin is listed as endangered by the World Conservation Union – IUCN ... Fishers high and dry - Nov 11, 2007 Stuff.co.nzOf the three options for change contained in the Hector's dolphin plan, ... None of those fishermen has seen a Maui's or Hector's dolphin in their fishing ... Fishermen reject liability for Hector's dolphin death - Feb 28, 2009 Otago Daily TimesBy Rebecca Fox on Sat, 28 Feb 2009. Otago fishermen are upset at an implication they could be to blame for a Hector's dolphin found mutilated on Moeraki ... 2 wild cards have their day: Eagles and Ravens win Dolphins smothered... - Jan 6, 2009 Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam ResearchSpecimens of the dolphin have been collected ... material with that from dolphins out and about today ... careful, Hector's dolphin may not be with us much ... Set-net ban urged to save dolphins - Jun 8, 2007 Stuff.co.nz..."Set-nets are the single biggest threat to the hector's dolphin and we must act now ... The South Island hector's dolphin population has plummeted from an ... Dolphin deaths show better protection needed - Jan 9, 2008 scoop.co.nzHector's dolphin (newborn), Cape Wanbrow, Oamaru, suspected natural cause. ... Hector's dolphin is on the IUCN (World Conservation Union) Red List of ... DOLPHIN DILEMMA - Nov 27, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Manawatu Standard - Factiva, from Dow JonesThe South Island hector's dolphin is ranked as nationally vulnerable by the ... The biology of hector's dolphin is well known, having been studied ... Liz Slooten and Steve Dawson: The facts on Hector's and Maui's... - Nov 5, 2007 New Zealand HeraldIn fact, much more information is available for Hector's dolphin than for ... For example Hector's dolphin is one of only two dolphin species in the world ... Harbour Hector may be lying low - Aug 12, 2009 Stuff.co.nzRARE GLIMPSE: The dolphin spotted in Wellington Harbour during summer has been confirmed as a Hector's dolphin. It hasn't been sseen since late May. ... Restrictions proposed to reduce dolphin deaths - Oct 19, 2006 scoop.co.nzThe two subspecies of Hector's dolphins, Maui's (in the North Island), and the South Island Hector's dolphin, are physically and genetically distinct from ... Government preparing plan to save dolphins - Aug 26, 2005 scoop.co.nzFisheries Minister David Benson-Pope says he expects a management plan for New Zealand's endangered Maui's and Hector's dolphin to be ready by Christmas. ... Fishers concerned about new set net ban - May 6, 2008 Stuff.co.nzThe hector's dolphin population is estimated to be about 7268, and the maui's only 111. But New Zealand Seafood Council chief executive Owen Symmans says ... Hector's dolphin deaths | Article from The Nelson Mail | HighBeam … - Sep 13, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Nelson Mail - HighBeam ResearchHector's dolphin deaths ... find The Nelson Mail articles. Sir, Perhaps I can correct some misunderstandings held by M Hardyment (Mailbox, September 5). Industry `death knell' - Jan 28, 2009 Stuff.co.nzNEW PROTECTIONS: a Hector's dolphin lies dead on a West Coast beach after ... "The Hector's dolphin is facing declining numbers and the Maui's dolphin is a ... Plea for reports of washed up dolphins - Nov 24, 2006 Pay-Per-View - New Zealand Herald - Factiva, from Dow JonesA very young South Island Hector's dolphin was reported dead on Farewell Spit ... Hector's dolphin calves are about 60cm long and look like ``a rugby ball ... Call to rescue Maui's dolphin gathers pace - May 7, 2007 scoop.co.nzIn 1988 the Department of Conservation (DOC) established a now successful sanctuary off the Banks Peninsula to protect the Hector's dolphin from gill net ... Fisheries lawsuit shows contempt for public - Sep 15, 2008 scoop.co.nzClick for big version Hector's dolphin in a fishing net, ... Hector's dolphin and the North Island subspecies Maui's dolphin live only off the coast of New ... Article: Scientists call dolphin deaths odd: 90 bottlenose dolphins... - Apr 19, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Northwest Florida Daily News - HighBeam ResearchOf the 19 reported Hector's dolphin deaths last summer, ... It is disappointing these Hector's dolphin deaths have occurred when we put in a voluntary ... BAN NETS AND SAVE DOLPHINS, SAYS EXPERT - Mar 7, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Marlborough Express - Factiva, from Dow JonesShe showed a photo of a Hector's dolphin carcass that had been found cut in half ... The Hector's dolphin would be protected if recreational set netting was ... Set nets cause 70% of Hector's dolphin deaths - May 2, 2007 scoop.co.nzSet nets are responsible for more than 70% of deaths of endangered Hector's dolphins in cases where the cause of death is known, figures show. ... Dolphin measures 'disastrous' | Article from The Nelson Mail |... - May 30, 2008 Pay-Per-View - Nelson Mail - HighBeam Research..."What we know is that the hector's dolphin is facing declining numbers and the ... There have been seven known hector's dolphin deaths from the critically ... GARFIELD CHOKES ON FISH - Jan 21, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Southland Times - Factiva, from Dow JonesA FEMALE Hector's dolphin, nicknamed Garfield, died after it choked on a fish that was too big to swallow at Te Wae Wae Bay, Department of Conservation ... NZers asked to help Stop Dolphin Extinction - Sep 21, 2007 scoop.co.nzToday, there are just over 7000 Hector's dolphin left, down from over 26000 in 1970, and they are endangered. Maui's dolphin is regarded as critically ... Hectors dolphin as Kiwi as the Kiwi - Oct 13, 2009 scoop.co.nzThe Hector's dolphin is as Kiwi as the Kiwi and a Canterbury Cruise and Wildlife company says it is fantastic news to see Hector's dolphins named in a drive ... Protection to slow dolphin's decline - Jul 1, 2008 ScienceAlertRecently announced protection measures will slow Hector's dolphin decline, ... The paper, Effectiveness of new protection measures for Hector's dolphin, ... FACTBOX: Maui's/Hector's dolphins - Dec 17, 2007 TVNZThere are two sub-species of Hector's dolphin - the South Island Hector's dolphin and ... Maui's dolphin used to be known as North Island Hector's dolphin. ... The Amazing World of James Hector - Mar 10, 2009 Stuff.co.nzThat he was so highly respected by his peers is recognised by him having 13 plant species and two dolphin species, the most notable being Hector's dolphin, ... A STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL - Jun 6, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Manawatu Standard - Factiva, from Dow JonesMaui's dolphin is a genetically distinct sub-species of the endangered South Island Hector's dolphin, which has a population of around 7400, and is engaged ... TWO DEAD BABY DOLPHINS IN ONE WEEK - Nov 17, 2006 scoop.co.nzIn a separate incident a very young South Island Hector's dolphin was ... Hector's dolphin calves are about sixty centimetres long, and look like "a rugby ... Dawn at the Museum | Article from International Herald Tribune | … - Aug 6, 2009 Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam ResearchConsider, for example, Hector's dolphin, a species that lives in the coastal ... If we're not careful, Hector's dolphin may not be with us much longer. ... Sanctuaries planned to protect dolphins - May 9, 2007 Stuff.co.nzMs Martin said set nets caused 60 percent of Hector's dolphin deaths where ... Hector's dolphin numbers in New Zealand have dropped from about 30000 in the ... NZ and Chile to collaborate on conservation issues - Jun 27, 2008 scoop.co.nz...“The Chilean dolphin is a very close cousin of Hector's dolphin. New Zealand has extensive experience in surveying Hector's dolphin populations, ... Fishermen warned over dolphin safety - Jan 29, 2010 New Zealand HeraldMaui's dolphin is the world's smallest dolphin and New Zealand's rarest. It is a close relative of the Hector's dolphin which is found off the South Island. Kiwis of the Sea: New Zealand dolphins under threat - Apr 24, 2007 WWF InternationalBut for New Zealand's South Island Hector's dolphin and North Island Maui's ... Dubbed the “kiwis of the seaâ€?, Hector's dolphin numbers (both North Island ... Weak measures will fail Hector's dolphins - Dec 22, 2006 scoop.co.nz...“In 2005 nine Hector's dolphin set net mortalities were reported on the West Coast in 2005, including four in a single net at Neils Beach in South Westland. ... Symposium Puts NZ Marine Bycatch Toll Under Spotlight - Nov 17, 2009 Voxy...he uses the Hector's Dolphin issue as a good example of why the Fisheries Act needs changing. In essence, the Act requires the Minister to keep allowing ... Liz Slooten: Inconvenient Truths About Dolphins - Oct 24, 2007 scoop.co.nzIn fact, much more information is available for Hector's dolphin than for most ... Fishing industry lobbyists argue that saving Hector's dolphin will cost ... New Zealand Fishermen taking minister to court for protecting … - Jun 20, 2009 Wildlife Extra..."The death of another Hector's dolphin in a fishing net demonstrates that current protection measures are inadequate and that fishing still poses a risk to ... Net gain for endangered dolphins - Jul 3, 2008 Science Centric...and its South Island cousin, the Hector's dolphin - which has suffered a population decline from an estimated 26000 in the 1970s to just 7270 today. ... CONSENT BRINGS NZ'S BIGGEST MUSSEL FARM ONE STEP CLOSER - Nov 15, 2005 Pay-Per-View - The Press - Factiva, from Dow JonesHowever, he said it would be at least four years before the mussel farm could be built with a three-year study of the hector's dolphin to be undertaken ... Cowley encourages celebration of Children's Day - Oct 2, 2006 scoop.co.nz...“The Hector's Dolphin is the indigenous animal which will help us to promote Children's Day 2007, so we expect there'll be a few dolphin-centred activities ... Come on a summer safari with me - Feb 21, 2007 scoop.co.nzThe Hector's dolphin is the representative indigenous animal for National Children's Day 2007. This dolphin is one of the world's rarest dolphin species ... New free teaching resource from WWF - Sep 11, 2008 scoop.co.nzWhat sound does a Hector's dolphin make? How do these small, ... Hector's Dolphin Action Pack for Schools, the kit is designed by WWF to give teachers ... Hector's dolphins killed by fishing - Feb 5, 2006 Newstalk ZBOf the 19 reported Hector's dolphin deaths, 11 were due to fishing practices. ... The Hector's dolphin is the world's smallest and rarest marine dolphin and ... Factiva Search - Nov 4, 2005 Pay-Per-View - scoop.co.nz - Factiva, from Dow JonesSet net ban needed to protect Hector's Dolphin. 04 November, 2005 Scoop.co.nz. Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society ... Another Hector's Dophin Washed Up Dead - Aug 12, 2009 scoop.co.nzOn August 3rd, a dead Hector's dolphin was found on a beach 1km east of the ... Every Hector's dolphin that turns up dead on a beach represents one more ... Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan - Jan 11, 2010 Daily TimesThe Hector's dolphin is estimated to number around 7400 from 29000 in the late 1970s. However, one of its sub-species, the Maui dolphin, is said to be the ... Intransigent Industry Drives Dolphins To Death - May 7, 2008 scoop.co.nzCommercial and recreational fishing is responsible for almost 70% of Hector's dolphin deaths. Because not all deaths are reported, this is a minimum ... Public must not be gagged over dolphins' fate - Nov 13, 2005 Pay-Per-View - scoop.co.nz - Factiva, from Dow Jones...mining company's plans that could pose a serious threat to the endangered Hector's Dolphin and other marine mammals, Green Party MP Metiria Turei says. ... Article: Setting the facts straight on the risk to dolphins from set... - Aug 29, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Nelson Mail - HighBeam ResearchThe Mfish/DOC consultation paper on hector's dolphin threats could not conclude the actual numbers of hector's dolphins within Tasman/ Golden Bay and West ... Article: Dolphins - The Nelson Mail | HighBeam Research - FREE trial - Sep 20, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Nelson Mail - HighBeam ResearchThe World Wildlife ... that Maui's dolphins, which are found ... another endangered New Zealand species, the Hector's dolphin, have declined ... of 22 ... Time up for set nets | Article from The Nelson Mail | HighBeam... - Aug 21, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Nelson Mail - HighBeam ResearchIf, after 20 years, the industry has still yet to stop hector's dolphin deaths, ... There have been seven known hector's dolphin deaths from the critically ... Set-net ban urged to save dolphins | Article from The Nelson Mail | … - Aug 6, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Nelson Mail - HighBeam Research..."Set-nets are the single biggest threat to the hector's dolphin and we must act now ... The South Island hector's dolphin population has plummeted from an ... Where The Wild Things Were: Hector's Spectre - Aug 11, 2007 scoop.co.nzThe Green Party is trying to save Hector's Dolphin from extinction on the 100th ... He 'discovered' the Hector's dolphin for the European scientific world, ... Endangered Species Highlighted in Tourism Report - Mar 25, 2008 scoop.co.nzThe Hector's dolphin is 'Endangered' and faces a high risk of extinction in the near future. The Government is expected to announce its response to the ... ALARM OVER SEABED PLAN - Jul 7, 2005 Pay-Per-View - The Press - Factiva, from Dow JonesThese included the hector's dolphin and the New Zealand fur seal, as well as winter fish-spawning activity, especially in the Hokitika Canyon and the edge ... NZ researchers hope to unravel dolphin DNA - Oct 27, 2005 New Zealand HeraldWhile the kapako and Hector's dolphin had received a lot of attention and funding for conservation efforts because they were New Zealand native species, ... Hector's dolphins still at risk from set nets - May 18, 2007 scoop.co.nzHector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori hectori) is the world's smallest and rarest marine dolphin and is found only in New Zealand. ... New Zealand's Fishing Industry is out for the Kill - Oct 3, 2008 scoop.co.nzSince the introduction of nylon filament nets in the 1970s, Hector's dolphin numbers have dropped from 29000 to less than 8000. Hector's dolphins can not ... Little benefit seen in marine reserves - Apr 23, 2009 Otago Daily TimesNew Zealand commercial fishermen have just witnessed the waste of the first million dollars on the Hector's dolphin fiasco, and contrary to Maf, ... 110-150 Hector's, Maui's Dolphins die in gill nets - Apr 8, 2008 scoop.co.nzCommercial and recreational fishing is responsible for almost 70% of Hector's dolphin deaths. Because not all deaths are reported, this is a minimum ... Set-net ban call decried | Article from The Nelson Mail | HighBeam … - Aug 14, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Nelson Mail - HighBeam ResearchForest and Bird says South Island hector's dolphin numbers have dropped from an estimated 30000 in the 1970s to fewer than 7000 today. ... WWF: Dolphins, Porpoises Dying in Gillnets Can Be Saved - Jun 9, 2005 Environment News ServiceThis Hector's dolphin calf was killed in a gillnet on Banks Peninsula, New Zealand. (Photo by Stephen Dawson courtesy WWF/Canon) ... Wine to raise funds for dolphins - Sep 21, 2009 Otago Daily TimesMs McGrath, who is the World Wildlife Fund's New Zealand Hector's dolphin community co-ordinator, spearheaded the Message In a Bottle pinot gris 2009 ... Forest & Bird On Close Watch Over Fishing Court Case - Jun 12, 2009 Voxy..."The death of another Hector's dolphin in a fishing net demonstrates that current protection measures are inadequate and that fishing still poses a risk to ... Article: A fitting marriage - The Nelson Mail | HighBeam Research -... - Sep 30, 2008 Pay-Per-View - Nelson Mail - HighBeam ResearchThe hector's dolphin population numbers an estimated 7000 - though the accuracy of that figure is in doubt - while there are only just over 100 maui's ... Article: Dolphins' midseason report card. - South Florida Sun... - Nov 8, 2006 Pay-Per-View - South Florida Sun - Sentinel - HighBeam Research...``The Hector's dolphin abundance estimate ... built for the dolphin counting. It ... observers to see dolphins further away ... account how far the dolphins ... Nets Threaten Rare New Zealand Dolphins - Mar 19, 2008 National GeographicThe numbers for another endangered New Zealand species, the Hector's dolphin, have declined from an estimated 29000 in the 1970s to 7000 currently. ... Article: Dolphins' hopes get squished: Shutout is last nail in... - Dec 18, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Buffalo News - HighBeam Research...``The Hector's dolphin abundance estimate ... built for the dolphin counting. It ... observers to see dolphins further away ... account how far the dolphins ... Future bleak for dolphins and porpoises - Dec 3, 2005 New ScientistThe situation is so serious that eight small cetacean species, including the Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis and Hector's dolphin ... Ban small price to pay | Article from The Nelson Mail | HighBeam … - Jun 5, 2008 Pay-Per-View - Nelson Mail - HighBeam ResearchThe hector's dolphin numbers were 26000 in 1970; now they are 7000. The drop has been significant. The precautionary principle demands ethically that in New ... Toll Of Mutilated Hector's Dolphins Rises - Feb 10, 2009 VoxyAnother mutilated Hector's dolphin found washed up on a beach has been reported to conservation group Forest & Bird. Its abdomen had been slashed with a ... Article: Game mistakes irk McMichael: Drop, penalties make it... - Sep 18, 2006 Pay-Per-View - South Florida Sun - Sentinel - HighBeam Research...``The Hector's dolphin abundance estimate ... built for the dolphin counting. It ... observers to see dolphins further away ... account how far the dolphins ... Dolphin sanctuary proposed - Jun 8, 2007 New Zealand HeraldThe dolphin, the North Island sub-species of Hector's dolphin, is listed as critically endangered by the World Conservation Union, and just 111 remain. ... Doug Saunders-Loder: Questionable evidence in rush to set up dolphin ... - Sep 19, 2007 New Zealand HeraldForest and Bird have widely distributed and published in their own magazine the statistic that nearly 70 per cent of Hector's dolphin deaths were caused by ... NZ's Hector takes on net nasties - Dec 9, 2005 TVNZNot surprisingly, Hector is a Hector's dolphin, which are the rarest in the world and can only be found off our coast. Finance woes put porpoise at risk - Jun 24, 2009 BBC NewsOthers include the river dolphins of the Indus and Ganges, Hector's dolphin of New Zealand, the Atlantic humpbacked dolphin that lives off the West African ... Nets Threaten Rare New Zealand Dolphins - Mar 18, 2008 Seattle TimesThe numbers for another endangered New Zealand species, the Hector's dolphin, have declined from an estimated 29000 in the 1970s to 7000 currently. ... Cruising with the world's smallest dolphin - Nov 8, 2009 New Zealand Herald...its human population of 570 or so, Akaroa - or at least its harbour - is home to about 900 of the world's smallest marine mammal, the Hector's dolphin. ... NZ cartoon to teach UK children - May 10, 2008 New Zealand HeraldAn animated Hector's Dolphin created in New Zealand is set to take the online safety message to thousands of 5 to 7-year-olds in the United Kingdom. ... Growing threats for marine life - Nov 23, 2005 News24Particularly threatened by fishermen are the Atlantic Spotted dolphin, the Pygmy Sperm whale, the Blainville's beaked whale and the Hector's dolphin, ... REMEMBERING: Opo the Friendly Dolphin 1956-1957 - Mar 11, 2006 Northern AdvocateOpo the Friendly Dolphin, Opo the Gay Dolphin, a bottlenosed dolphin, a Hector's dolphin, girl dolphin, boy dolphin - she was known as many things. ... Ben Fogle: going to extremes in New Zealand - Mar 14, 2008 Telegraph.co.uk...thousands to see the local “big fiveâ€?: the sperm whale, the common Hector's dolphin, the dusky dolphin, the New Zealand fur seal and the killer whale. ... Public hooked on set net ban to protect rare dolphins - Aug 27, 2007 New Zealand HeraldMaui's dolphin, the North Island sub-species of Hector's dolphin, was listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List of species at risk of extinction. ... Environmental image trashed - Feb 4, 2008 Stuff.co.nz...chief executive Dr Barbara Maas is in the country she is trying to ensure the survival of the critically endangered subspecies of the hector's dolphin. ... Fishing regs `death of Tasman Bay' - Mar 6, 2008 Stuff.co.nzNationally, hector's dolphin tourism raked in $24 million annually and if dolphin numbers recovered, the growth in tourism could only increase, she said. ... Holiday stays for families, hockey fans and lovers. - Nov 28, 2005 Free with registration - Chicago Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.com4 trip include a chance to swim with the rare Hector's dolphin near Akaroa and a visit to the penguin sanctuary of Southlight, as well as a day in the Art ... Time To Stop The Dolphin Extinction - Nov 15, 2007 scoop.co.nz..."The fishing industry has tried to shirk responsibility for its part in the deaths but, the statistics on Hector's Dolphin mortality clearly shows that ... Dawn at the Museum - Aug 4, 2009 New York TimesConsider, for example, Hector's dolphin, a species that lives in the coastal waters off New Zealand, and that, these days, often gets tangled up in fishing Harbour Hector may be lying low - Jul 21, 2009 Stuff.co.nzRARE GLIMPSE: The dolphin spotted in Wellington Harbour during summer has been confirmed as a Hector's dolphin. It hasn't been sseen since late May. Harbour Hector's identity confirmed - Jul 20, 2009 Scoop.co.nz (press release)A rare dolphin residing in Wellington Harbour has been confirmed as a male Hector's dolphin. Sporting the distinctive rounded dorsal fin which is a Gary Taylor: Time for Govt to act on principles - Jul 26, 2009 New Zealand HeraldAs I wrote in an earlier column, the industry is currently in the High Court seeking to reduce protection for the endangered Hector's dolphin and the Minfish To Prosecute Two Skippers Over Taking Observers - Jul 13, 2009 VoxyFederation of Commercial Fishermen chief executive Peter Dawson said o bservers spent 963 days at sea and did not see a Hector's dolphin death, NZ Best Of The Best Travel Award Winners Announced - Jul 20, 2009 Voxy...adventure: Watching whales off Kaikoura: whale heaven, with a 95% success rate of seeing a sperm whale, humpback, blue whale or tiny Hector's dolphin. True impact of New Zealand's fisheries unknown - Jul 30, 2009 Scoop.co.nz (press release)...sealions, fur seals and the endangered Hector's dolphin, as well as causing significant damage to benthic habitats and associated ecosystems. Skippers in trouble over dolphin plan - Mar 4, 2009 Otago Daily Times...at least two from Dunedin, are being investigated for refusing to take an observer on board during the Ministry of Fisheries Hector's dolphin programme. Set nets blamed for latest dolphin death - Feb 9, 2009 New Zealand Herald,Forest & Bird is renewing its call for a nationwide ban on set nets after the body of another endangered hector's dolphin was found washed up with knife Straying dolphin may be on its OE - Jan 30, 2009 Stuff.co.nz,By GREER McDONALD - The Dominion Post | Saturday, 31 January 2009 The first sighting of a live Hector's dolphin in Wellington waters has led Conservation Rare Hector's Dolphin Sighting In Wellington Harbour - Jan 29, 2009 Voxy,This is the first record of a live Hector's dolphin in Wellington harbour. A dead one washed up on Petone beach in 1978. DOC researchers hope to determine Most opposed to planned Curio Bay dairy conversion - Feb 18, 2009 The Southland Times,Of most concern for many submittors was the potential negative impact the farm could have on the environment, particularly the Hector's dolphin. Extinction Stalks One in Four of the World's Mammals - Oct 25, 2008 NBC Sandiego.com,Two of the marine mammals teetering on the edge of extinction are found only in New Zealand - the Hector's dolphin, Cephalorhynchus hectori, and the closely Fishers warned about set net ban - Nov 11, 2008 Marlborough Express,The new ban replaces earlier measures to protect the endangered hector's dolphin. Recent patrols by fishery officers in the Kaikoura area have not DOC calls on public to help spot Maui’s dolphins - Oct 23, 2008 3 News NZ,A sub-species of the Hector's dolphin, the Maui's dolphin is found only off the west coast of the North Island, generally close to shore during summer. Fisheries lawsuit shows contempt for public - Sep 14, 2008 Scoop.co.nz (press release),Click for big version Hector's dolphin in a fishing net, South of Granity, west coast. Photo courtesy of Martin Abel, DOC The commercial fishing industry is Court action on MFish rules - Sep 16, 2008 Marlborough Express,..."We're absolutely not asking for interim orders that will threaten our maui's and hector's dolphin populations." They insist they have been deliberately Girl meets the locals next door - Sep 5, 2008 Otago Daily Times,She held down a variety of jobs (swimming instructor for a Hector's dolphin tourism operation in Akaroa; camera operator for Dunedin's Channel 9 television WETA를 ì•„ì‹ë‹ˆê¹Œ? - Sep 22, 2008 뉴질랜드 코리아 타임즈,...물개, 바다사ìž? 등ì?„ 남íš?í•´ì„œ 멸종 위기로 ëª°ì•„ê°”ê³ , Hector's Dolphinì?€ 그물ì—? ê±¸ë ¤ì„œ ì?µì‚¬í•´ì„œ 죽어갔다. 마오리들ì?´ '지혜ì?˜ ìˆ˜í˜¸ì‹ 'ì?´ë?¼ 부르는 ìž‘ì?€ 공룡 모양 Dolphin protection decision delayed - Nov 29, 2007 TVNZ,There are two sub-species of Hector's dolphin - the South Island Hector's dolphin and Maui dolphins, which are found in the North Island. Dredge ban rejected by scallopers - Nov 28, 2007 Marlborough Express,Guardians of the Sounds is calling for a ban on set nets and dredging in the Queen Charlotte Sound in an effort to protect the hector's dolphin. Dolphin decision delayed a while - Nov 29, 2007 Tarankai Daily News,Conservation Steve Chadwick said a huge number of submissions on the Hector's Dolphin Threat Management Plan had caused them to hold off on a decision. Liz Slooten and Steve Dawson: The facts on Hector's and Maui's ... - Nov 4, 2007 New Zealand Herald,This would mean that scientists at Otago University, Niwa and the fishing industry are all wrong, as their work indicates that Hector's dolphin populations Fishers high and dry - Nov 10, 2007 Stuff.co.nz,This month, or early next, Anderton must choose between the risk of extinction for the rare Hector's dolphin, a species unique to New Zealand, Time To Stop The Dolphin Extinction - Nov 14, 2007 Scoop.co.nz,..."The fishing industry has tried to shirk responsibility for its part in the deaths but, the statistics on Hector's Dolphin mortality clearly shows that Rare dolphin dies at Raglan - Nov 13, 2007 Stuff.co.nz,The maui's dolphin is a sub-species of the hector's dolphin and is considered critically endangered, with only 100 or so remaining. Where The Wild Things Were: Hector's Spectre - Nov 7, 2007 Scoop.co.nz,The Green Party is trying to save Hector's Dolphin from extinction on the 100th anniversary of the death of their name-sake, Sir James Hector. Tuatara get us working together - Nov 1, 2007 Marlborough Express,There has been much talk lately of other endangered species, the maui and hector's dolphin. There are fewer than 100 maui dolphin left around the North Pioneering Sir James - Nov 4, 2007 Stuff.co.nz,Among the animals he discovered are the Hector's dolphin and a giant fossil of a sea- going crocodile-like lizard he named Taniwhasaurus. mfish pulls up set nets - Nov 6, 2007 Marlborough Express,A Hector's Dolphin Threat Management Plan drafted by mfish and the Department of Conservation will implement further strategies to reduce impact on hector's Saving the dolphins - 22 Oct 2007 The Nelson Mail,So it is consistent for the Government to contemplate greater protection for our home-grown marine mammals, the hector's dolphin and its critically Rare species worth saving - Oct 16, 2007 Marlborough Express,The sight of a dead hector's dolphin in a net is not something anyone wants to see and some regulations are now being worked out to try to limit the Maui's Dolphin A Taonga: Greens - Oct 15, 2007 Scoop.co.nz,...are attributable to set net entanglement; indicating that set netting is the greatest known cause of human-induced Hector's dolphin mortalities. Proposals upset fishers - Sep 25, 2007 Marlborough Express,The proposal outlines non-fishing measures to protect the mammals such as a possible moratorium on hector's dolphin viewing points, education, Hector's dolphin plan due soon - Aug 17, 2007 The Nelson Mail,The Government will this month release a plan to manage the threatened hector's dolphin and has indicated it is willing to do whatever it takes to save the Set-net ban call decried - Aug 13, 2007 The Nelson Mail,Forest and Bird South Island field officer Debs Martin said research showed that 70 percent of all known hector's dolphin deaths were caused by drowning Saving NZ's dolphins - Aug 13, 2007 ScienceAlert,...trawling in 16 of the inshore fishing areas in New Zealand waters will be the most effective way of stopping Hector's Dolphin declining into extinction. Set-net ban urged to save dolphins - Aug 5, 2007 The Nelson Mail,..."Set-nets are the single biggest threat to the hector's dolphin and we must act now before it's too late," she said. "Hector's dolphins are rarer than New TWO DEAD BABY DOLPHINS IN ONE WEEK Nov 16, 2006 ...on Monday. In a separate incident a very young South Island Hector's dolphin was reported on Farewell Spit last Friday. This dolphin ... - Scoop.co.nz (press release), Two dolphins dead within a week - DOC Nov 16, 2006 In a separate incident, a very young South Island Hector's dolphin was found last Friday on Farewell Spit, at the northwestern tip of the South Island. ... - Stuff.co.nz, [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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