K4309 401 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Councils send strongly worded letter, oh, and ask for money. North Island councils combine in urgent call to govt for caulerpa support North Island councils combine in urgent call to govt for caulerpa support | RNZ News Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K4309 401 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 All boating is now banned in the BoI, as of 11:59pm last night (Monday) Yup. Everything. Anchoring fishing diving spear fishing collecting shell fish set netting any netting taking crays To be fair, the bans only cover 1,000 ha. Why? 200 ha has been found infested with caulerpa. Even the MPI says it is clear its been there for several seasons already, so good luck controlling it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psyche 804 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Wow! Thats going to get people worked up! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K4309 401 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Just now, Psyche said: Wow! Thats going to get people worked up! Worked up?!?! Just this minute I have been checking YNZ news for what they are doing (nothing) and just found the contact details. Wonder if David A will take my call? The fizz boat and fishing industry (recreational fishing suppliers) will have something to say I think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 483 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Ha a bit of weed on the bottom pff , Ask the locals-I was there last week they are more annoyed at the carpets of those square barnacles that cover your bottom in under a month now that local antifoul makers have wound back the copper content.! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K4309 401 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 So David A was in a meeting, but I did actually manage to speak the PR guy Edwan. He wasn't aware of the anchoring ban, but once he got his head around the details couldn't wait to get me off the phone, in a good way. As in was rushing off to speak to David A and the advocacy manager (Raynor?). He did take all my contact details. It wasn't very hard for me to put a bee in his bonnet when he understood the extent of the ban including all forms of water activity, fishing, diving etc. He was very excited to hear the AC expert said caulerpa was most likely introduced by the aquarium trade (immediately wanted to know if he would go on record). And that the biggest outbreak in the world was confirmed to have been started by the Aquarium at Monoco University. I 'clarified' that no-one has pushed back on the narrative that boaties are spreading it. I am hopeful YNZ will now push back on that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ex Machina 390 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 15 minutes ago, waikiore said: Ha a bit of weed on the bottom pff , Ask the locals-I was there last week they are more annoyed at the carpets of those square barnacles that cover your bottom in under a month now that local antifoul makers have wound back the copper content.! Still plenty of coprous oxide in there . It’s the unpronounceables that have been banned from paints Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K4309 401 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, Ex Machina said: Still plenty of coprous oxide in there . It’s the unpronounceables that have been banned from paints The unpronounceables are now unprocureable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psyche 804 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Whats the chance this ban extends to the greater BOI and all of Barrier? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ex Machina 390 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Psyche said: Whats the chance this ban extends to the greater BOI and all of Barrier? Not a betting man but ….100% ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 375 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Cough Coastal Classic Cough............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ex Machina 390 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 7 minutes ago, Clipper said: Cough Coastal Classic Cough............ Might have to turn right at cape colville ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psyche 804 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 The cat seems to have jumped out of the bag, run down the street and is now meowing all over town. The problem is that now it's established, nature needs to find a way to balance it out, unless there is some amazing and undiscovered method of eradicating it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adrianp 136 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 23 minutes ago, Clipper said: Cough Coastal Classic Cough............ Jeez, there is always something new each year to make running this race a challenge! Last year is was Dolphins, Covid the year before..... Looks like the ban is just for fishing, diving and anchoring in these areas, so you can still sail through. If the anchoring ban spreads to Russell, we might need to organise the use of all the empty moorings in the bay. https://www.mpi.govt.nz/news/media-releases/biosecurity-rules-in-place-to-stop-northland-spread-of-invasive-seaweed/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish 4 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 ban affects this area: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K4309 401 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Just now, Hamish said: ban affects this area: At the moment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K4309 401 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 45 minutes ago, Psyche said: Whats the chance this ban extends to the greater BOI and all of Barrier? I'll be you a good bottle of whisky the ban is extended on or before Labour Weekend. Imagine a fleet of 130 boats all sailing to the BoI then returning to Auckland via Tuts and Bon Accord? MPI will have a fit about people out enjoying our amazing coastlines. And shut it down. Even though this has been there for 'several seasons' by MPI's own admission, and 'for at least 5 years' by eye witness accounts at the barrier. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K4309 401 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 8 minutes ago, Psyche said: The cat seems to have jumped out of the bag, run down the street and is now meowing all over town. The problem is that now it's established, nature needs to find a way to balance it out, unless there is some amazing and undiscovered method of eradicating it. El Nino. It doesn't like sunlight, and thrives in poor viz / turbid conditions. We've had 3 years of La Nina. Lots of N'Easters, swell, surf, churned up water sh*t viz, very low sunshine hours (rain non-stop) and poor spear-fishing conditions. With El Nino, we will get long clear calm periods (cold as well), like this week and last week. Viz will improve loads, and we will have high sunshine hours, as opposed to last summer when it rained non-stop. Nature will sort itself out. Trying to control nature and caulerpa is right up there with trying to change the weather by not driving a ute. Futile. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish 4 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 what intrigues me is how will this be policed? A lot of boaties will cite ignorance of the ban, and some (most?), will be hostile to any enforcement measures. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K4309 401 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, Hamish said: what intrigues me is how will this be policed? A lot of boaties will cite ignorance of the ban, and some (most?), will be hostile to any enforcement measures. I'm going to get a f**king big RESEARCH sign. And continue with my research of where the big snapper and kingfish are. Jokes aside, you are not wrong. Given the Iwi have imposed a Rahui on top of the CAN, there is potential for community 'disharmony' and agro on the water. Special Maori poles were cut down at the Barrier, which caused hurt to the local tribe. Not to mention someone felt aggrieved enough to take their chainsaw to said specials poles (apologies I can't speak te reo and don't know the culturally appropriate name of said special poles). Issues we have seen at the Barrier will be on steriods at BoI, due to the shear number of water users and road access, which Barrier does not have. Not just cruising sailors but fizz boats, fisho's, divers, spear fisho's etc. A very wide section of our society. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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