BLACRFISH STRANDED.
NELSON, I'd). 4. in connection with the stranding o! a shoal of blaeklidi at Astrolabe, an eye-witness states that a party of campers were startled by an unusual sound to seaward. They saw between 70 and 80 hlaelciish heading for the hay. Alxml a do/.eu in the lead became piled up on the rocks in a small cave and the remainder after manoeuvring in shallow water, turned seawards, but for some unknown reason they turned and headed book t" the hind, making for a small opening where a stream meets the sea. They crashed into the rocks, following one another like sheep, and lashing toe water into foam in their efforts to escape. Some oi the h>h measuicd —lt. A number were dispatched with knives by the visitors io the scene. The question of disposing of the carcases is causing concern in the neighbourhood.
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Hokitika Guardian, 6 February 1924, Page 1
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146BLACRFISH STRANDED. Hokitika Guardian, 6 February 1924, Page 1
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