A blue cod rests on the stony bottom off Kapiti Island, propped characteristically on its pelvic and caudal fins. A NIWA survey in 2000 showed that the size and numbers of fish in the area have increased dramatically since the creation of a Marine Reserve here in 1992. Nearly 70 per cent of blue cod in the reserve were legal size, compared to just 10 per cent outside it. Blue cod take from six to eight years to reach legal size, so the survey results are seen as strong evidence of the reserve’s effectiveness.
DAVE HANSFORD
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Forest and Bird, Issue 308, 1 May 2003, Page 14
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96A blue cod rests on the stony bottom off Kapiti Island, propped characteristically on its pelvic and caudal fins. A NIWA survey in 2000 showed that the size and numbers of fish in the area have increased dramatically since the creation of a Marine Reserve here in 1992. Nearly 70 per cent of blue cod in the reserve were legal size, compared to just 10 per cent outside it. Blue cod take from six to eight years to reach legal size, so the survey results are seen as strong evidence of the reserve’s effectiveness. DAVE HANSFORD Forest and Bird, Issue 308, 1 May 2003, Page 14
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