NZ Underwater News

NZUA now offers the option to reissue CMAS cards to all divers who have qualified under the NZ Underwater qualification prior to 1986

In June, Fisheries New Zealand proposed to continue the current full closure of the SCA-7 scallop area (Marlborough Sounds, Tasman Bay, Golden Bay and Port Underwood) for the 2018/2019 season.

Do you live in the Mount Maunganui area and are keen to join an underwater club? Now's the perfect time to join MMUC!

The Wyland award is given to an individual or group of individuals who have contributed enormous amounts of time for the benefit of all divers and the marine environment for no real personal gain. Find out who the winners were this year.

As part of Safer Boating Week, NZUA would like to share Maritime NZ's safe boating practices, rules and guidelines, to make sure everyone enjoys themselves on the water this summer.

Already this year 57 people have died in the water in preventable incidents*, compared to 66 in all of last year. In response, Water Safety NZ launches first-ever Water Safety Month!

Approaching Safer Boating Week (12-19 October), Nz Underwater and its partners are emphasising safe and responsible boating practices, including ensuring ample communication resources when on the water.

New Zealand Underwater ‘Diver Down Awareness’ campaigns, which include this summer’s ‘Fly the Flag’ initiative, have been run almost continuously since the intensive 5-week program began in October 2015.

Several sharks have washed ashore a North Auckland beach in a matter of weeks.

The latest Our Marine Environment report produced by Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ has identified four of the most pressing issues threatening our marine ecosystems.

I have always adored seafood. I’ll eat it in all forms- fish, shellfish, crustaceans, raw, boiled, baked, I don’t care, as long as it gets in my belly. One of the most exciting papers I have taken this semester has been solely focussed on fisheries and aquaculture and I’m thoroughly enjoying the breadth of topics covered. One lecture was spent analysing green-lipped mussel farming in New Zealand.

Coastguard’s Old4New Lifejacket Upgrade will provide about 4,000 new lifejackets at discounted prices, at 56 locations around New Zealand.

On 30 June 2018, NZ Underwater held its 65th Annual General Meeting, hosted in Hawera by the South Taranaki Underwater Club. Thank you to our hosts, to the Hawera Club for the venue, and to Olive's Kitchen for the catering.

Why is it we feel the need to go to the bathroom when underwater?

Stormwater Network Diversion and Discharge Consent for the existing and future Auckland stormwater network

Diving should always be done with caution, even when using fool-proof equipment as one diver recently found out.

A great day out was had by all on September 21st for the Mid-Winter Snapper Shootout presented by Port Valley and Schnappa Rock.

The New Zealand Men's and Women's Underwater Hockey teams have won the 2018 World Champs titles in Canada earlier this year.

Congratulations to the new Leo Ducker award winners, Serena Cox and Rob Wilson, for their incredible work with Ghost Fishing NZ