Commercial Fishing in New Zealand

• New Zealand commercial fishing sector has built up over the last 30 years.
• In the 1970s our fishing industry was largely an inshore affair.
• Offshore waters, beyond our 12 nautical mile Territorial Sea, were fished by Japanese, Taiwanese, Korean, and Soviet vessels.
• With the introduction of the 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone in 1977 and the introduction of the quota management system in 1986, many New Zealand companies went on to invest in fishing vessels to fish the available catch and onshore factories to process the catch.
• The industry has also grown from being a predominantly domestic supplier to one of the nation’s leading export industries.
• In excess of 90 percent of all fish landed is exported.        

           

Facts on waves

1.Waves are mainly a product of the wind.

2.The best waves for surfing are the result of the interaction of winds on the surface of the ocean, far away from the coast.

3.Wind is the first step in the formation of surfable waves.

4.Local shore winds can also produce waves, but they can also destroy the quality of the breaking waves.

5. Local shore winds can also produce waves, but they can also destroy the quality of the breaking waves.

How Waves are Made.

Hunting the Hunter

Facts!

*Not all spiders catch their food in sticky silk.
*Six of a hunting spider eight eye work like mirrors. They reflect back a little of any light that reaches them.
*If its carrying a egg sac or even piggy-backing its babies, you'll know that its a female spider.
*Most spiders are  active at night. This helps them avoid being eaten by birds.


This story is about different kinds of spider.

Written by Mary Sutherland.