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Study tracks the secret life of sharks

In the News  |  Published: 13 August 201428 March 2016

A ten year study peeking into the private lives of New Zealand sharks has answered some questions about where they […]

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Shark questions answered – NZ Herald & Stuff.co.nz

In the News  |  Published: 04 March 201306 March 2013

Dr Malcom Francis, a fisheries scientist at NIWA, is recognised as one of New Zealand’s foremost experts on sharks and […]

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Fatal shark attack on popular beach near Auckland

In the News  |  Published: 27 February 201328 February 2013

Details are still emerging of a fatal shark attack at Muriwai beach west of Auckland. One person was killed and […]

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Marine scientists swamp Stewart Island

In the News  |  Published: 07 July 201107 July 2011

The New Zealand Marine Science Society’s annual conference is this year being held far south in Oban, Stewart Island, but […]

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Kirstie Knowles: Human predators driving sharks to the brink

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 07 January 200913 January 2009

Kirstie Knowles, marine conservation advocate for Forest & Bird, writes in today’s Herald about the devastating impact of long-line fishing […]

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