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Commercial catches (long line and purse seine combined) within various distances from Cook Islands ports. Note that most fish are caught in the 100 to 200 km (54 to 108 nautical mile) zone. Note also the scale is different for each zone, so read the numbers on the horizontal scale (bottom of each graph) to see how much fish is caught). 17031007

Crunch time for Marae Moana

Monday March 13, 2017

SCREENED NOSE: This weekly column is provided by Te Ipukarea Society. It deals with environmental and conservation issues of interest to the Cook Islands.

Local fi shermen Steve Happ and Philip Dwyer rescued this turtle from a 4mm rope and fl oat 1km off Arorangi last week. 17030801

Fishermen rescue tangled turtle

Monday March 13, 2017

The Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) has commended two fishermen for rescuing a turtle and removing the rope and float in which it was tangled.

Domestic animals such as pigs are always eager to devour food scraps. 17030312

Eating well helps our environment

Monday March 06, 2017

SCREENED NOSE: This weekly column is supplied by Te Ipukarea Society. It focuses on conservation and environmental issues of interest to the Cook Islands.

More effort is needed to stop plastic waste piling up, say environmental experts. 17022428

More effort needed to reduce waste

Wednesday March 01, 2017

The Rent-A-Plate kiosk is back at Muri Night Markets, providing environmentally friendly options to plastic plates and cutlery.

The new recycling station at Cook Islands General Transport (CIGT). 17022836.

New recycling options now available

Wednesday March 01, 2017

Cook Islands General Transport (CIGT) has begun a new recycling initiative, opening up the opportunity for people to recycle a magnitude of products.

Pictured from left are WATSAN director Jaime Short; waste Facility manager Takave Manea; General Transport business development manager Jessie Sword, General Transport recycling supervisor Clifton Hosking and T&M Heather refuse collection supervisor Tony Kimiora. 17022310

Public urged to aid rubbish management

Tuesday February 28, 2017

Now that there is a recycling option for tin food cans, Rarotonga Waste Facility staff have the unenviable task of pulling out cans from piles of unsorted general rubbish.

The signs of an unhealthy lagoon have confronted many beach-goers over the last few years. The sight of green weed piled up on beaches around the island has unfortunately become common. 17021763

Defining our rights to a healthy environment

Saturday February 18, 2017

This weekly column is supplied by Te Ipukarea Society. It deals with conservation and environment matters of concern to the Cook Islands.

Water quality at Muri beach has become a major issue for the Cook Islands. 17021247a

Meetings to kick off vital projects

Monday February 13, 2017

The government is set to move forward on vital infrastructure projects that will ensure that wastewater issues in Muri and Aitutaki are resolved, and that wider wastewater issues in Rarotonga are given appropriate attention.

Sea urchin die-off reported in Mauke

Saturday February 04, 2017

Cook Islands Climate Change has received reports of sea urchins die-off in the waters near Mauke. In October last year, marine experts were baffled to note the rapid die-off of vana (sea urchins) in the waters near Avarua area.

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