Send us a text What does it feel like to grow up where crayfish once filled wooden sea tanks and kahawai boiled along the beach all year, then watch that richness fade to mud and empty reef? Sitting above Omaha and looking across to Goat Island, we talk with Tī Point local and former commercial fisherman Barry Talkington about how the Hauraki Gulf slid from abundance to scarcity, and how we can turn it around. Barry takes us from the mail-truck days of sackfuls of crays to the industrialisat...
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Send us a text What does it feel like to grow up where crayfish once filled wooden sea tanks and kahawai boiled along the beach all year, then watch that richness fade to mud and empty reef? Sitting above Omaha and looking across to Goat Island, we talk with Tī Point local and former commercial fisherman Barry Talkington about how the Hauraki Gulf slid from abundance to scarcity, and how we can turn it around. Barry takes us from the mail-truck days of sackfuls of crays to the industrialisat...
Episode 6: Launching Through Surf: West Coast Wisdom and Warnings
NZSFC's POD AND REEL Podcast
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6 months ago
Episode 6: Launching Through Surf: West Coast Wisdom and Warnings
Send us a text Our journey takes us to New Zealand's wild west coast, where experienced local fishers share crucial knowledge about surviving the unforgiving surf, beach launches, and bar crossings that make these waters so challenging yet rewarding. • Five west coast legends with decades of frontline experience reveal their hard-earned wisdom • Mark Gill from Manukau Sport Fishing highlights the importance of proper vehicle preparation and weather forecasting • Chris O'Neill and Duncan Clar...
NZSFC's POD AND REEL Podcast
Send us a text What does it feel like to grow up where crayfish once filled wooden sea tanks and kahawai boiled along the beach all year, then watch that richness fade to mud and empty reef? Sitting above Omaha and looking across to Goat Island, we talk with Tī Point local and former commercial fisherman Barry Talkington about how the Hauraki Gulf slid from abundance to scarcity, and how we can turn it around. Barry takes us from the mail-truck days of sackfuls of crays to the industrialisat...
