Community tackles kina barrens with great effect

Community tackles kina barrens with great effect

More than 8000 kina have already been removed from Matheson Bay/Te Kohuroa north of Auckland under a special permit issued to deal with the problem of kina barrens, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says. “Te Kohuroa Rewilding Initiative’s work removing the kina is a powerful example of a community protecting its local marine habitat. “It was the first group to be approved for the new permit introduced in October last year to deal with t…