Scooter with a scientist
Why swim when you can scoot? Marine biologist Lucy van Oosterom, our VR Producer, hitches a ride through clouds of blue maomao and past swathes of kelp.
Enthusiast divers who explored the wonders of the Poor Knights 60 years ago recall kingfish, snapper and hāpuku in numbers unheard of today, and schools of trevally that covered acres. With fishing still allowed within one nautical mile of the islands it’s likely the reserve is too small to protect these species and the decline will continue.
