There isn’t a catch limit on the lucrative whitebait fishery, which threatens to extinguish a cherished tradition and a small family of fish in one sweep of the net. If nothing changes, two whitebait species will be gone within five years, and the rest by 2034.


	The endangered fish you can eat There isn’t a catch limit on the lucrative whitebait fishery, which threatens to extinguish a cherished tradition and a small family of fish in one sweep of the net. If nothing changes, two whitebait species will be gone within five years, and the rest by 2034.

Camping on the ice at Scott Base

Photographer Neil Silverwood is at Scott Base on assignment for New Zealand Geographic, and has just completed basic survival training.

When size matters

Most sharks are negatively buoyant, which means they’ll sink if they don’t swim. So whale sharks save energy by sinking slowly.


	See the finalists in Photographer of the Year 2017 This season heralds a bumper crop of finalists in the Photographer of the Year competition—65 sparkling new visions of our society and environment from the finest photographers in the country. You can view the whole lot online, vote on your favourites for the Panasonic People's Choice award, or get along to the exhibitions in Cathedral Square, Christchurch (from tomorrow) and Auckland Museum (from December 15). See the finalists and vote here.