CANTERBURY MUDFISH
Extinction Feared The rarity of the Canterbury Mudfish could urge collectors to hunt it to extinction as in the case of the Huia, says Mr G. Stokell in a letter to the editor of “The Press.” Mr Stokell says that an article on the mudfish which appeared in “The Press” on January 28, indicates the principal cause of the gradual disappearance of this fish. “For a considerable time university students and fisheries biologists have raided I the Waters in which it was known to exist and are now endeavouring to ascertain other localities of its occurrence,” he says. . “Some time ago an application for its absolute protection under the Animals Protection Act was made to the Department of Internal Affairs by Mr W. M. Burrows, -Mr W. J. Phillippe and myI self, but the only results were (requests from the Marine De- . partment for information on I ; where the fish could be found. I
“This application for protection followed the capture
by a fisheries official of about a dozen specimens, most of ! which were taken to America,” he says.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19700206.2.98
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32215, 6 February 1970, Page 12
Word Count
181CANTERBURY MUDFISH Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32215, 6 February 1970, Page 12
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in