New Zealand Seashore

DSC_5899 Southern Queen Scallop, or tipa (Zygochlamys delicatula) detail of live animal. This is the smaller of two commercially fished scallop species in New Zealand. Fishing occurs in deep water off the east coast of southern New Zealand and is crude and highly destructive. Trawl nets are dragged across the seafloor, altering seabed ecology, and catching many non-target species. Blueskin Bay

DSC5899SouthernQueen ScalloptipaZygochlamysdelicatuladetaillive animalcommercialfishingBlueskin Bay