>A marine reserve that will protect the habitat of one of the oldest
>known shellfish is to be created off Stewart Island, Conservation
>Minister Chris Carter announced today.

Shellfish - AAAAAK!

>"Most importantly, Paterson Inlet is one of only a few sites in the
>world where four species of primitive shellfish, called brachiopods or
>lamp shells, live on the seabed at depths which visitors to the area
>can dive to."

Pacific Northwest. Norwegian fjords. Fiji. Shallow-water brachs are everywhere.

>Lamp shells were living fossils, dating back 600 million years, Mr
>Carter said.

Living fossils? What an ignorant statement. Only two of these are
"living fossils"; the others have no fossil record.

>"Any such by-laws cannot discriminate on the basis of race and apply,
>generally, to all persons."

Yeah, except that the Maoris, a small minority of the population, are
trying to claim the entire NZ seashore and seabed!
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
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Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut

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