The adverse effects of super-exploitation of natural resources are acknowledged. Unfortunately, the impacts are not usually local and spread their impacts through the food chain and physical environment. More and more the damage is such that nature cannot recover by itself. This happened in the Hauraki Gulf, where dredger fishing took place in the first half of the 20th century, resulting in a permanent impact on its mussels reef. Mussels have a significant role in the food chain, making nutrients from the seafloor available for other creatures. They also create a habitat that houses other sea animals. Now, an important restoration project led by Revive Our Gulf can help replenish seabed’s by dropping tonnes of kūtai / green-lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus) into the Ōkahu Bay in the Hauraki Gulf. Knowing how much everything in the environment is connected and the importance of mussels in their habitat, we recommend learning more about this project. To learn more, go to: https://www.rnz.co.nz/…/thousands-of-mussels-to-be… andhttps://www.reviveourgulf.org.nz/
