Thread: Tuatua

@shift14 what sort of tidal range do you have on that beach?
We have around 4.5m from low to high in my region.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

@shift14 what sort of tidal range do you have on that beach?
We have around 4.5m from low to high in my region.

Nothing like that Cam, high of 1.93 today, low of 0.42, so 1.51m change today.

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Originally Posted by shift14

Nothing like that Cam, high of 1.93 today, low of 0.42, so 1.51m change today.

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Interesting......just your comment about beds on the high water mark had me thinking.
Not something I have ever searched for before or even seen others looking for them.....cockels on the other hand every barstard is after them and hence all the decent sized ones are gone.....at least in the areas close to me.

Now I know what I am looking for I will certainly be doing some investigations all around tasman bay.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

@shift14 what sort of tidal range do you have on that beach?
We have around 4.5m from low to high in my region.

@veitnamcam, we've got the Manukau Harbour off our front lawn and across a reserve, high today of 3.37, low of 0.79, diff of 2.58m, all flows out through the Manukau Heads, the bar has claimed a few...., it's a big harbour, muddy though.

Often exposed scallop beds around from us.

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Originally Posted by shift14

@veitnamcam, we've got the Manukau Harbour off our front lawn and across a reserve, high today of 3.37, low of 0.79, diff of 2.58m, all flows out through the Manukau Heads, the bar has claimed a few...., it's a big harbour, muddy though.

Often exposed scallop beds around from us.

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Thats Awesome! are they on a muddy bottom?
Scollop decline(virtual extinction in shallow waters) here has largely been put down to bottom change with a thick layer of muddy sediment covering the once sandy bottom due to mostly forestry run off but all development is to blame......also playing a part is constant commercial bottom trawling smashing up any life that could clean up the waters and provide habitat.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Thats Awesome! are they on a muddy bottom?
Scollop decline(virtual extinction in shallow waters) here has largely been put down to bottom change with a thick layer of muddy sediment covering the once sandy bottom due to mostly forestry run off but all development is to blame......also playing a part is constant commercial bottom trawling smashing up any life that could clean up the waters and provide habitat.

@stretch might be able to add info about the scally beds, they're in his area, guys from work get some when it's a super low tide, they boat in and wait for the tide to ebb I believe.

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Originally Posted by shift14

@stretch might be able to add info about the scally beds, they're in his area, guys from work get some when it's a super low tide, they boat in and wait for the tide to ebb I believe.

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No first-hand knowledge of the scallop beds rumoured to be in the Waiuku channel between Clarks Beach and Matakawau. Last I heard from a local fisherman mate was that it has been plundered and/or covered in mud. The tide absolutely rips past the point across Clarks Beach, and the mud flats go out for a good couple of km before you hit the channel. Might go for a walk at next superlow tide...