Thread: Tuatua

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...