On the 24th April, Living Seas took 36 staff from Société Générale Hong Kong to visit Plover Cove Country Park and Yan Chau Tong Marine Park. We met in the morning at Tai Po Market MTR station and after
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Tung Ping Chau trip with Englishtown – November 2009
Hong Kong may be one of the world’s most crowded urban areas, but it is blessed with a variety of ecotourism options. Not only has over 40% of its land area been designated as Country parks, it also has a
Read moreBanning of commercial fishing
Donald Tsang, the Hong Kong Chief Executive, announced in his policy address for 2009-2010 the plan to ban commercial fishing in Hong Kong’s four marine parks. This slightly reworded announcement was a repeat of his policy address for the previous year.
As we have previously reported, the proposed legislative change has been discussed in the January 2009 meeting of the Legco Panel on Environmental Affairs. The Panel met again on the 23rd November 2009, the background briefing papers can be found HERE
The ban will help to revitalise the marine environment in the parks and will help increase fish populations in the marine park area, eventually fish populations will increase in surrounding areas as well. The proposal needs to include increase policing to stop illegal fishing activities in these areas.
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2009 Living Seas Marine Ecotours
Many Hong Kong people might not be surprised to learn that 60% of Hong Kong’s area is covered by water, but ask anyone in the street and they might assume that Hong Kong underwater is simply a murky pile of
Read moreShark rescue : challenging the status quo
Hong Kong is the centre of the trade in shark fins. A trade and industry that is not sustainable with upto 100 million sharks killed each year. Shark rescue a Hong Kong based conservation group have launched, with a bang,
Read moreHong Kong restaurants to stop serving Bluefin tuna
The SCMP reported that the Yacht Club, the Marco Polo Hotel and Pret a Manger (??) are banning the sale of Bluefin Tuna in their outlets. This is a good step. More is needed. Living Seas Hong Kong is
Read moreLessons from the recent humpback whale visit
The visit in early/mid March of a humpback whale was an amazing event, the first time that this internationally protected species has been reported in Hong Kong waters.  The whale was first spotted on the 16th March 2009, off his normal migratory route he traversed up and down the lamma channel for almost two weeks.  Hong Kongers were enthralled by this sudden visitor and many people took the opportunity to try to see the whale via a flotilla of boats. Â
                
The visitor provoked a lot of interest with the Hong Kong public, photos OPCF
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Presentation at Asia Asset Management Awards
On the 13th March 2009, Living Seas was invited to do a presentation at the Asia Asset Management “Best of the Best Awards 2008” Our presentation, conducted by Eric Sampson, a founding member of Living Seas
Read moreHiking event to Yan Chau Tong
On the 21st March, 2009, Living Seas Hong Kong organized a one-day hiking event and hiked along the Wu Kau Tang Hiking Trails (Double Haven, Plover Cove Country Park). We had a fairly large group on that day – sixteen
Read moreStrong appeal to leave whale in peace
The Agriculture and Fisheries Department has urged people not to set sail to try to see the whale and to avoid the humpback whale that is still in Hong Kong waters. Government Whale watching advisory notice. Photo:EPA There
Read moreHumpback whale found in the Lamma channel
Photo from wikipedia Exciting news is the discovery in the Lamma channel of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) cruising the lamma channel. News reports indicate that the whale, a ten metre specimen was probably heading up the coast towards
Read moreOuting to Yan Chau Tong
Some of the members and friends of Living Seas Hong Kong are heading off to Double Haven (Yan Chau Tong Marine Park) on Saturday 21st March 2009. Why don’t you join us…? The scenic Yan Chau Tong Marine Park,
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