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Some seafood harvesting from Auckland and Coromandel coastlines to be banned

From next month, harvesting some sealife from large parts of the Auckland Coromandel coastlines will be banned. Fisheries Minister Shane Jones made the announcement at Auckland's Takapuna Beach today, in response to rising tensions and community concerns about overharvesting rockpools. But while local advocates have welcomed the new ban, many say it still doesn't go far enough. Jessica Hopkins reports.

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