Gathering Mussels and Oysters in Taipa

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2 жыл бұрын

Gathering Mussels and Oysters in Taipa, Doubtless Bay,
Far North New Zealand.
Waters cold but still got out there in my 3mm Wettie Wetsuit.
Perfect for Summer but its a bit thin for the colder time's.
Stocked as to get back out in the Water for a Dive though, can't wait for the next Mission.

Пікірлер: 51

@OmniAtlantic 2 жыл бұрын

O brother ,bro thanks . My sacred water 💧 she never lets you go hungry , really loved the blessings for the water , really one's approach is everything, you have it let the others see your power, my brother from another mother.

@TheHighLifeWithSonnyAndChar 2 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you soo much Dominic cheers bro…. I always start every mission off with a Karakia/prayer… thank you again for your support with our channel means a lot brother…. And if your ever in the Far north bro we should link up for a mission if your keen….

@JasonMarsh-tt7ck Ай бұрын

Kia Ora Kia koe brother and much love to you and your whanau down here in Hikurangi❤I love your content cuzzy MAURI ORA😛

@jaxfishings2617 2 жыл бұрын

That current is always strong there aye brthr. I love that place heaps of creys around the corner I've got a 4metre inflatable for sale perfect for those missions I've up graded and don't use it if ya keen. Jah jah

@TheHighLifeWithSonnyAndChar 2 жыл бұрын

Hard out bro currents a beast in Taipa alright haha... Love this place tho always able to get a kai no matter the tide and weather... I've only scored one cray out there so far but I'm hopping that's all gonna change by this summer... I've got a waka in the pipeline's just sorting it out at the mo but thank you for putting it out there bro... I'm sure you'll find a buyer in no time...

@lisasnell8927 2 жыл бұрын

I recall 40yr ago Taipa was abundant in kai moana. We visited when we had the fuel to gather tua tua mostly cos it was accessible. Never dove there but we knew there was plenty mussels and crays... Taipa like all other places are being ravaged by everyone because of its accessibility. Need a yearly rahui to replenish the stock and make it easier for local iwi to feed the whanau. Kia ora cuzzy for your efforts supplying the whanau. ❤💛💞🙏 What's your email bro.... like to talk about your wet suit.

@TheHighLifeWithSonnyAndChar 2 жыл бұрын

Tēna koe ē hoa, that's the best plan... can't beat a Rāhui to replenish the Kai Moana.... it's definitely beneficial for the Ika, the reef system and the people.... we as Kaitiaki can only try our best to provide and protect... thank you so much for sharing with us 😃 our email address is sonnyandchar.thl@gmail.com Ngā mihi nui Sonny & Char

@pa1264 2 жыл бұрын

Great video brother God Bless to you and family😁

@TheHighLifeWithSonnyAndChar 2 жыл бұрын

Awsome as cheers mate! Blessings to you and your whānau too 😊

@yooooooooo459 2 жыл бұрын

Cracks me up seeing everyone from up home (kaitaia) complaining about the water being cold. I'm down in Dunedin now and every time I go back up north in winter it's like a Dunedin summer haha. Mean video though bro, hypes me up for my next mission up there! Subscribed!

@TheHighLifeWithSonnyAndChar 2 жыл бұрын

Mean as must be freezing down your ways alright bro....

@yooooooooo459 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHighLifeWithSonnyAndChar yeah bro but it has its perks too, can get your quota of paua without even getting in the water on the right tides! Keep up the good vids bro that wettie sponsorship is coming soon

@knk-katchnkai538 Жыл бұрын

churrr solid mahi kai kuzzy.i used to think te waters up home were cold aswell.until i moved to the south island lol.massive aroha n respect from te kATCH N KAI whanau💯

@TheHighLifeWithSonnyAndChar Жыл бұрын

Mauri Ora whanaunga, thank you brother been watching your vids for a while now.... massive content cuzzy.... that paua spot you went to was loaded.... Keep mashing the vids out bro loving it.... 💚💛❤

@gannetgirl6052 Жыл бұрын

We should hit those ones together! We park at next car park over the hill, and walk left from there. See a few people diving there, we do the fishing 😉

@TheHighLifeWithSonnyAndChar Жыл бұрын

Will be awesome to get out with you and your family.... I'm sure it'll be an amazing time out there...

@davidnicol4222 Жыл бұрын

Up the other end of the beach on a large rock/ island right at the end of the beach is covered in kutai bro

@christinewatene9027 Жыл бұрын

Ataahua Awesome 💙💚💙💚💙

@shelleyodonnell9648 11 ай бұрын

❤

@266RewaBoulevaard Жыл бұрын

Back to the road, let's goo! Haha, shot buzz.

@TheHighLifeWithSonnyAndChar Жыл бұрын

shot brother the man for watching Cuzz...

@mariobertora Жыл бұрын

I dive that spot many many times. If you go rownd the poit and swim another 100 meters you will find good size paua. Pippis are on your right by the poole.

@TheHighLifeWithSonnyAndChar Жыл бұрын

Wicked as bro... I'm gonna try find those paua 😄 cheers bro

@sherylhokianga6075 Жыл бұрын

Get Homesik Watching These Kinda Videos!..My Birth City Is Whangarei!…Coromandel Is My Home Town! Kool One Bro!

@TheHighLifeWithSonnyAndChar Жыл бұрын

cheers thank you... I guess those feelings your having is Te Haukainga calling you home...

@arawiri Жыл бұрын

Bluff oysters, heard of that

@tehydro315 2 жыл бұрын

Mean vid my cuzzy jahjah

@leonahughes377 2 жыл бұрын

Mean bro, Tangaroa will always provide Mauri ora

@rodneymorunga1948 Жыл бұрын

Solid mbro tufff

@ascend9327 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video brother, another option instead of using soap to lube up your wetsuit, is Guar Gum, you can get it from most health food stores or online, Guar gum is made from a seed native to tropical Asia and has an amazing ability to thicken up any cold liquid with just a tiny amount to create a lubricating gel, its 100 percent natural and edible, goes mint with the wettie wetsuits and is cheap too, one teaspoon for about a liter of water, a little goes a long way, its all i use now 🌴🐬

@TheHighLifeWithSonnyAndChar Жыл бұрын

Mean thank you brother will definitely have to look into it and buy myself some

@rudolphdiaz5444 Жыл бұрын

Bro what’s that song you blasting when you stop at the bridge to show us the sign?

@TheHighLifeWithSonnyAndChar Жыл бұрын

Chur cuzzy the first song that’s playing when I come down the driveway is Pohewatia by Kings ft Theia and the second track when I hop out is Closer by Foundation (ALL STA REMIX) my brother Hemi drumming on this track…. Love these waiata….

@rudolphdiaz5444 Жыл бұрын

@@TheHighLifeWithSonnyAndChar Kuzzy they are dope waiata and I love your videos brother keep more coming will be definitely behind your page 100 percent

@TheHighLifeWithSonnyAndChar Жыл бұрын

@Rudolph Diaz wicked as brother thank you for your support

@arawiri Жыл бұрын

Taipan oysters, I've never heard of that place

@TheHighLifeWithSonnyAndChar Жыл бұрын

Taipa it's in Doubtless Bay Far North NZ

@sonofagreatsouthernland 2 жыл бұрын

Jesus, I could feel the cold thru the laptop haha

@TheHighLifeWithSonnyAndChar 2 жыл бұрын

Oohh it was freezing!! Just like you could feel it through your laptop I could feel it through my suit!! Haha

@motorwharepouri Жыл бұрын

Mean Maori tough mahi

@outderhf 2 жыл бұрын

to much bro mean vid

@TheHighLifeWithSonnyAndChar 2 жыл бұрын

Top Man, thank you brother love your content bro.... Stay hearty as brother chur...

@Lyricistnz 2 жыл бұрын

Fark, that reef is fucked, no weed, never looked like that when we were kids

@TheHighLifeWithSonnyAndChar 2 жыл бұрын

It would have been amazing back in the day I’m sure….

@Lyricistnz 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHighLifeWithSonnyAndChar This is the result of snapper depletion. Snapper eat Kina, one of the few fish able to break open and predate on kina. However for a snapper to be able to do that it has to be of adult age. And few reach that age and particularly so in the north with the amount of fishing that happens. With no adult snapper kina proliferate like rabbits, and eat all the weed off of reefs. These are called Kina barrens, millions of kina going unchecked and eating reefs out of house and home and themselves into starvation as they eat out their own food source, but still keep spawning and breeding. All the fish that rely on seaweed as a whare or food, decimated. Kina barrens are happening all around Aotearoa. I'm in the South Island, you don't see them like up north. There is still a healthy enough balance to keep the kina in check. But eventually the fish stocks here will be wiped out and it will look like up north. Kina are beautiful but left unchecked they fuck up everything by turning seafloors into barren nothing. That reef you're diving on use to have weed and fish life for Africa. Old man and grandparents dived it for decades. It's farked. Take decades to recover.

@TheHighLifeWithSonnyAndChar 2 жыл бұрын

Its so sad how much of the life is gone, it would of looked like a completely different reef a few years ago. There is a study being done down near Leigh that monitors the impact of snapper in controlling Kina population, it would be such a good study to be a part of buts its a bit too far for us. thank you for sharing with us!

@Lyricistnz 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHighLifeWithSonnyAndChar I dive most weekends when the weather lets me. Ecosystems that are intact (a healthy population marine life) you don't see Kina barrens etc. You see far less kina in some places we dive down here in the South Island, way more weed but boy when you come across kina in these intact ecosystems they are BIG and full. I couldn't believe what I saw last time I went for a dive out by the Kerikeri heads when I was last up home. Kina were in the thousands, tiny, skinny and some parts of the reef were bald where once they were teeming with sea weed and fish. And while there was a shit load of fish around they predominantly juvenile and the crays were tiny and few and far between. Over fishing is tantamount to rape

@TheHighLifeWithSonnyAndChar 2 жыл бұрын

@@Lyricistnz yee man the Northland definitely needs a solid pest control plan for the kina.... it's always been on the bucket list to hit the waters up in the south island... I've never been but I'm sure it's beautiful....