23 Jun 2022

Damage from mass sea sponge bleaching worsens

From Morning Report, 7:42 am on 23 June 2022

Scientists now fear that the mass bleaching of native sea sponges in Fiordland is the largest event of its type in the world. And there's emerging evidence that an ongoing marine heatwave is also causing damage in Hauraki Gulf. Our Climate Reporter Hamish Cardwell has more.