27 May 2020

Squat Lobsters: seeing red in Otago

From Nine To Noon, 9:40 am on 27 May 2020
A red tide - Munida gregaria postlarvae litter the beaches of Otago harbour when they swarm.

A red tide - Munida gregaria postlarvae litter the beaches of Otago harbour when they swarm. Photo: Sadie Mills, NIWA

NIWA's squat lobster specialist Dr John Zeldis explains to Kathryn Ryan what causes the red swarms seen recently in Broad Bay and Edwards Bay near Portobello on the Otago Peninsula.