A Transport Accident Investigation Commission investigator will tomorrow begin examining a Talley's fishing boat that caught fire off the Canterbury coast today.

A fishing boat was evacuated today after it caught fire off the Canterbury coast. Video courtesy Royal New Zealand Air Force

All of the crew of a Talley's fishing vessel on fire off the coast of Canterbury have now abandoned ship, as the blaze has spread throughout the vessel.

As valuable to marine life as it is prized by humans, the Hauraki Gulf is in decline. Though solutions seem as elusive as the gulf's fish stocks, a groundswell is building for collaboration.

Two waka crews have set off on a massive ocean journey to Easter Island today.

US scientists have bioengineered a 'jellyfish' using technology.