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Summary
As part of NITV's environment focus, this Pakipumeka documentary Saving Tuna reveals the extraordinary life-cycle of the charismatic longfin eel, now a threatened species.He may be a slippery character, but the longfin eel (tuna) now needs human help to escape from a deadly trap. During filming for Saving Tuna, the production team has journeyed around the motu from Lake Ellesmere in Canterbury to Moerewa - fondly referred to as 'Tuna Town' - in Te Tai Tokerau. Along the way, they meet many iwi for whom the tuna has a huge historical significance
