Explanations for the mass deaths range from changing weather patterns, the availability of mackerel close to the coast to 'sound bombing' by oil companies scouring the deep seas.
This makes Howard Australia's second longest serving prime minister, after Liberal Party founder Robert Menzies, who remained in office for 17 years from 1949.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting was absent when the team assembled in Darwin on Monday ahead of the first Test with Sri Lanka.
The leg spinner took a wicket with his second ball in his first first class match after his comeback to top-level cricket.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting challenged the game's top-ranked side to play more aggressively on tour.
Bichel has struggled in the current triangular series with figures of 3-197 from six matches.
But pace bowler Brett Lee is all set to bolster the Aussie attack.
The 37-year-old campaigner split the webbing between his index and middle fingers as he attempted to stop a hot cover drive from West Indies opener Devon Smith in the opening Test in Guyana.
The 25-year-old was arrested for drink-driving in Tasmania early on Friday by Hobart police.
Victoria bore the brunt of the Australia Test captain's knock in the inter-state match.
He told Zealand television on Sunday he wished to "sincerely \n\napologise" to anyone who may have been offended by his comments.
Shane Warne will give his right \n\nbowling shoulder another workout when he captains Victoria in an \n\ninter-state one-day match against Tasmania.
Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu made centuries in a record opening stand as Sri Lanka smashed 343 for five in their one-day international match against Australia on Thursday.\n\n
Australia batsman Darren Lehmann is suffering from an acute leg infection and is in doubt for the fourth Ashes Test against England
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