All articles by Ellie Hooper
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Shocking new fishing industry by-kill data released
Greenpeace says new fishing bycatch data confirms the urgent need to regulate commercial fishing, calling into question continued claims by government and industry that New Zealand is a world leader when it comes to ocea
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NZ commercial fishing caught 58 protected turtles in last year alone
New Zealand’s sea turtle bycatch tripled in the fishing year 2020 - 2021, based on the previous decade average. The majority of the turtles caught were critically endangered leatherback turtles.
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Watch: Why are we still bottom trawling seamounts?
We’ve come together with Karli Thomas from Deep Sea Conservation Coalition, marine scientist Kat Goddard, and presenter Mandy Kupenga (Get Your Fish On) to launch an important message to ban…
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The path to a global oceans treaty
We’re now just one week away from the final round of negotiations for a Global Ocean Treaty, taking place in New York from 7 March.
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Global Oceans Treaty petition delivered to Parliament
Greenpeace activists sidestepped the chaos in Wellington this afternoon to deliver a petition demanding stronger protection for the oceans.
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Giant plea for Global Ocean Sanctuary support from New Zealanders
A giant video billboard is being lugged around downtown Wellington this week to alert politicians’ eyes and ears to the plight of our oceans.
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A mural appears in Auckland amid renewed calls for ban on trawling seamounts
An orange roughy and bubblegum coral are the subject of a new mural just completed in central Auckland, as the New Zealand government faces renewed pressure to ban bottom trawling…
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Horizon poll reveals nearly 80% of NZers want bottom trawling banned on seamounts
Greenpeace Aotearoa is renewing its call for the New Zealand Government to ban bottom trawling on seamounts
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New report and map shows Aotearoa’s deep-sea corals vastly unprotected from trawling
A new report and interactive map released by Greenpeace today, details the extent of unique wildlife found on Aotearoa’s seamounts, and how unprotected they are from bottom trawling.
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Report on the Biodiversity of Seamounts in Aotearoa and the Pacific
A new report and interactive map released by Greenpeace details the extent of unique biodiversity found on Aotearoa’s seamounts, and how these habitats are at risk from the commercial bottom…