All articles by Ellie Hooper
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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…
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Report indicates NZ trawlers dragged up over seven tonnes of protected coral
Greenpeace is calling for seamounts and similar ocean features to be protected from trawling, as the latest fishing bycatch data indicates the New Zealand fleet dragged up seven tonnes of…
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Talley’s shifts blame for illegal bottom trawl onto skipper
Court papers have revealed that Talley’s deepwater fishing division, Amaltal, has shifted the blame for illegally bottom trawling in the Hikurangi Marine Reserve off Kaikōura, a year after the company…
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Greenpeace calls for full Māui habitat protection as survey reveals further decline
A leaked Government report has revealed Māui dolphin numbers have declined further over the past five years, prompting Greenpeace to renew their call to protect the dolphins’ full habitat range.