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Writing on the wall for NZ bottom trawling industry
It’s been an embarrassing few weeks for the New Zealand bottom trawling industry, with two revelations further shattering the sustainability image commercial fishing companies work so hard to sell.
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New bottom trawling report ‘wake-up call for deluded fishing industry’, say environmentalists
An authoritative new report reveals the considerable carbon cost of bottom trawling, with environmentalists calling it a “damning wake-up call” for the commercial fishing industry.
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Bottom trawling ban can’t avoid fishing areas, says Greenpeace
Greenpeace has welcomed Labour’s support for banning bottom trawling on seamounts but warns the ‘devil is in the detail’, reminding political leaders that meaningful ocean protection means urgently banning the method from where it does the most harm.
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Greenpeace welcomes Green Party commitment to ban bottom trawling
Greenpeace is welcoming the robust Oceans Policy released by The Green Party this morning, while also reminding all political leaders that meaningful ocean protection is essential to stem the twin biodiversity and climate crises.
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Full ban on bottom trawling in Hauraki Gulf needed
Greenpeace is renewing its call for a complete ban on destructive bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf marine park, following a government announcement today that trawl methods will continue in parts of the Gulf.
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Enviro Groups slam decision to continue trawling Hauraki Gulf
News today that the government will allow bottom trawling to continue in large areas of the Hauraki Gulf is being met by strong opposition from an alliance of groups campaigning to get the destructive fishing method out of the marine park.
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Nothing transformational about Fishing Industry Plan
Greenpeace is slamming the government’s Fisheries Industry Transformation Plan released today, calling it anything but transformational as it allows destructive bottom trawling to continue.
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Cameras on full fishing fleet urged to protect ocean
An announcement that the long awaited cameras on boats scheme will be up and running this week is a step in the right direction but must be rolled out to the entire fleet to keep the fishing industry accountable and protect the ocean.
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Bottom trawling ban needed to save plummeting fish populations
New information showing plummeting numbers of orange roughy on seamounts and other features demonstrates why bottom trawling must be banned from these biodiverse areas, say Greenpeace and the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition.
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Hauraki Gulf Alliance Petitions Parliament to Protect Marine Park from Destructive Fishing Practices
Today, a diverse range of recreational fishing, environmental, law, corporate and business organisations united as the Hauraki Gulf Alliance will deliver a petition calling for bottom trawl methods to be banned from within the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park.
