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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.
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What is the draft Fisheries Industry Transformation Plan?
Like the name suggests the draft Fisheries Industry Transformation Plan is an industry led plan that’s being pitched as a kind of long-term vision for the fishing sector. Sadly it's anything but transformational - especially as it does nothing to address the threat of bottom trawling.
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Delaying cameras on boats will mean more ocean destruction, says Greenpeace
Further news that commercial fishing boats are operating without onboard observers shows just how critical it is to get cameras on boats immediately.
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2023 is the year for ocean resolutions
In 2023, we can make huge changes that will protect our blue planet for the future.
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Talley’s guilty of fishing in closed area: groups call for Govt to deny new fishing permits
Environmentalists and recreational fishing groups today heralded the guilty verdict delivered to a Talley’s-owned bottom trawler, the Amaltal Apollo, and its skipper, for illegally bottom trawling on seamounts in international…
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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…
