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Ocean can’t wait, urgent action needed, says Greenpeace following Chief sci report
A long-awaited science report into New Zealand’s commercial fisheries has highlighted a lack of data on the ocean is one of the key problems with managing it, admitting we still know “frighteningly little” about a space we take so much from.
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Bottom trawling releases more carbon than air travel, groups urge Government action
New science released overnight shows bottom trawling releases more carbon dioxide than global aviation, coinciding with a renewed call from environmental groups for the Government to tackle the impacts of…
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Why industrial fishing companies shouldn’t manage the oceans
Industrial fishing is emptying our seas of life – ripping up seabeds, decimating wildlife populations and threatening food security for local communities.
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Talley’s & Fonterra: polluting our water
What’s with big companies thinking they can have a free pass to pollute our rivers and oceans?
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Talley’s guilty of illegal trawls in world’s “most biologically rich ocean habitat”
Talley’s deepwater fishing division, Amaltal, has today been found guilty of illegally bottom trawling in the Hikurangi Marine Reserve off Kaikōura. This comes eight months after the vessel’s skipper was found guilty of the same offence.
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How to protect the oceans in three steps
The oceans near and far are in trouble. In the face of multiple stressors, from destructive fishing to climate change, the oceans are struggling to recover. But together we can protect them.
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Art, indigenous rights and ocean protection
The kaupapa of this drawing for me was to highlight the basics: our corals are dying, our sea bed suffers, and we need to hold companies like Talley’s accountable. Entwined within this message is a reminder from myself and from the people I had wānanga with that we need to look to māori for guidance…
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Why activists around New Zealand are Telling on Talley’s
For the past few weeks, community activists across New Zealand have been spreading the word about a business that’s been trashing the oceans for years.
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Bringing New Zealand’s cherished native dolphins back from the brink
Following a ream of new protection measures introduced by the Department of Conservation this year, things are looking up for New Zealand’s most endangered dolphins. The long-overdue measures to save them should serve as a lesson for protecting the rest of the oceans.