{"id":52600,"date":"2022-07-25T16:10:09","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T04:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?page_id=52600"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:59:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:59:43","slug":"live-stopping-bottom-trawling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/live-stopping-bottom-trawling\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking action to stop bottom trawling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n                    \n\n                    \n                    <\/div>\n                    \n<p>On July 30, two Greenpeace activists on a floating wooden raft blocked a Talley\u2019s bottom trawling vessel from leaving Port Nelson for ten hours.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<lite-youtube style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/eWUAkpyqHUI\/hqdefault.jpg');\" videoid=\"eWUAkpyqHUI\" params=\"rel=0\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p>See how the day unfolded below, and add your voice to the call for ocean protection!<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/petition.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/oceans-stop-bottom-trawling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Take action<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-render=\"planet4-blocks\/submenu\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;ON THIS PAGE&quot;,&quot;submenu_style&quot;:3,&quot;levels&quot;:[{&quot;heading&quot;:2,&quot;link&quot;:true,&quot;style&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}],&quot;className&quot;:&quot;is-style-sidebar&quot;}}\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Live Action Feed <\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today our two activists aboard a raft in Nelson Port blocked the Talley\u2019s bottom trawler Atlantis for 10 hours before they were finally removed by the Harbour Master.<br><br>They&#39;re safely back on land now. You can see how the day unfolded here \ud83d\udc47<br><br>Updates: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9FiYPJNdqS\">https:\/\/t.co\/9FiYPJNdqS<\/a> \ud83e\uddf5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5tV3REXe6K\">pic.twitter.com\/5tV3REXe6K<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Greenpeace Aotearoa (@GreenpeaceNZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenpeaceNZ\/status\/1553269815699447811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After 10 hrs on the raft we have been dragged out. Christine &amp; I were ready to stay much longer to stop Talley\u2019s ocean destruction. But we won\u2019t stop taking action, along with all the amazing people fighting for this cause, till <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidParkerMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DavidParkerMP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BanBottomTrawling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BanBottomTrawling<\/a> on seamounts \u270a\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\udc21<\/p>&mdash; Jessica Desmond (@FromAQuasar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FromAQuasar\/status\/1553272360442011649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Harbour Master is on the scene.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProtectTheOceans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProtectTheOceans<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LJcYD4LenR\">pic.twitter.com\/LJcYD4LenR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Greenpeace Aotearoa (@GreenpeaceNZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenpeaceNZ\/status\/1553248340602540032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Christine and I are on the raft here with a pretty clear message for Talley\u2019s. Bottom trawling reduces precious ocean life to rubble and ruin. That sucks. Time to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BanBottomTrawling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BanBottomTrawling<\/a> on seamounts and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protecttheocean?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protecttheocean<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DClEBhw3uz\">pic.twitter.com\/DClEBhw3uz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jessica Desmond (@FromAQuasar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FromAQuasar\/status\/1553230960547598337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Greenpeace activists on a raft have now been blocking a Talley\u2019s bottom trawling ship from leaving Port Nelson for eight hours and are preparing to stay there overnight in opposition to Talley\u2019s continued bottom trawling on seamounts: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8AhGnrEnbY\">https:\/\/t.co\/8AhGnrEnbY<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BanBottomTrawling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BanBottomTrawling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DXDDHwi3Ik\">pic.twitter.com\/DXDDHwi3Ik<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Greenpeace Aotearoa (@GreenpeaceNZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenpeaceNZ\/status\/1553233173580226560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Seamounts are the Ngahere \u014d Tangaroa we must protect them from fishing practices that are decades passed their used by date.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5x2ax6IKP4\">https:\/\/t.co\/5x2ax6IKP4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Zane Wedding (@tweetswillsaveu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tweetswillsaveu\/status\/1553158917898702848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Whatever Talley&#39;s says, bottom trawling on fragile  hotspots of biodiversity can never be sustainable. The corals that live on these areas can be hundreds to thousands of years old &#8211; and bottom trawling bulldozes them. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProtectTheOceans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProtectTheOceans<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenpeaceNZ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GreenpeaceNZ<\/a>   <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DFWhlEDlOl\">https:\/\/t.co\/DFWhlEDlOl<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ellie Hooper (@EleanorRowena) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EleanorRowena\/status\/1553203841533091840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good on you.  I used to bottom trawl out of Nelson for Sealords.  It was truly horrific. Indiscriminate, we pulled up sharks, penguins, black coral and all manner of &#39;bycatch&#39;. Good on you Jessica!<\/p>&mdash; Grant Kitto (@kiwikitto1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kiwikitto1\/status\/1553195101488558080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Some great support from locals braving the weather to come and visit activists <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FromAQuasar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FromAQuasar<\/a> and Christine on the water \ud83d\udc99<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protecttheoceans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protecttheoceans<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/banbottomtrawling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#banbottomtrawling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jHkIleLuhK\">pic.twitter.com\/jHkIleLuhK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Greenpeace Aotearoa (@GreenpeaceNZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenpeaceNZ\/status\/1553219273178624001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#39;Worst types of fishing&#39;: Greenpeace activists block Talley&#39;s vessel in Port Nelson <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SLLrFJed6G\">https:\/\/t.co\/SLLrFJed6G<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Newshub (@NewshubNZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewshubNZ\/status\/1553194929869844480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Whatever Talley&#39;s says, bottom trawling on fragile  hotspots of biodiversity can never be sustainable. The corals that live on these areas can be hundreds to thousands of years old &#8211; and bottom trawling bulldozes them. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProtectTheOceans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProtectTheOceans<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenpeaceNZ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GreenpeaceNZ<\/a>   <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DFWhlEDlOl\">https:\/\/t.co\/DFWhlEDlOl<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ellie Hooper (@EleanorRowena) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EleanorRowena\/status\/1553203841533091840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A tour of the Rainbow Roughy! <br><br>Christine is on a raft in the Port of Nelson blocking the Talley&#39;s bottom trawler Amaltal Atlantis from leaving.<br>More here <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s0NGv3ZAig\">https:\/\/t.co\/s0NGv3ZAig<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BanBottomTrawling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BanBottomTrawling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dWwJmzzyw4\">pic.twitter.com\/dWwJmzzyw4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Greenpeace Aotearoa (@GreenpeaceNZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenpeaceNZ\/status\/1553184934533115905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fishing industry like to play the numbers to make bottom trawling seem less horrific, but according to NIWA 80% of seamounts that can be bottom trawled, have been. Join me in calling on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidParkerMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DavidParkerMP<\/a> to protect seamounts NOW \u2070<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/20FgujDgS8\">https:\/\/t.co\/20FgujDgS8<\/a> <br> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProtectTheOcean?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProtectTheOcean<\/a> \ufffc<\/p>&mdash; Jessica Desmond (@FromAQuasar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FromAQuasar\/status\/1553174166798422016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Settled in to our floating home, the PV Rainbow Roughy. We\u2019re are out today to stop Talley\u2019s bottom trawling seamounts. For the sake of the oceans, biodiversity and climate! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/banbottomtrawling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#banbottomtrawling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protecttheoceans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protecttheoceans<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tGfdzjx6ab\">pic.twitter.com\/tGfdzjx6ab<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jessica Desmond (@FromAQuasar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FromAQuasar\/status\/1553166576416727045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is the Talley&#39;s bottom trawler Amaltal Atlantis trawling 65 nautical miles east of Banks Peninsula in March.<br><br>Today we&#39;re blocking it from leaving port in Nelson.<br><br>Bottom trawling on seamounts trashes ancient corals and should be banned.<br><br>\ud83d\udcf7 Geoff Reid, Film the Trawlers <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KGvc0BOZW6\">pic.twitter.com\/KGvc0BOZW6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Greenpeace Aotearoa (@GreenpeaceNZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenpeaceNZ\/status\/1553155040046882816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"et\" dir=\"ltr\">He kohatu i taka mai i te pari e kore e taea te whakahokia! (A fallen rock cannot be replaced.)<br>We are tearing apart our sea floor, No Coral lifted from the sea floor can be replaced. We need to stop this.<br>T\u0113nei te mihi nui ki a koutou m\u014d koutou m\u0101nawanui <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/faBpQCWnCK\">https:\/\/t.co\/faBpQCWnCK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Zane Wedding (@tweetswillsaveu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tweetswillsaveu\/status\/1553148895085006848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, two awesome activists are blocking Talley\u2019s bottom trawler, the Amaltal Atlantis, from leaving Port Nelson. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/banbottomtrawling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#banbottomtrawling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protecttheoceans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protecttheoceans<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenpeaceNZ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GreenpeaceNZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KdyFRI0Gve\">pic.twitter.com\/KdyFRI0Gve<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ellie Hooper (@EleanorRowena) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EleanorRowena\/status\/1553152868441792513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Every year, Talley&#39;s sends out a fleet of bottom trawlers for orange roughy, often on seamounts where ancient coral is scooped up and crushed by the heavy nets.<br><br>It&#39;s not fishing, it&#39;s extinction. <br><br>We&#39;re taking action today: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dBTjJwCnMl\">https:\/\/t.co\/dBTjJwCnMl<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BanBotomTrawling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BanBotomTrawling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/elJTs4bkBt\">pic.twitter.com\/elJTs4bkBt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nick Young (@nickofnz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nickofnz\/status\/1553151557448785921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bottom trawling smashes ancient deep water coral with heavy rollers and nets to catch long lived fish like Orange Roughy. Corals literally older than Jesus. The world isn\u2019t dying it is being killed by firms like Talleys. Greenpeace is blocking their ship <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5hv1SBvAYk\">https:\/\/t.co\/5hv1SBvAYk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Russel Norman (@RusselNorman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RusselNorman\/status\/1553138503076106241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On a large floating raft activists are blocking a Talley&#39;s bottom trawling ship from leaving the port of Nelson, disrupting Talley\u2019s activities to protest its continued bottom trawling on seamounts. <br><br>See more and take action here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9FiYPK4gsS\">https:\/\/t.co\/9FiYPK4gsS<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BanBottomTrawling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BanBottomTrawling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RPCTHlE8uX\">pic.twitter.com\/RPCTHlE8uX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Greenpeace Aotearoa (@GreenpeaceNZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenpeaceNZ\/status\/1553133420376494080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Seamounts need protection from bottom trawlers <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidParkerMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DavidParkerMP<\/a> and 79% of NZers agree! Take action now and ban bottom trawling on seamounts <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protecttheocean?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protecttheocean<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/banbottomtrawling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#banbottomtrawling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zaHEp0vpjW\">https:\/\/t.co\/zaHEp0vpjW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jessica Desmond (@FromAQuasar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FromAQuasar\/status\/1553125178388860928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today I\u2019m out blocking Talley\u2019s ship because we want them to stop bottom trawling seamounts. Seamounts are crucial to the ocean ecosystem and are bulldozed by bottom trawlers. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/banbottomtrawling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#banbottomtrawling<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProtectTheOcean?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProtectTheOcean<\/a> \ufffc <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NkONk3CEOQ\">pic.twitter.com\/NkONk3CEOQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jessica Desmond (@FromAQuasar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FromAQuasar\/status\/1553121679689191424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Greenpeace rafters block Talley\u2019s bottom trawler in Nelson, via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenpeaceNZ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GreenpeaceNZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1jSdCBDpAZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/1jSdCBDpAZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fLVv4bORrO\">pic.twitter.com\/fLVv4bORrO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Greenpeace Aotearoa (@GreenpeaceNZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenpeaceNZ\/status\/1553121831141638144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is what bottom trawling looks like, and the New Zealand season has just started again.<br><br>It&#39;s not fishing &#8211; it&#39;s extinction &#8211; like bulldozing a kauri forest just to catch some birds.<br><br>Join the call for a ban now: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C4d9XK6nK6\">https:\/\/t.co\/C4d9XK6nK6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aU62KARa0s\">pic.twitter.com\/aU62KARa0s<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Greenpeace Aotearoa (@GreenpeaceNZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenpeaceNZ\/status\/1549243387513294849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bottom trawling season has begun again.<br><br>How much do you know about what goes on out there? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mjipmiUE64\">https:\/\/t.co\/mjipmiUE64<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Greenpeace Aotearoa (@GreenpeaceNZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenpeaceNZ\/status\/1551397826470367233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PETITION Protect the oceans from destructive fishing. Ban bottom trawling on seamounts! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O5xR3iwtMx\">https:\/\/t.co\/O5xR3iwtMx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NZOverFishing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NZOverFishing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveTheOceans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveTheOceans<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GreenpeaceNZ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GreenpeaceNZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nick Young (@nickofnz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nickofnz\/status\/1544585909110439941?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-query actions-list p4-query-loop is-custom-layout-actions-list is-custom-layout-grid is-layout-grid wp-container-core-query-is-layout-29f43435 wp-block-query-is-layout-grid\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Actions you can take<\/h2>\n        <p style=\"margin-top: 24px; 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/07\/d02619b3-187a1606.jpg 8192w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/07\/d02619b3-187a1606-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/07\/d02619b3-187a1606-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/07\/d02619b3-187a1606-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/07\/d02619b3-187a1606-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/07\/d02619b3-187a1606-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 8192px) 100vw, 8192px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2022\/07\/d02619b3-187a1606.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/\">Press release<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/oceans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Oceans<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/greenpeace-rafters-block-talleys-bottom-trawler-in-nelson\/\" target=\"_self\" >Greenpeace rafters block Talley\u2019s bottom trawler in Nelson<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Sitting on a 6-metre raft displaying a \u201cStop Bottom Trawling Seamounts\u201d banner, Greenpeace activists have this morning blocked a Talley\u2019s bottom trawling vessel to disrupt its departure from Port Nelson. <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'><a href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/nyoung\/'>Nick Young<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-07-30T08:49:08+12:00\">30 July 2022<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-52682 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-oceans p4-page-type-press-release\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/eight-hours-in-greenpeace-activists-continue-blocking-talleys-bottom-trawler\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/07\/c620bad1-187a2208.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Eight hours in: Greenpeace activists continue blocking Talley\u2019s bottom trawler\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/07\/c620bad1-187a2208.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/07\/c620bad1-187a2208-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/07\/c620bad1-187a2208-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/07\/c620bad1-187a2208-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2022\/07\/c620bad1-187a2208.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/\">Press release<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/oceans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Oceans<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/eight-hours-in-greenpeace-activists-continue-blocking-talleys-bottom-trawler\/\" target=\"_self\" >Eight hours in: Greenpeace activists continue blocking Talley\u2019s bottom trawler<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Greenpeace activists on raft have now been blocking a Talley\u2019s bottom trawling ship from leaving Port Nelson for eight hours, and are preparing to stay there overnight in opposition to&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'><a href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/nyoung\/'>Nick Young<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-07-30T15:56:34+12:00\">30 July 2022<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><\/ul>\n\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons carousel-controls is-horizontal is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-044bd602 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-button carousel-control-prev\"><button 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wp-block-navigation-item see-all-link wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/news-stories\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">See all stories<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        \n\n    <p style=\"margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 36px;\"><\/p>\n\n    \n\n    <ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8286 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-oceans tag-biodiversity tag-fishing p4-page-type-story\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/what-is-bottom-trawling-and-why-is-it-bad-for-the-environment\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2019\/10\/ee9612be-gp0oc7_web_size.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Bottom trawling and why it&#8217;s bad for the ocean\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2019\/10\/ee9612be-gp0oc7_web_size.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2019\/10\/ee9612be-gp0oc7_web_size-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2019\/10\/ee9612be-gp0oc7_web_size-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2019\/10\/ee9612be-gp0oc7_web_size-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-new-zealand-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2019\/10\/ee9612be-gp0oc7_web_size.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/\">Story<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/oceans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Oceans<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/biodiversity\/\" rel=\"tag\">Biodiversity<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/fishing\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fishing<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/what-is-bottom-trawling-and-why-is-it-bad-for-the-environment\/\" target=\"_self\" >Bottom trawling and why it&#8217;s bad for the ocean<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Bottom trawling is an incredibly destructive method of fishing that involves dragging weighted nets across the seafloor. It causes wide scale damage to our oceans, but New Zealand fishing companies still use it both locally and internationally. <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'><a href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/ehooper\/'>Ellie Hooper<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-03-13T11:31:00+13:00\">13 March 2025<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-50763 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-oceans p4-page-type-press-release\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/horizon-poll-reveals-nearly-80-of-nzers-want-bottom-trawling-banned-on-seamounts\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/01\/bdf1d428-gp0oc7_web_size_with_credit_line.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Horizon poll reveals nearly 80% of NZers want bottom trawling banned on seamounts\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/01\/bdf1d428-gp0oc7_web_size_with_credit_line.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/01\/bdf1d428-gp0oc7_web_size_with_credit_line-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/01\/bdf1d428-gp0oc7_web_size_with_credit_line-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/01\/bdf1d428-gp0oc7_web_size_with_credit_line-510x340.jpeg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2022\/01\/bdf1d428-gp0oc7_web_size_with_credit_line.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/\">Press release<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/oceans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Oceans<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/horizon-poll-reveals-nearly-80-of-nzers-want-bottom-trawling-banned-on-seamounts\/\" target=\"_self\" >Horizon poll reveals nearly 80% of NZers want bottom trawling banned on seamounts<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Greenpeace Aotearoa is renewing its call for the New Zealand Government to ban bottom trawling on seamounts <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'><a href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/ehooper\/'>Ellie Hooper<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-01-19T08:30:53+13:00\">19 January 2022<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-16703 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-oceans p4-page-type-press-release\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/greenpeace-gives-talleys-bottom-trawler-a-new-paint-job\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/07\/86f8a8bd-img_8cd9b19c89e8-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Greenpeace gives Talley\u2019s bottom trawler a new paint job\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/07\/86f8a8bd-img_8cd9b19c89e8-1.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/07\/86f8a8bd-img_8cd9b19c89e8-1-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/07\/86f8a8bd-img_8cd9b19c89e8-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/07\/86f8a8bd-img_8cd9b19c89e8-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/07\/86f8a8bd-img_8cd9b19c89e8-1-510x340.jpeg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2021\/07\/86f8a8bd-img_8cd9b19c89e8-1.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/\">Press release<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/oceans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Oceans<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/greenpeace-gives-talleys-bottom-trawler-a-new-paint-job\/\" target=\"_self\" >Greenpeace gives Talley\u2019s bottom trawler a new paint job<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Port Nelson: Greenpeace activists have given Talley\u2019s vessel the Amaltal Enterprise a new paint job this morning, calling for bottom trawling to be banned on seamounts.\u00a0 <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'><a href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/ehooper\/'>Ellie Hooper<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-07-06T07:35:18+12:00\">6 July 2021<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-49439 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-oceans tag-fishing p4-page-type-press-release\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/talleys-shifts-blame-for-illegal-bottom-trawl-onto-skipper\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1420\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/09\/e17c8a5d-1627872064305.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Talley\u2019s shifts blame for illegal bottom trawl onto skipper\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/09\/e17c8a5d-1627872064305.jpeg 1420w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/09\/e17c8a5d-1627872064305-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/09\/e17c8a5d-1627872064305-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/09\/e17c8a5d-1627872064305-768x433.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/09\/e17c8a5d-1627872064305-510x287.jpeg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1420px) 100vw, 1420px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2021\/09\/e17c8a5d-1627872064305.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/\">Press release<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/oceans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Oceans<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/fishing\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fishing<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/talleys-shifts-blame-for-illegal-bottom-trawl-onto-skipper\/\" target=\"_self\" >Talley\u2019s shifts blame for illegal bottom trawl onto skipper<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Court papers have revealed that Talley\u2019s deepwater fishing division, Amaltal, has shifted the blame for illegally bottom trawling in the Hikurangi Marine Reserve off Kaik\u014dura, a year after the company&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'><a href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/ehooper\/'>Ellie Hooper<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-09-16T15:12:00+12:00\">16 September 2021<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-16678 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-oceans tag-fishing p4-page-type-press-release\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/new-zealand-bottom-trawlers-operate-most-destructive-fishery-in-australia\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/06\/c29372db-gp01g13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"New Zealand bottom trawlers operate \u201cmost destructive fishery\u201d in Australia\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/06\/c29372db-gp01g13.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/06\/c29372db-gp01g13-600x421.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/06\/c29372db-gp01g13-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/06\/c29372db-gp01g13-1024x718.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2018\/06\/c29372db-gp01g13-485x340.jpg 485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"p4-newzealand-production-content\" data-stateless-media-name=\"new-zealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/c29372db-gp01g13.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/\">Press release<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/oceans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Oceans<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/fishing\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fishing<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/new-zealand-bottom-trawlers-operate-most-destructive-fishery-in-australia\/\" target=\"_self\" >New Zealand bottom trawlers operate \u201cmost destructive fishery\u201d in Australia<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Australian conservationists are calling out the New Zealand bottom trawling fleet for operating the \u201cmost destructive fishery\u201d in the country, as vessels from NZ currently trawl for orange roughy off&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'><a href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/ehooper\/'>Ellie Hooper<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-06-29T17:42:45+12:00\">29 June 2021<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-49092 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-greenpeace tag-oceans p4-page-type-press-release\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/greenpeace-activists-deliver-message-to-talleys-bottom-trawling-ship\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/08\/6aedfc08-02a1670-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"Greenpeace activists deliver message to Talley\u2019s bottom trawling ship\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/08\/6aedfc08-02a1670-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/08\/6aedfc08-02a1670-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/08\/6aedfc08-02a1670-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/08\/6aedfc08-02a1670-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/08\/6aedfc08-02a1670-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/08\/6aedfc08-02a1670-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/08\/6aedfc08-02a1670-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" data-image-size=\"post-thumbnail\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"planet4-aotearoa-stateless\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2021\/08\/6aedfc08-02a1670-scaled.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/\">Press release<\/a><\/div>\n                <div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/tag\/oceans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Oceans<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n        <h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/greenpeace-activists-deliver-message-to-talleys-bottom-trawling-ship\/\" target=\"_self\" >Greenpeace activists deliver message to Talley\u2019s bottom trawling ship<\/a><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Thursday, August 12, Port Dunedin: Greenpeace activists have this evening underlined the call for bottom trawling to be banned on seamounts, confronting Talley\u2019s ship the Amaltal Explorer as it headed&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'><a href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/author\/ehooper\/'>Ellie Hooper<\/a><\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-08-12T18:48:24+12:00\">12 August 2021<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n 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