{"id":5430,"date":"2019-05-16T06:22:36","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T18:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/new-zealand\/?page_id=5430"},"modified":"2025-06-23T21:37:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T09:37:54","slug":"ban-bottom-trawling-on-seamounts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/act\/ban-bottom-trawling-on-seamounts\/","title":{"rendered":"Ban Bottom Trawling on Seamounts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-pattern-p4-page-header is-style-parallax\">\n\n                <div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                    \n                        <h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-background-color has-background\">\n                            Ban Bottom Trawling on Seamounts\n                        <\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n                \n\n                \n                        <p style=\"font-size:1.25rem\">\n                            At home and far out to sea, the oceans are being plundered for profit by the fishing industry. This is having devastating consequences, emptying oceans of fish and destroying ancient ecosystems that are vital for all life in the sea.\r\nWATCH the video below, and scroll down to sign the petition!\n                        <\/p>\n                    \n\n                \n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                            \n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/petition.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/oceans-bottomtrawling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n                                SIGN THE PETITION NOW\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n\n                <\/div>\n                <figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\n                        src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2019\/04\/16faca59-gp04lbb_web_size_with_credit_line.jpg\"\n                        alt=\"\"\n                        sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 601px) 50vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2019\/04\/16faca59-gp04lbb_web_size_with_credit_line.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2019\/04\/16faca59-gp04lbb_web_size_with_credit_line-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2019\/04\/16faca59-gp04lbb_web_size_with_credit_line-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2019\/04\/16faca59-gp04lbb_web_size_with_credit_line-510x340.jpg 510w\" class=\"wp-image-5329 size-full\"\n                    \/>\n                <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n                \n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<lite-youtube style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6pm8lX8wmRk\/hqdefault.jpg');\" videoid=\"6pm8lX8wmRk\" params=\"rel=0\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<div data-render=\"planet4-blocks\/columns\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;columns&quot;:[{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Trawling damages the ocean&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Bottom trawling is hugely devastating for ocean ecosystems. When fishing vessels drag vast weighted nets through delicate ecosystems, like over seamounts, they destroy everything in their path. Slow growing corals and sponges, that have provided a habitat for a diverse range of ocean creatures, are ripped to shreds. &quot;,&quot;link_new_tab&quot;:false,&quot;cta_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/p\\\/B4BMM7rHM43\\\/&quot;,&quot;cta_text&quot;:&quot;Learn more&quot;},{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Government must act&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;The Government is still allowing the commercial fishing industry to plunder these precious ecosystems for profit, and in 2019 announced that more bottom trawling would be allowed. In 2020, they have proposed an increase in quota for bottom trawled fish Orange Roughy, despite the ecological emergency we&#039;re in.&quot;,&quot;link_new_tab&quot;:false,&quot;cta_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/p\\\/B5Hko8Ppsnr\\\/&quot;,&quot;cta_text&quot;:&quot;Learn more&quot;}],&quot;className&quot;:&quot;is-style-no_image&quot;,&quot;columns_block_style&quot;:&quot;no_image&quot;}}\"><\/div><div data-render=\"planet4-blocks\/columns\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;columns_block_style&quot;:&quot;tasks&quot;,&quot;columns_title&quot;:&quot;What you can do&quot;,&quot;columns_description&quot;:&quot;Signed the petition but want to take more action? 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