{"id":71697,"date":"2025-06-27T19:54:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T07:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=71697"},"modified":"2025-06-29T21:47:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T09:47:11","slug":"greenpeace-activists-rebrand-nz-bottom-trawler-ocean-killer-at-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/greenpeace-activists-rebrand-nz-bottom-trawler-ocean-killer-at-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenpeace activists rebrand NZ bottom trawler \u201cocean killer\u201d at sea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Greenpeace Aotearoa activists have confronted a bottom trawler on the Chatham Rise, rebranding it &#8220;ocean killer&#8221;, after bearing witness to it hauling in a net straining with marine life.<\/p>\n\n<p>Launching from the Greenpeace vessel <em>Rainbow Warrior<\/em>, activists came alongside the New Zealand-flagged ship, Talley\u2019s <em>Amaltal Atlantis<\/em>, on the Chatham Rise on Friday afternoon, and painted the message on its hull with non-toxic paint.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/06\/4d387a6a-gp0su5zlx-1024x643.jpg\" title=\"Greenpeace Aotearoa activists confront the Talley\u2019s bottom trawler Amatal Atlantis on the Chatham Rise, painting \u201cocean killer\u201d on its hull to protest destructive bottom trawling. The Rainbow Warrior is off the coast of Aotearoa campaigning for an end to New Zealand&#039;s destructive bottom trawling in New Zealand waters and the Tasman Sea.\" alt=\"Greenpeace Aotearoa activists confront the Talley\u2019s bottom trawler Amatal Atlantis on the Chatham Rise, painting \u201cocean killer\u201d on its hull to protest destructive bottom trawling. The Rainbow Warrior is off the coast of Aotearoa campaigning for an end to New Zealand's destructive bottom trawling in New Zealand waters and the Tasman Sea.\" class=\"wp-image-71698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/06\/4d387a6a-gp0su5zlx-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/06\/4d387a6a-gp0su5zlx-600x377.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/06\/4d387a6a-gp0su5zlx-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/06\/4d387a6a-gp0su5zlx-510x320.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/06\/4d387a6a-gp0su5zlx.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Greenpeace Aotearoa activists confront the Talley\u2019s bottom trawler Amatal Atlantis on the Chatham Rise, painting \u201cocean killer\u201d on its hull to protest destructive bottom trawling.\nThe Rainbow Warrior is off the coast of Aotearoa campaigning for an end to New Zealand&#8217;s destructive bottom trawling in New Zealand waters and the Tasman Sea.<\/figcaption><figcaption><div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Paul Hilton \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Speaking from onboard the <em>Rainbow Warrior<\/em>, Greenpeace Aotearoa spokesperson Juan Parada says, \u201cAppalled by the most recent evidence of destruction, people defending the oceans rebranded this Talley\u2019s vessel today to expose the bottom trawling industry for what they are: ocean killers. When Talley\u2019s bottom trawlers drag their heavy trawl nets across the seafloor and over seamounts, they bulldoze everything in their path, including killing precious marine life from coral to fur seals, dolphins and seabirds.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve all seen the shocking footage of bottom trawling in David Attenborough&#8217;s film <em>Ocean,<\/em> and it\u2019s happening right here, right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cFaced with a fishing industry that profits from trashing the ocean, and a government that condones bottom trawling, we\u2019re proud of the peaceful action taken today to call out this destruction and demand that bottom trawling stop.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe <em>Amaltal Atlantis <\/em>trawls in the waters of Aotearoa, and has previously received permits to trawl in the High Seas of the South Pacific. Their trail of destruction is wide and long-lasting,\u201d says Parada.<\/p>\n\n<p>Talley\u2019s vessels have a long history of carrying out bottom trawling destruction. In 2018, the <em>Amaltal Apollo<\/em> trawled in a protected area on the Lord Howe Rise, in the international waters of the Tasman Sea. The <em>Amaltal Mariner<\/em> was also convicted of trawling in a marine reserve off Kaik\u014dura in 2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/06\/774434e5-gp0su5zlw-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/06\/774434e5-gp0su5zlw-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/06\/774434e5-gp0su5zlw-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/06\/774434e5-gp0su5zlw-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/06\/774434e5-gp0su5zlw-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2025\/06\/774434e5-gp0su5zlw.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The trawl net of Talley&#8217;s bottom trawler <em>Amaltal Atlantis<\/em> being hauled in before Greenpeace activists painted the hull of the vessel with the words &#8220;ocean killer&#8221; Photo: Paul Hilton\/ Greenpeace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>The company also has a documented history of health and safety issues, with multiple injuries and even a fatality reported to WorkSafe.<\/p>\n\n<p>In 2022, Greenpeace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/national\/129430001\/greenpeace-activists-target-talleys-trawler-at-port-nelson\">activists blocked the Amaltal Atlantis <\/a>from leaving Port Nelson for nearly 10 hours.<\/p>\n\n<p>The at-sea action comes just weeks after it was revealed a New Zealand vessel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/bottom-trawling-six-tonnes-of-coral-caught-in-a-single-net-prompts-backlash\/IMBAH7D3XVGSZDPVVNBHILP7MY\/\">dragged up six tonnes of coral<\/a> in a single trawl on the Chatham Rise, known for being a hotspot for coral life.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>In March, Greenpeace Aotearoa documented swathes of destroyed coral in areas of the Tasman Sea intensively trawled by New Zealand bottom trawlers. The Tasman Sea has been earmarked for one of the first high seas ocean sanctuaries, using the Global Ocean Treaty.<\/p>\n\n<p>New Zealand is the only country still bottom trawling in the High Seas of the Tasman.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Parada says, \u201cAs the rest of the world moves towards more comprehensive ocean protection for international waters, New Zealand is standing in the way of progress by continuing to advocate for the bottom trawling industry.<br><br>\u201cIt\u2019s time Talley\u2019s, the trawling industry, and the government listened to the tens of thousands of New Zealanders who want ocean health valued over industry profits.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cFrom depleted fish numbers to smashed coral, dead sharks and seabirds, the cost of bottom trawling is too high. To protect the ocean for the future and safeguard the ocean we all love, bottom trawling must stop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>In response to the activist\u2019s painting activity, Talley\u2019s responded saying they would seek legal action which \u201cmay include the arrest of the <em>Rainbow Warrior<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-16026  sticky-bottom-mobile collapse show\"\n\t\t\tid=\"action-card\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-ban-bottom-trawling-on-seamounts\/\" 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