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Three Greenpeace activists have been arrested after occupying a Talley\u2019s bottom trawling vessel early this morning in Nelson.<\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace activists occupied the Amaltal Columbia in protest of Talley\u2019s industrial fishing practices. The organisation has labelled Talley\u2019s an \u2018ocean killer\u2019 over the destruction caused to the sea floor by bottom trawling.<\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace spokesperson Juan Parada says “These brave people have taken a stand for ocean health in delaying this vessel from leaving port to go bottom trawling.”<\/p>\n\n

One Greenpeace activist, attached to the stern of the boat, held a banner reading \u2018ocean killer\u2019, while others boarded the vessel and climbed to the gantry.<\/p>\n\n

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Greenpeace activists have occupied Talley\u2019s bottom trawler, Amaltal Columbia, stopping it from leaving port.
\u00a9 Bryce Groves \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

“Bottom trawling is a highly destructive fishing practice that wreaks havoc on ocean life,” says Parada.<\/p>\n\n

“If we want healthy oceans for the future, bottom trawling must stop in the places it does the most harm – and that\u2019s why we\u2019re demanding an end to bottom trawling on seamounts.<\/p>\n\n

“Today, these activists have taken a stand to disrupt this fishing method, in the face of a fishing industry that profits from trashing the ocean and a government that\u2019s willing to condone the industry\u2019s actions.”<\/p>\n\n

“Talley\u2019s have left a trail of destruction from New Zealand waters right across the high seas of the Tasman and into Australia. Their trawl nets turn precious coral into rubble, and kill ocean life from sharks, to fur seals, dolphins, and seabirds. This must end.”<\/p>\n\n

Earlier this year, Greenpeace activists confronted bottom trawling vessels at sea, painting the words \u2018Ocean Killer\u2019 on the hull of Talley\u2019s Amaltal Atlantis and Sealord\u2019s Ocean Dawn. The organisation says it will continue to hold bottom trawlers to account over their destruction of the oceans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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