{"id":77330,"date":"2026-05-26T10:54:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T22:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=77330"},"modified":"2026-05-26T10:54:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T22:54:53","slug":"vision-versus-reality-thousands-of-protected-animals-killed-in-one-year-of-trawling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/vision-versus-reality-thousands-of-protected-animals-killed-in-one-year-of-trawling\/","title":{"rendered":"Vision versus reality &#8211; thousands of protected animals killed in one year of trawling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Greenpeace Aotearoa is renewing its call for urgent action on bottom trawling after data from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) shows another deadly year for New Zealand\u2019s marine life.<\/p>\n\n<p>The data, covering the latest full fishing year (24-25), shows trawl operations were responsible for the deaths of over 1,000 seabirds and hundreds of marine mammals, alongside the destruction of tonnes of habitat building coral.<br><br>It comes as the Seafood Industry meets in Wellington this week for its annual conference. This year\u2019s theme is \u201cRealising the Vision\u201d with a focus on the future of sustainable fishing in New Zealand.<br><br>Greenpeace Aotearoa oceans campaigner Ellie Hooper says she hopes industry representatives will address the root of the problem during the conference.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cFrom smashed coral to dead dolphins, this latest bycatch data paints a grim picture of the destruction caused by trawl methods &#8211; yet we haven\u2019t seen action to tackle this crisis\u201d says Hooper.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe fishing industry and government wants to sell a vision of sustainable fisheries &#8211; but the ocean is clearly paying the price for this industrial fishing practice and its high time solutions were implemented.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cIf we want a healthy, thriving ocean in Aotearoa &#8211; and sustainable fisheries for future generations, bottom trawling restrictions are urgent. We will see further ocean collapse if the government and industry continue to bury their heads in the sand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>Hooper adds that instead of acting on the overwhelming public mandate to ban bottom trawling, Luxon\u2019s government is trying to push through a Fisheries Amendment Bill that would further incentivise unselective fishing practices like trawling.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThousands of people from scientists, lawyers, recreational fishers and environmentalists, have submitted to oppose this Bill because it\u2019s quite clear it is counter to what the ocean needs.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cAt a time when more New Zealanders than ever are calling for a ban on bottom trawling, we have fish stocks collapsed and the highest rate of threatened native species in the world, the government is laying out the red carpet for the industry, with apparently no plan for how to tackle the crisis facing the ocean. Instead they are supporting legislation that would make it worse.\u201d<br><br>Key findings from the MPI bycatch report include a total of 8 tonnes of coral, sponges, and bryozoans hauled up over the period between October 2024 and September 2025. The figure includes a single incident where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/bottom-trawling-six-tonnes-of-coral-caught-in-a-single-net-prompts-backlash\/IMBAH7D3XVGSZDPVVNBHILP7MY\/\">6,000 kilograms of coral<\/a> were hauled up in the Chatham Rise off the South Island\u2019s East Coast.<\/p>\n\n<p>At least 345 marine mammals were killed by trawl nets in the same time period, including 301 fur seals, 10 sea lions, and four endangered Hector\u2019s dolphins.<\/p>\n\n<p>A shocking 1038 seabirds were also killed by&nbsp; trawlers, including 137 Salvin\u2019s albatross. A single incident caused the deaths of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/national\/564375\/unacceptable-forest-and-bird-demands-action-after-hundreds-of-native-seabirds-killed-in-trawler-catch\">207 sooty shearwaters<\/a> in Te Waewae Bay in Southland earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n<p>Hooper says any political party that\u2019s actually listening to New Zealanders must commit to bottom trawling restrictions.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cNew Zealanders have made bottom trawling an election issue. But enough with the empty platitudes &#8211; people want to see action. That looks like commitments to banning bottom trawling on seamounts and features in national and international waters, without delay.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThis can has been kicked down the road long enough. Public sentiment and the evidence is extremely clear, politicians now must act in the interests of the people and the ocean.\u201d<br><br>Notes:<br><br>The MPI data is for the latest fishing year &#8211; 1 October 2024 &#8211; 30 September 2025.<br><br>Bycatch data from MPI is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpi.govt.nz\/fishing-aquaculture\/sustainable-fisheries\/managing-the-impact-of-fishing-on-protected-species\/accidental-captures-of-seabirds-and-protected-marine-species-by-commercial-fishers-from-1-october-to-31-december-2025#previous\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-16026 \"\n\t\t\t\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\/\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/08\/f96613f7-coralbottomtrawl-e1605642085312.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/08\/f96613f7-coralbottomtrawl-e1605642085312-600x392.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/08\/f96613f7-coralbottomtrawl-e1605642085312-510x333.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2020\/08\/f96613f7-coralbottomtrawl-e1605642085312.jpg 766w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"NZ trawler dumps huge coral bottom trawling\" title=\"NZ trawler dumps huge coral bottom trawling\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"boxout-heading medium\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-ban-bottom-trawling-on-seamounts\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPETITION: Ban bottom trawling on seamounts\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"boxout-excerpt\">Join the call to demand that the NZ Govt bans bottom trawling on seamounts and similar deep sea features, and stop issuing permits for bottom trawling in international waters.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                                    <a\n                        class=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                        data-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n                        data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\"\n                        data-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-ban-bottom-trawling-on-seamounts\/\"\n                        \n                    >\n                        Take Action\n                    <\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greenpeace Aotearoa is renewing its call for urgent action on bottom trawling after data from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) shows another deadly year for New Zealand\u2019s marine life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":76252,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_planet4_optimize_post_is_variant":false,"_planet4_optimize_experiment_name":"","_planet4_optimize_variant_name":"","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"p4_og_title":"","p4_og_description":"","p4_og_image":"","p4_og_image_id":"","p4_seo_canonical_url":"","p4_campaign_name":"","p4_local_project":"OCEANS NZ Fisheries","p4_basket_name":"","p4_department":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[25,44],"p4-page-type":[7],"class_list":["post-77330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-greenpeace","tag-oceans","tag-fishing","p4-page-type-press-release"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - 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