At home and far out to sea, our oceans are being plundered for profit by the fishing industry. This is having devastating consequences, emptying our oceans of fish and destroying ancient ecosystems that are vital for all life in the sea.
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Ministers Nash and Sage: I 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.
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.
Learn moreThe 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’re in.
Learn moreFind out why bottom trawling is so problematic by watching this short video.
Watch the videoNew Zealand companies still use bottom trawling to catch fish in NZ waters. Find out more about one of those companies, Talley’s, and their worrying links to certain MPs.
Read the articleTogether we are powerful. 50,000 New Zealanders have already joined the call to ban bottom trawling. But we know we can make more noise and get the Government to listen.
Retweet thisFind out why bottom trawling is so problematic by watching this short video.
New Zealand companies still use bottom trawling to catch fish in NZ waters. Find out more about one of those companies, Talley’s, and their worrying links to certain MPs.
Together we are powerful. 50,000 New Zealanders have already joined the call to ban bottom trawling. But we know we can make more noise and get the Government to listen.