Fishing
The way we fish cannot continue. Industrial scale commercial fishing has left parts of our oceans a barren wasteland, where once life thrived. Currently, less than one percent of our global oceans are set aside as ocean sanctuaries, making it all too easy for the fishing industry to exploit their resources. Overfishing and destructive, wasteful fishing practices are threatening the health of our oceans and food security for communities everywhere. Bottom trawling – commonly known as the most destructive fishing method around – is turning biodiverse hotspots to rock and rubble.
Things you can do
We want you to take action because together we’re strong.
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Ban Bottom Trawling on Seamounts
At home and far out to sea, our oceans are being plundered for profit by the fishing industry through bottom trawling. But what is bottom trawling and why is it so destructive to ocean habitats?
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Open Letter for Oceans Protection
Imagine a future where the ocean thrives. Where endangered species have been brought back from the brink, and families can catch a feed.
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Stop Ghost Fishing Gear
Ghost fishing gear is wreaking havoc on our oceans. Discarded nets, ropes and other fishing waste makes up 10% of the total plastic pollution in the ocean, but as yet – nothing is being done to stop it at the source.
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Empty promises from National-led govt as ‘ocean exploitation bill’ voted through
Greenpeace is slamming the decision by the coalition government today to vote through the Fisheries Amendment Bill, in the wake of mass public outcry against the legislation.
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Rotten to the core – ‘ocean exploitation bill’ must be rejected, says Greenpeace
Greenpeace says the coalition government’s removal of one item in NZ First’s ‘ocean exploitation bill’ is not enough to satisfy public outcry, with the organisation calling for the bill to be rejected in its entirety.
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Worst in a generation, environmentalists slam Fisheries Amendment Bill
The Fisheries Amendment Bill, which will likely have its first reading in parliament this week, is being labelled the worst fisheries policies in a generation by environmental groups who are…
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Sold to the highest trawler: Shane Jones hands NZ oceans over to Big Fish – National silent
Sweeping amendments proposed under the Fisheries Amendment Bill sign the ocean over to corporate fishing companies, incentivising trawling, and silencing New Zealanders right to have a say. But perhaps someone should remind National that their voters don’t support ocean destruction.
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QUIZ: Test your fishy knowledge of orange roughy
Test your knowledge on orange roughy, the deep sea fish at risk from overfishing and bottom trawling
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78% of NZers want bottom trawling banned as Govt pushes to catch more coral in South Pacific
New polling shows overwhelming support from New Zealanders for a ban on bottom trawling in the South Pacific high seas and an ocean sanctuary in the same area.
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This is how you’ve made a difference with Greenpeace in 2025
Please enjoying reading the October 2025 issue of Kākāriki, our Greenpeace Aotearoa supporter magazine.
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Industry opposition to bottom trawling ban “outrageous”
News that fishing industry lobby group Seafood New Zealand will actively oppose a ground breaking, community-supported plan to ban bottom trawling along the Coromandel Coast shows how out-of-touch it is with public sentiment.
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Seamount protection considered to protect crashed fish stock
A decision to dramatically reduce catch limits in the world’s largest orange roughy fishery is being welcomed by environmental groups, while they assert further protection is needed to prevent habitat and population collapse.