The calls for protection of the collapsing Orange Roughy fishery keep coming.
Despite the minister and his industry influence, the people really want the ocean to be better protected and allowed to thrive. 🐟 🌊
Orange roughy must be taken off the menu
https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/orange-roughy-must-be-taken-menu
A shark and dolphin walk into a fishing industry conference…
We went to the annual Seafood NZ Conference last week to deliver a strong message to the fishing industry and the government - we need more ocean protection.
With the help of Sharon the Shark and Hāna Hector, the dolphin who came along with our friends from Dolphin Defenders, we met attendees from the fishing industry at the Seafood NZ Conference.
The response was mixed. Hāna even got kicked out of the conference!
🐬🦈
#ProtectTheOcean #BanBottomTrawling #oceans#NZPol #fisheries#CamerasOnBoats
A shark and dolphin walk into a fishing industry conference…
We went to the annual Seafood NZ Conference last week to deliver a strong message to the fishing industry and the government - we need more ocean protection.
With the help of Sharon the Shark and Hāna Hector, the dolphin who came along with our friends from Dolphin Defenders, we met attendees from the fishing industry at the Seafood NZ Conference.
The response was mixed. Hāna even got kicked out of the conference!
🐬🦈
#ProtectTheOcean #BanBottomTrawling #oceans#NZPol #fisheries#CamerasOnBoats
No one but Jones, his captured regulator, and industrial interests support these proposed changes. 🌊 The author clearly states "If there are no more fish, there's no longer a fishing industry."
"All of these proposals have the very real potential to nullify decades of efforts to restore our fisheries for everyone’s benefit — including for the commercial fishing industry."
Fishing changes threaten ocean and industry
https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/fishing-changes-threaten-ocean-and-industry/
Hōiho are at breaking point. The fishing industry is killing the ocean and it needs to stop. 🐧
She was the last: Penguin starvation crisis sparks call for emergency fishing ban | The Post
https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360780478/she-was-last-penguin-starvation-crisis-sparks-call-emergency-fishing-ban
#ProtectTheOcean #BanBottomTrawling #oceans #fisheries#NZPol
"The evidence reveals a classic case of regulatory capture, in which a sector’s money and lobbying have seemingly “hooked” the regulator. From industry donations and cosy dinners to an overhaul of laws that benefits those donors, the pattern is, well, very fishy."
Integrity Briefing: Fishy Influence – How the fishing industry captured Shane Jones
https://theintegrityinstitute.substack.com/p/integrity-briefing-fishy-influence
The awesomely named "Review of sustainability measures for orange roughy (ORH 3B)" is emblematic of putting profits over ocean health. 🌊
You can tell the government to ban bottom trawling now.
Just send them an email.
(Example text in reply toot)
This is a NZ Orange roughy fishery that is in freefall. MPI is consulting what to do about it. They need to prioritise sustainability over profits. The ESCR ORH3B must be closed immediately. Even the most conservative option may fall short.
Some background:
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/08/study-finds-nzs-largest-orange-roughy-fishery-facing-collapse/
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/15/rough-times-for-a-classic-nz-fish/
Submissions are open until July 30th, 5 pm.
#ProtectTheOcean #oceans #BanBottomTrawling #fisheries #NZPol
Unsurprisingly, it looks like Shane did not like our banner. 😅
Here he is again, ranting about it.
https://xcancel.com/mangonui08/status/1948909861930238302#m
#ProtectTheOcean#NZPol #BanBottomTrawling #oceans #fisheries#Greenpeace
The awesomely named "Review of sustainability measures for orange roughy (ORH 3B)" is emblematic of putting profits over ocean health. 🌊
You can tell the government to ban bottom trawling now.
Just send them an email.
(Example text in reply toot)
This is a NZ Orange roughy fishery that is in freefall. MPI is consulting what to do about it. They need to prioritise sustainability over profits. The ESCR ORH3B must be closed immediately. Even the most conservative option may fall short.
Some background:
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/08/study-finds-nzs-largest-orange-roughy-fishery-facing-collapse/
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/15/rough-times-for-a-classic-nz-fish/
Submissions are open until July 30th, 5 pm.
#ProtectTheOcean #oceans #BanBottomTrawling #fisheries #NZPol
TO: FMsubmissions@mpi.govt.nz
Subject line: Submission on Orange Roughy fishery (ORH3B)
My name is [Name] and I am [Something about you]. I live in [Place].
This is my personal submission on the proposed changes for the East and South Chatham Rise (ESCR) orange roughy (ORH 3B) fishery, which is now on the brink of collapse.
Orange roughy are a unique, slow growing species of deep sea fish that have been decimated by the New Zealand fishing industry and weak regulation. Orange roughy congregate on seamounts and are caught via bottom trawling.
I know bottom trawling is highly destructive - wiping out orange roughy numbers and also destroying the deep sea habitats they depend on.
I share the concerns of marine experts who are calling for a closure of this fishery so that roughy, and the habitats like seamounts, that they depend on, can recover.
I support the strongest measures that will ensure orange roughy thrive.
I don’t think option three - “60% catch reduction and partial closure” - goes far enough. Only closing the ESCR fishery completely, alongside a ban on bottom trawling on vulnerable seamounts and similar features, will protect orange roughy for the future.
Kind regards,
[Contact details.]
The awesomely named "Review of sustainability measures for orange roughy (ORH 3B)" is emblematic of putting profits over ocean health. 🌊
You can tell the government to ban bottom trawling now.
Just send them an email.
(Example text in reply toot)
This is a NZ Orange roughy fishery that is in freefall. MPI is consulting what to do about it. They need to prioritise sustainability over profits. The ESCR ORH3B must be closed immediately. Even the most conservative option may fall short.
Some background:
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/08/study-finds-nzs-largest-orange-roughy-fishery-facing-collapse/
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/15/rough-times-for-a-classic-nz-fish/
Submissions are open until July 30th, 5 pm.
#ProtectTheOcean #oceans #BanBottomTrawling #fisheries #NZPol
This is the story of just one courageous fisheries observer willing to speak out.
We do not know the exact extent or frequency of situations like this, but it is certain that his experience was not unique. 🐟
Greed and the profit motive are powerful incentives, the safety of onboard observers should be a priority. This is also why we need cameras on all fishing vessels. 📹
Bloody terror at sea sparks call for camera reform
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/21/bloody-terror-at-sea-sparks-call-for-camera-reform/
#ProtectTheOcean #CamerasOnBoats #fisheries #BanBottomTrawling
The view from a kiwi Marine Biologist, over at the United Nations Oceans Conference, and her feelings about New Zealand's government's lack of interest in the protection of the ocean.
All while the world gets on with bold action to protect the oceans. 🌊
Worth a read!
New Zealand isn’t just failing to act on ocean protection, it’s actively undoing progress | The Spinoff
https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/22-07-2025/new-zealand-isnt-just-failing-to-act-on-ocean-protection-its-actively-undoing-progress
#ProtectTheOcean #BanBottomTrawling #oceans #fisheries #stopSeabedMining
Just another beautiful day at work campaigning for the moana. 🌊🌈⛵
Alliance renews call for bottom trawling ban in Hauraki Gulf
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/alliance-renews-call-for-bottom-trawling-ban-in-hauraki-gulf/
#ProtectTheOcean #BanBottomTrawling #oceans #fisheries #greenpeace
Exploring the inter-connections between Alternative Agrifood and Seafood Networks for building food systems resilience
Kristen Lowitt
Charles Z. Levkoe
Sarah-Patricia Breen
Lindsay Harris
Hannah L. Harrison
Jon MacDonald
Phoebe Stephens
Joshua S. Stoll
Bruna Trevisan Negri
Connor Warne
Philip A. Loring
#Agriculture#AlternativeFoodNetworks#Fisheries#FoodSystems#Sustainability
#Read all you want! #OpenAccess
#Share generously! #KnowledgeSharing
#Grow your understanding of #Food
#Repeat
https://canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cfs/article/view/689
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