A bit of an inspiring story for your Friday vibes:
An indigenous led project up north, in Whangaruru, aiming to restore balance in marine ecosystems. 🌊
Maara Moana: The First Ocean Garden
https://oceanographicmagazine.com/features/maara-moana-the-first-ocean-garden/
A bit of an inspiring story for your Friday vibes:
An indigenous led project up north, in Whangaruru, aiming to restore balance in marine ecosystems. 🌊
Maara Moana: The First Ocean Garden
https://oceanographicmagazine.com/features/maara-moana-the-first-ocean-garden/
Hoiho, the yellow eyed penguin, is one of the rarest penguins in the world and found only in Aotearoa. 🐧
But the northern population of hoiho is collapsing - by 80 percent since 2008.
Use our easy online tool to make a submission to call for zero bycatch of endangered hoiho.
Submissions close on December 12.
https://action.greenpeace.org.nz/ett/speak-up-for-hoiho-and-oceans
Good news for the Hoiho: the temporary emergency closure has been extended! 🥳 🐧
But still, the long term plans are insufficient and need to be improved to guarantee the survival of these beautiful creatures.
Make a submission in the link posted earlier in this thread!
#ProtectTheOcean #BanBottomTrawling #hoiho #penguins #oceans
This is cool. Great example of the importance of mussels in marine ecosystems. 🦪
The Hauraki Gulf: We made the mess, now we fix it
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/10/what-revivinhauraki-gulf-we-made-the-mess-now-we-must-fix-itg-the-hauraki-gulf-teaches-us-about-marine-restoration/
This is cool.
Mindful Money has released a guide of Ocean Friendly investments and kiwisaver funds. 🌊
Is your kiwisaver or investment fund harming the ocean?
You can have a look!
Have I ever mentioned how bad cars are?
Marine researchers find biggest source of microplastics in our ocean is vehicle tyres | RNZ News
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/580091/marine-researchers-find-biggest-source-of-microplastics-in-our-ocean-is-vehicle-tyres
This is cool.
Mindful Money has released a guide of Ocean Friendly investments and kiwisaver funds. 🌊
Is your kiwisaver or investment fund harming the ocean?
You can have a look!
Have I ever mentioned how bad cars are?
Marine researchers find biggest source of microplastics in our ocean is vehicle tyres | RNZ News
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/580091/marine-researchers-find-biggest-source-of-microplastics-in-our-ocean-is-vehicle-tyres
And rounding up the week with a bit of #GoodNews for the ocean on the deep sea mining front. 🐙 🌊
Cook Islands seabed mining decision delayed following local opposition
The community in Waikato has taken a bold step to ban bottom trawling and other damaging fishing methods in most of the coastal area around them. 🌊 💪
But of course now the greedy fishing industry lobby has announced they will try to stop the regional council's decision to continue unrestricted profiting off ocean destruction. 🐟
We stand in solidarity with mana whenua, local leaders, scientists and environmental advocates that want to protect the ocean for everyone. 🌏
Industry opposition to bottom trawling ban “outrageous”
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/industry-opposition-to-bottom-trawling-ban-outrageous/
#ProtectTheOcean #BanBottomTrawling #oceans #fisheries #NZPol
Breaking 🚨 🌊
Cook Islanders holding a banner reading “Don’t Mine the Moana” have confronted an exploration vessel as it returned to Rarotonga port today, protesting the emerging threat of seabed mining. 🐙
Kayaktivists held up banners sending a signal that the Pacific movement against seabed mining is strong and wannabe miners are not welcome here. ✊
Pacific activists protest deep sea mining as U.S exploration vessel enters port
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/pacific-activists-protest-deep-sea-mining-as-u-s-exploration-vessel-enters-port/
#ProtectTheOcean #StopDeepSeaMining #StopSeabedMining #oceans #greenpeace #directAction
The good, the bad and the ugly about the new Hauraki Gulf Protection Act. 🌊
This new law will increase protection in the waters of the Hauraki Gulf and is coming into force from next weekend. 🐳
The Hauraki Gulf Marine Protection Act: Turning the Tide for the Marine Park
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story/the-hauraki-gulf-marine-protection-act-turning-the-tide-for-the-marine-park/
#ProtectTheOcean #BanBottomTrawling #oceans #NZPol #HaurakiGulf #TīkapaMoana #greenpeace
While not lacking criticism, the Hauraki Gulf Protection Act is coming into force this weekend.
It is a net positive, despite its shortcomings, but much more work needs to be done to restore the mauri of Tīkapa Moana, the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park.
#ProtectTheOcean #BanBottomTrawling #NZPol #HaurakiGulf #TīkapaMoana
AUCKLAND - Join us for a FREE screening of David Attenborough's latest documentary!
🐟 6-9pm, Tuesday 21st October
🐟 Light snacks provided!
🐟 Held in an accessible venue
🐟 Exclusive viewing of Greenpeace Aotearoa's Seamounts short film 🪸
🐟 Hear from Greenpeace oceans campaigner Juan Parada about what Greenpeace Aotearoa is doing to protect the oceans - and how you can get involved!
😷 Masks encouraged and available
RSVP here:
https://community.greenpeace.org.nz/events/ocean-film-screening-at-the-greenpeace-warehouse
A sliver of #goodNews though:
While Central Government kowtows to the vested interests of destructive industries, local government finds ways to stand up and defend the environment in their own regions.
Well done Waikato Regional Council! 👏
Council to notify massive Coromandel bottom trawl ban, picking fight with Govt
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/10/waikato-regional-council-proposes-coromandel-bottom-trawl-ban/
Since the #GlobalOceanTreaty passed the threshold of 60 countries a lot more have ratified. The current number is 75! 🌊
But on the 1st of October the state of Palestine ratified the High Seas Treaty or #BBNJ, and I think that one ratification is particularly important to note.
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https://highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratification/country/state-of-palestine/
Despite the last minute, undemocratic carve-out for limited commercial fishing in "protected" areas, this Bill is a huge step forward for Tīkapa Moana, the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park.
Marine protections for Hauraki Gulf on the way
https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360819138/marine-protections-hauraki-gulf-way
This video from Seafood Watch and the Monterey Bay Aquarium gives orange roughy a red rating for being unsustainably fished with bottom trawling nets that wipe out entire coral ecosystems.
They are rightly telling conscientious customers to avoid buying it.
"It's a red alert if you ever see orange roughy on the menu" -> how's that for NZ's clean green trademark?
This video from Seafood Watch and the Monterey Bay Aquarium gives orange roughy a red rating for being unsustainably fished with bottom trawling nets that wipe out entire coral ecosystems.
They are rightly telling conscientious customers to avoid buying it.
"It's a red alert if you ever see orange roughy on the menu" -> how's that for NZ's clean green trademark?
Great question. Why indeed? 🤔
74 countries have now ratified a landmark treaty to protect the high seas. Why hasn’t NZ?
https://theconversation.com/74-countries-have-now-ratified-a-landmark-treaty-to-protect-the-high-seas-why-hasnt-nz-265846
