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Six years after the Government first promised cameras onboard commercial fishing boats to prevent dumping and protect vulnerable species, there are fewer than 100 vessels outfitted with the technology.
Open Link >Media release from Rescue Fish. Plan released to restore fish and revitalise New Zealand’s commercial fishing sector. Sweeping changes proposed to fisheries policy to benefit future generations and pump much needed cash into the regions. Rescue Fish. 28 May 2020
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Joint Media release from Deepsea Conservation Coalition New Zealand members: ECO, Greenpeace, Forest & Bird, Our Seas Our Future, WWF – New Zealand and LegaSea. 19 February 2020. As a result of the New Zealand Government’s lobbying efforts on behalf of the fishing industry, a regional fisheries meeting this week has only made small steps […]
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LegaSea highlight issues around bottom trawling. Research shows that the majority of people think bottom trawling is illegal in inshore waters. People are surprised to learn that bottom trawling is permitted inshore. LegaSea. 31 Oct 2019.
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