Mastodawn

Happy to have contributed in a small way to this report out this week. The Hauraki Gulf was included as one of nine case studies around the world. 🌊

The common theme? You'll be surprised! (not)
Bottom trawling does not help with food security or the local environment.

Media article:
Contrary to industry claims, bottom trawling undermines food security
https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/contrary-to-industry-claims-bottom-trawling-undermines-food-security/

Report:
The impact of bottom trawling in food security
https://transformbottomtrawling.org/publications/

#protectTheOcean #banBottomTrawling #oceans #fisheries #HaurakiGulf

Bottom trawling undermines food security, report says

New research finds industrial bottom trawling is diverting nutritious fish and deepening food insecurity in coastal communities

Oceanographic

The Xylom 6d ago

NEW: Entering the fourth month of a health emergency triggered by a mass marine die-off, neglected coastal towns in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, are still waiting on government action.

This story by Rachel Ramirez is produced by The Confluence and co-published by The Xylom:
https://www.thexylom.com/post/papua-new-guinea-new-ireland-ocean-toxic-event-fish-public-health

#oceans #fisheries #environment #health #news

“We Are All Still Waiting for Answers:” Papua New Guinea’s Ocean Crisis Enters Fourth Month

Mass marine die-off triggers health emergency in New Ireland Province as neglected coastal towns wait on government action.

The Xylom

CBC Technology Science Apr 8

Feds' $412.9M renewal of Pacific Salmon Initiative cautiously welcomed
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson made the announcement in North Vancouver Tuesday, saying in a statement that the first five years of the initiative has shown what is possible when partners work together to restore habitat, expand hatchery programs, improve management and find new ways to protect vulnerable stocks.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pacific-salmon-initiative-announcement-9.7155534?cmp=rss

CBC British Columbia Apr 7

Feds' $412.9M renewal of Pacific Salmon Initiative cautiously welcomed
Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson made the announcement in North Vancouver Tuesday, saying in a statement that the first five years of the initiative has shown what is possible when partners work together to restore habitat, expand hatchery programs, improve management and find new ways to protect vulnerable stocks.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pacific-salmon-initiative-announcement-9.7155534?cmp=rss

MindTGap Apr 1

#KCAW #Sitka #AK
KCAW #RavenRadio
#Salmon #Herring #fisheries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrdQyQzz29s

KCAW Sitka

YouTube

EU Maritime & Fish Apr 1

What has been the impact of Covid-19 pandemic, Brexit, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine on EU #fisheries & #aquaculture?

A new #EUMOFA study looks into it: https://tinyurl.com/5n77ab2y

Join our #EUMOFATalk for key insights.
🗓️ 22 April, @SeafoodExpo_GL Barcelona
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https://nitter.net/EU_MARE/status/2037529681491116251#m

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, BREXIT and Russian war

CBC Nova Scotia Mar 31

Province not ready to detail how N.S. fisheries will be compensated for offshore wind impact
Nova Scotia’s fisheries minister says harvesters will be compensated if their work is negatively impacted by offshore wind developments, but he’s not ready to say how.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/n-s-govt-not-ready-to-detail-how-fisheries-will-be-compensated-for-offshore-wind-impact-9.7148443?cmp=rss

ClareBear 💚

Mar 31

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/591156/shane-jones-reminds-national-act-of-fisheries-bill-commitment

#nzpol #fisheries #sustainability

Shane Jones reminds National, ACT of fisheries bill commitment

Jones was last week forced to back down from the most contentious element of the proposed law change after National and ACT effectively threatened to pull their support.

RNZ

Ika Makimaki Mar 31

Shane Jones's Ocean Exploitation Bill (aka fisheries amendment bill) is about to go into first reading in parliament.

Have a look and be outraged, if you are into that sort of thing.

https://videos.parliament.nz

#ProtectTheOcean #BanBottomTrawling #fisheries #NZPol

Parliament Video | New Zealand Parliament

On Demand

AquaClaire Mar 29

Following today's post by @InsideClimate on the appalling marine die-off & toxic seawater in Papua New Guinea, I found an excellent article by John Cannon dated 20Mar on Mongabay which is complentary (& was apparently omitted from the Mastodon feed @mongabay):
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/pngs-new-ireland-coastal-waters-causing-fish-deaths-human-sickness/

#PNG #ocean #emergency #fisheries #fish #PublicHealth

PNG’s New Ireland coastal waters causing fish deaths, human sickness

For several months, the waters around New Ireland province in Papua New Guinea have been causing illness, skin irritation and the death of sea life, according to communities living along the east coast of the island. In December 2025, residents say they began noticing that fish and other marine life were turning up dead along […]

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