On Fisheries news and the fight against regulatory capture, today:

Shane Jones drops plan to scrap legal fish size limits after backlash
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/shane-jones-drops-plan-to-scrap-legal-fish-size-limits-after-backlash/CZNSZRZIKVD3HK6IH6HDG7MT4E/

And our response:

Rotten to the core – ‘ocean exploitation bill’ must be rejected, says Greenpeace
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/rotten-to-the-core-ocean-exploitation-bill-must-be-rejected-says-greenpeace/

#protectTheOcean #banBottomTrawling #ocean #fisheries #NZPol #greenpeace

What is all the outrage about the fisheries amendment bill? How much of a betrayal to people, planet and oceans are we talking about? Is Shane Jones really just a mouthpiece for industrial fishing companies? Will National ever grow a spine?

Read all about it in this blog post from #greenpeace.

Sold to the highest trawler: Shane Jones hands NZ oceans over to Big Fish – National silent
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story/sold-to-the-highest-trawler-shane-jones-hands-nz-oceans-over-to-big-fish-national-silent/

#ProtectTheOcean #BanBottomTrawling #oceans #fisheries #NZPol

I will never forgive Shane Jones for making me agree with Brian Tamaki on anything.😤

The grifter is correct (although probably for the wrong reasons) on this one (1) issue.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1CVHS6PTQa/?mibextid=wwXIfr

#NZPol #fisheries #oceans #protectTheOcean

It’s time to stand together for Tīkapa Moana, the Hauraki Gulf. 🌊 ⛵ ✊

Despite a massive public mandate, the government continues to allow bottom trawlers to bulldoze the seafloor of this precious Marine Park. 🐟

On April 11 (weather date April 18), we’re sending an unmissable message to politicians in this election year: Ban bottom trawling now. 🐙

Join us for a powerful show of unity.
The oceans are not for sale! 🐳

https://community.greenpeace.org.nz/events/show-your-heart-for-the-hauraki-flotilla-beach-festival

#BanBottomTrawling #ProtectTheOcean #oceans #Aotearoa

“If every country could do what Chile has, the world would be able to effectively protect far more than 30% of the ocean by 2030.”

Some very exciting #goodNews for the ocean coming from Chile, one of the leading countries in marine protection these days.

Definitely a challenge for every country around the world to step up and do their bit. (looking at you New Zealand!)

One million square kilometres of ocean gains full protection in Chile
https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/one-million-square-kilometres-of-ocean-gains-full-protection-in-chile/

#ProtectTheOcean #oceans #30x30

This is a really good piece that, although it is centered on the rāhui and the rockpools, does a great job of highlighting the issues with the way the Quota Management System works.

In short, each species cannot be managed by itself, like inventory in a shop. They are part of complex, interconnected ecosystems, which rely on each other and the QMS does not really take that into account.

Auckland seafood harvesting ban hides hidden hooks
https://archive.ph/f9NyF

#ProtectTheOcean #oceans #NZPol #fisheries

Controversy erupts in the Fish of the Year election! 🚨

Jono Ridler (the swimmer breaking a record by swimming the length of the North island to raise awareness against bottom trawling) has been entered as a candidate for FOTY 2026.

You get 3 votes. Give one to Orange Roughy, please, and then maybe another to Jono.... if you think he makes a good fish.

https://www.mountainstosea.org.nz/fish-of-the-year

#FishOfTheYear #FoTY #OrangeRoughy #TeamOrangeRoughy #BanBottomTrawling #ProtectTheOcean #oceans #Fisheries

Orange roughy is on a mission to reproduce and recover their population, but it is not true that there's always plenty of fish in the sea, especially when bottom trawling has decimated your species

So they're now giving online dating a go, hoping to find mates.

Vote for Orange Roughy for Fish of the Year 2026, and help them find love and spawn.

https://www.mountainstosea.org.nz/fish-of-the-year

#fishOfTheYear #FOTY #OrangeRoughy #teamOrangeRoughy #BanBottomTrawling #ProtectTheOcean #oceans #fisheries