… and demands unequivocal action from the government and the fishing industry, says Forest & Bird. “Nesting numbers at some sites … South Otago coast or in Foveaux Strait. The Ministers of Fishing and Conservation must rectify this urgent issue,” …

… rules, meaningful support, and a change of attitude from industry laggards.   The Government has released a report …   “Transforming the way we do farming, forestry, and fishing will require a major shift in primary sector … towards marine reserves and more effective regulation of fishing. All too often, Forest & Bird has had to fall back on …

An “incredibly exciting” find of a new population of native giant kokopu has been made on Waiheke Island. A freshwater ecologist for Auckland Council’s biodiversity team, Matthew Bloxham, had a hunch a stream at the eastern end of Waiheke had the …

… life. It is an incredibly destructive, industrial, fishing method and has no place in the Gulf.  “The Hauraki … Tīkapa Moana as a taonga by stopping all destructive fishing practices and allowing Aotearoa New Zealand’s only … WWF-Aotearoa, NZ Underwater Association and NZ Sport Fishing) delivered a 36,000-strong petition to MPs outside …

… is fatally flawed and sends the wrong message to fishing companies world wide. Kevin Hackwell says the hoki … put short-term interests ahead of the goal of protecting fishing resources for future generations.”         Notes Hoki … these are the lack of clear understanding of current fishing mortality and consequent concern as to whether the …

… which are the most at-risk seabird from commercial fishing in New Zealand. “The seabird sandcastle event will be … says about 14,000 seabirds a year get caught by the fishing industry.   The conservation organisation is calling on the …

… who work to protect hoiho. "We're also calling on the fishing industry to agree an immediate set of actions to eliminate … the working group on managing threats to hoiho from the fishing industry?" asks Mr Hague. Earlier this year, Forest & …

… during the salvage, which effectively prohibited fishing over a large area and allowed Tangaroa (sea deity) to … the Bay of Plenty Regional Council to place controls over fishing there, but the Council claimed the law did not allow … to decline. The abundance that was created by the fishing exclusion zone has been lost, and now things are …

Lower Hutt Forest and Bird has achieved many projects that have “Given Nature a Voice”. 2011 Korokoro Stream   Mussel spat ropes have been installed over the lower dam in Korokoro Stream. Many of our native fish species can climb over stream obstructions. …

… news is shocking and a reminder of the toll our commercial fishing industry continues to take on seabirds,” says Chelsea McGaw, … with non-fish and protected species this last fishing quarter, including various species of seabirds, …

… in the marine park. Over 100 crafts from kayaks to skiffs, fishing boats and yachts have registered to date .   “Bottom trawling is a destructive fishing method that indiscriminately destroys marine life and … have the courage to stand up to the commercial fishing industry and do what’s right – protect Tīkapa Moana for …

… the ocean. From plastics, to sedimentation, to destructive fishing methods, successive governments have allowed our … crisis: urban developers, farming, forestry, shipping, fishing, oil and gas.”   “Our ocean species, on which we all … ocean environment.” … Ocean report must spur govt & industry action …

… further proof that so-called escape devices in commercial fishing nets don’t always work. Forest & Bird Oceans … next year’s pup; a loss of 3 animals in one hit.” “The fishing industry introduced Sea Lion Exclusion Devices (SLEDs), to …

… down the road for decades, the Government and agriculture industry have now agreed to a price on agriculture emissions, … inadequate and won't be implemented until 2025. "The industry has agreed to a mere 1 cent per kilo of milk … of dollars.That's just not good enough. The agriculture industry needs to step up on climate change - an issue which …

… mining under the Crown Minerals Act has been captured by industry, the State Services Commission (SSC) inquiry into …   “MBIE’s mining agency was captured by the minerals industry and adopted an ideological framework provided by … the private sector that it uses private spies paid for by industry to attack its stakeholders has lost its social …