Tag: chatham_rise

New Data Exposes 35-Tonne Coral Bycatch by New Zealand Trawlers

11 Sep 2026 9:57 a.m. · Source: Greenpeace Aotearoa

New data reveals New Zealand trawlers caught over 35,000kg of protected coral and sponges, challenging industry claims. Environmental groups demand an end to bottom trawling in vulnerable habitats, citing ecological damage and economic viability.

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New Zealand Implements Temporary Seamount Closures Amid Orange Roughy Population Decline

5 Jun 2026 4:46 p.m. · Source: Greenpeace Aotearoa

New Zealand's government has announced temporary seamount closures in the Chatham Rise orange roughy fishery due to plummeting fish numbers. Environmentalists, however, deem the six-week annual ban on bottom trawling insufficient, advocating for permanent protection of these vital habitats.

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