A shark and dolphin walk into a fishing industry conference…
We went to the annual Seafood NZ Conference last week to deliver a strong message to the fishing industry and the government - we need more ocean protection.
With the help of Sharon the Shark and Hāna Hector, the dolphin who came along with our friends from Dolphin Defenders, we met attendees from the fishing industry at the Seafood NZ Conference.
The response was mixed. Hāna even got kicked out of the conference!
Blue whales are going quiet and scientists say it’s a warning sign.
Ocean heat waves and noise pollution are silencing the ocean’s largest singers. Does saving the ocean start with hearing it?
Be the voice for the voiceless, share this post.
Sorry I missed this update from Thursday last week, but Congo 
is the latest country to ratify the Global Ocean Treaty (aka #BBNJ) bringing the total number of ratifications to 52 out of 60 needed for the treaty to come into effect.
We are so close to acquiring a whole new legal framework for international ocean protection! 
High Seas Treaty Ratification Tracker
https://highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratification/
No one but Jones, his captured regulator, and industrial interests support these proposed changes. The author clearly states "If there are no more fish, there's no longer a fishing industry."
"All of these proposals have the very real potential to nullify decades of efforts to restore our fisheries for everyone’s benefit — including for the commercial fishing industry."
Fishing changes threaten ocean and industry
https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/fishing-changes-threaten-ocean-and-industry/
Hōiho are at breaking point. The fishing industry is killing the ocean and it needs to stop. 
She was the last: Penguin starvation crisis sparks call for emergency fishing ban | The Post
https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360780478/she-was-last-penguin-starvation-crisis-sparks-call-emergency-fishing-ban
Blue whales are going quiet and scientists say it’s a warning sign.
Ocean heat waves and noise pollution are silencing the ocean’s largest singers. Does saving the ocean start with hearing it?
Be the voice for the voiceless, share this post.
Such an honour and a precious opportunity to learn everyday, working with staunch, courageous individuals like Juressa.
Read their words and join us resisting this new wave of old colonialism and extraction.
Say no to seabed mining! 
Forty years of resistance in the Pacific - Greenpeace Aotearoa
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story/forty-years-of-resistance-in-the-pacific/
Deadline for submissions on the collapsing Orange Roughy fishery ORH3B is today at 5 pm. 
This is your chance to tell the government to stop bottom trawling!
And for some local #oceans #goodnews
Great things can happen when nature is respected and given the time and space to recover.
Good example to follow elsewhere!
Marine reserve's 25-year review: 'When things aren't fished the place changes'
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/568360/marine-reserve-s-25-year-review-when-things-aren-t-fished-the-place-changes
Unsurprisingly, it looks like Shane did not like our banner. 
Here he is again, ranting about it.
Example submission email - feel free to modify
The awesomely named "Review of sustainability measures for orange roughy (ORH 3B)" is emblematic of putting profits over ocean health.
You can tell the government to ban bottom trawling now.
Just send them an email.
(Example text in reply toot)
This is a NZ Orange roughy fishery that is in freefall. MPI is consulting what to do about it. They need to prioritise sustainability over profits. The ESCR ORH3B must be closed immediately. Even the most conservative option may fall short.
Some background:
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/08/study-finds-nzs-largest-orange-roughy-fishery-facing-collapse/
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/15/rough-times-for-a-classic-nz-fish/
Submissions are open until July 30th, 5 pm.
This is the story of just one courageous fisheries observer willing to speak out.
We do not know the exact extent or frequency of situations like this, but it is certain that his experience was not unique.
Greed and the profit motive are powerful incentives, the safety of onboard observers should be a priority. This is also why we need cameras on all fishing vessels. 
Bloody terror at sea sparks call for camera reform
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/21/bloody-terror-at-sea-sparks-call-for-camera-reform/
The view from a kiwi Marine Biologist, over at the United Nations Oceans Conference, and her feelings about New Zealand's government's lack of interest in the protection of the ocean.
All while the world gets on with bold action to protect the oceans.
Worth a read!
New Zealand isn’t just failing to act on ocean protection, it’s actively undoing progress | The Spinoff
https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/22-07-2025/new-zealand-isnt-just-failing-to-act-on-ocean-protection-its-actively-undoing-progress
Young people are stepping up for ocean protection again!
A group of rangatahi have put out this community petition to create and expand marine reserves and do our bit to achieve 30% of protected areas of the ocean by 2030.
It is inspiring to see them organising themselves and I would like to ask everyone to please support their petition. 
Protect What’s Left: Expand Marine Reserves in NZ
https://community.greenpeace.org.nz/petitions/protect-what-s-left-expand-marine-reserves-in-nz
Just another beautiful day at work campaigning for the moana. 
Alliance renews call for bottom trawling ban in Hauraki Gulf
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/alliance-renews-call-for-bottom-trawling-ban-in-hauraki-gulf/
Excellent new video from the Māui and Hector's Dolphin Defenders!
The NZ fishing industry does huge damage to ocean ecosystems but their PR would tell you otherwise. They recently released a video taking viewers 'beneath the waves', to 'muddy, sandy sea floors' where "bottom trawling is low impact".
But bottom trawling killed at least 12 Hector's dolphins in the last fishing year. So we corrected their video for them.
Beneath the lies
https://youtube.com/watch?v=LmWJ7YUJdMY
Essential listening. Excellent summary of how a once abundant deep sea fish is now at risk.
Orange roughy are caught by bottom trawling. Trawling destroys the ecosystems where roughy congregate.
Bottom trawling is indefensible, which is exactly why Greenpeace activists recently rebranded bottom trawlers on the Chatham Rise - the same area where roughy are now under pressure.
#BanBottomTrawling #ProtectTheOcean
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedetail/566894/warnings-resurface-over-iconic-fish
I am so proud of the heroic ocean protectors standing up for the moana.
The time for excuses is over. It's time for action.
Stop Bottom Trawling. 
Action to Stop Bottom Trawling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXqxOCtvcCc
Shane Jones said to get a real job, so we did.
In all seriousness, bottom trawling has to stop in the places it does the most harm.
Sign the petition now:
http://greenpeace.nz/BBT
Get a real job Greenpeace!
https://youtube.com/shorts/A8qdoeY0xHw
