Our government have the authority to ban bottom trawling and over fishing - they have had this authority since 2020 - this is why we need Greens actually in power, because UK Labour really don’t care about the environment
#BanBottomTrawling
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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
I think it was me, personally, and my powerful posting that caused Shane Jones to tremble and back down. 😂
Still, the bill is a disaster and should be entirely rejected.
Fishing fight: Everyone in New Zealand vs Shane Jones […]
Heartbreaking, and yet more proof that the ocean around us needs more protection!
Seabirds struggled to raise chicks in the Hauraki Gulf this summer. What happened?
theconversation.com/seabirds-struggled-to-ra... […]
On Fisheries news and the fight against regulatory capture, today:
Shane Jones drops plan to scrap legal fish size limits after backlash
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/shane-jones-drops-pla...
And our response:
Rotten to […]
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 […]
The recreational fishers are also (rightly) pretty upset by the outrageous fisheries amendment bill from Jones and the industry that he serves.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1D7fnYH7YQ/
Call your MP today! (especially if they're National) let them know that this bill shall not pass […]
Graphic with the logo of Show your Heart for the Hauraki Flotilla and Beach Activities Come together to call for a ban on Bottom Trawling in the Hauraki Gulf 1PM Staurday April 11th (Rain date April 18th) Onero Beach, Waiheke
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 […]
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I have asked the European commissioner for the ocean to stop bottom trawling
I am also advocating our NZ government to #banbottomtrawling.
Will they be the decision-makers remembered for stopping this forever?
stopthedirtydozen.org/act/dd-email...
All together, we can regenerate the planet.
I’ve just signed the petition to end bottom trawling. Our ocean needs our support. Join me and sign too! #BanBottomTrawling action.wemove.eu/sign/2023-05...
RE: https://mastodon.nz/@pezmico/116168918101067413
Last few days to vote for the centurian #FishOfTheYear, the Orange Roughy!
Don't miss out!
https://www.mountainstosea.org.nz/fish-of-the-year
#OrangeRoughy #FOTY #oceans #Fisheries #teamOrangeRoughy #banbottomTrawling
I’ve just signed the petition to end bottom trawling. Our ocean needs our support. Join me and sign too! #BanBottomTrawling action.wemove.eu/sign/2023-05...
I’ve just signed the petition to end bottom trawling. Our ocean needs our support. Join me and sign too! #BanBottomTrawling action.wemove.eu/sign/2023-05...
Here is a petition to #banbottomtrawling in Europe. As the Ocean Act is drafted and the Ocean Pact (the general strategy that the formal Act puts into law) moves to implementation, join the 200K people who signed and put pressure FOR nature. only.one/act/bottom-t...
I’ve just signed the petition to end bottom trawling. Our ocean needs our support. Join me and sign too! #BanBottomTrawling action.wemove.eu/sign/2023-05...
Illustrated Orange Roughy as letterhead From the depths of the Orange Roughy Campaign Statement The Orange Roughy campaign o-fish-ally welcomes Jono Ridler to the Fish of the Year race. While his entry is... unconventional, we believe his presence brings vital attention to the devastating impacts of bottom trawling, a cause we hold very deep in our hearts. However, we have a few key observations: * Classification: While we admire Mr. Ridler's endurance, the science is clear: he is a mammal, not a fish. If the criteria for "Fish of the Year" now includes those with lungs and a penchant for milk, the goalposts have shifted significantly. * A Level Playing Field: If mammals are now eligible, it is only fair to extend an immediate invitation to Mr. Ridler's cousins, the whales and dolphins. They have before been excluded based on their mammalian classification; fairness dictates they be allowed to dive into the ballot. * The Anti-Trawling Voting Bloc: Specifically, the Hector’s and Maui dolphins would deserve a seat at the table. Like us, they are frequent victims of bottom trawling nets and would be powerful allies in a visible and growing voting bloc dedicated to protecting our oceans. We welcome healthy competition and conversation. May the best candidate win. Sincerely, Team Orange Roughy 11th March 2026
O-fish-al statement from the Orange Roughy team in response to Jono Ridler's candidacy for Fish of the Year.
Vote for Orange Roughy (a true fish for the centuries) before voting closes on March 15th.
#FishOfTheYear #FoTY #OrangeRoughy #TeamOrangeRoughy […]
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Controversy in the Fish of the Year competition! 🚨
Jono Ridler (the swimmer breaking a record 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 […]
Tinder profile screenshot. A orange roughly holds a fisher man in their hand, hanging upside down. Text reads Orange Roughy 1 kilometre below Active now If you're into bottom trawling, swipe left. Tired of people treating my home like a mining operation.
Tinder profile screenshot. A orange roughy swims alone in a dark blue Text reads Orange Roughy 1 kilometre below Active now Love hanging out in ancient coral forests (the kind that take hundreds or thousands of years to grow).
Tinder profile screenshot. Close up phone of a orange roughy fish, big eye visible. Text reads Orange Roughy 1 kilometre below Active now Just hit 75 years old, I'm ready for babies to help my species. Vote for me for Fish of the Year 2026!
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 […]
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🚨 Bottom trawling in the North Sea is driving a hidden climate cost, new research shows
Fishing for scampi disturbs carbon that's been locked in seabed mud for thousands of years, according to scientists. This destruction must end!
#BanBottomTrawling in #MPAs 🌊
https://bit.ly/4rk5Qf6
Graphic with a orange roughy perched on a comfortable looking couch. Text reads Respect your Elders Vote for the 200-Year-Old Underdog
🙏🏽Respect Your Elders.
Orange Roughy:
✔ Lives 200 years
✔ Survives crushing pressure
✔ Has outlived entire human generations
Vote for the 200-Year-Old Underdog
🧡 Vote Orange Roughy for Fish of the Year 🐟 Voting closes Sunday March 15 […]
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Why I need your vote « Bottom trawling is destroying my home * My numbers are severely depleted * I cannot recover fast enough Graph showing declining numbers of reported roughy catcn and allowable catch. Current levels are a fraction of the original ones. And the trend is downwards. Graph from newsroom.
"I've lived in the deep sea for over 200 years.
Bottom trawling is destroying my coral garden home 🪸.
Most of my friends are gone 😢
My numbers are dwindling, and I cannot recover fast enough."
Poor Orange Roughy!
Your vote can help it be seen.
🧡 Vote Orange […]
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Photo of a orange roughy swimming in front of a blue, rocky background. The fish is wearing a Napoleon hat, added with photo editing software. A text underneath reads: Swimming since Napoleon was around.
Here is your #OrangeRoughy fun fact of the day! 🧡 🐟
Orange Roughy is their common name today. But they have had many names over the years!
Their scientific name is Hoplostethus atlanticus, and their common name used to be "slimehead" but that was abandoned as […]
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Photo of an orange roughy fish Text underneath says "100 years old and still gorgeous!"
Your #OrangeRoughy fun fact of the day:
These fish live very slow paced lives. They only start reproducing after they reach between 20 - 30 years of age and scientist believe they are fully sexually mature when they reach about 70 years!
This is one of the main […]
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Worldwide premiere of the Orange Roughy song! 🚨 🎵
Some amazing and talented Greenpeace volunteers made a song supporting the plucky #OrangeRoughy campaign for #FishofTheYear
You heard it here first!
(and please go vote for this delightful fish from the deep […]
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Photo of a orange roughy swimming in the depths Text reads: VOTE! ORANGE ROUGHY FISH OF THE YEAR 2025 (crossed out) 2026
You get 3 votes, please give one to the humble roughy, a deep sea fish who can live over 200 years!
(If they don't get bottom trawled out of their beloved seamount before that)
https://www.mountainstosea.org.nz/fish-of-the-year
#FOTY #FishofTheYear […]
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Our Seamounts expedition scientific results are starting to get out into the world and have some effects! Particularly important with the governments outrageous proposal to allow for more coral to be thrashed without consequence in international waters of the South Pacific.
Lord Howe Rise […]
How much do you know about this year's best #FishOfTheYear candidate, the #OrangeRoughy? 🐟 🧡
Test your knowledge here! (and vote for this loveable ugly fishy for Fish of the Year)
https://greenpeace.nz/x0pn00
#oceans #banBottomTrawling #FOTY #TeamOrangeRoughy
Cute photo of an orange roughy swimming in the depths of the ocean.
With everything (terrible and not so much) that is going on, one thing is clear: Democracy is important.
So let's focus on the one democratic process we can all agree is fun and enjoyable, and where the candidates are pretty cool and trustworthy.
Fish of the […]
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Create a political policy to reduce the use of bottom trawling. Me: Illustration of a crab receiving a submachine gun from a human. There's more submachine guns on the ground around the crab.
Got any #BanBottomTrawling memes?
