17 Oct 2019

Climate change, overfishing, cruise ships behind bleak state of marine life

From Checkpoint, 5:40 pm on 17 October 2019

The latest snapshot of the state of our oceans paints - yet again - a bleak picture of what's happening beneath the waves.

The Environment Ministry's second marine report shows the human activity on the land and at sea - such as coastal development and seabed trawling - is devastating marine habitats, with pests and invasive species taking over.

On top of that, the environment of course, is dealing with the impacts of climate change.

Emma Hatton reports.