Trawling

A Clean Sweep? by Kate Evans: we are the only nation still trawling in the South Pacific. Can the practice be fixed, or should it be phased out entirely? Audio

The government has announced 18 new protected areas in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, along with limiting trawl fishing.Otago University Zoology Professor Emeritus Liz Slooten is very happy about the… Audio

The government has unveiled its plan to better protect the Hauraki Gulf - Tiikapa Moana - for future generations. Successive reports in recent years have warned about the impact of overfishing… Audio

Trawl fishing will be largely banned and 18 new protection areas created in the Hauraki Gulf under a proposal released by the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries, David Parker, this morning. The Hauraki… Audio

Deep sea corals are being put to the test at NIWA to find out how they cope with sediment. Audio

Cameras on fishing boats have been promised for years, and were due to roll out on 1000 vessels on 1 July - now they've been quietly put on ice, again.  Audio

New research highlights the damage the fishing industry is doing by bottom trawling. The researchers which are led by NIWA say the destructrion of the seabed wildlife is akin to destruction of the… Audio

An expert in marine sanctuaries is warning huge marine protected areas like the one planned by New Zealand's government around the Kermadec Islands could actually be undermining conservation efforts… Audio

The Marlborough District Council has become the first in the country to include protections for important seabed habitat in its annual plan. Last year a report by marine biologist Rob Davidson found… Audio