Bottom Trawling (SCOOP)

[Steve O'Shea]

Just announced today .... or about to in ~ 20 minutes!

Jim Anderton is the New Zealand Minister of Fisheries!

 

[Steve O'Shea]

.. and a CU on the last page.

It looks like some progressive management is actually happening. Stay tuned for more results!

 

[cthulhu77]

fingers crossed here, senior'!

 

[Steve O'Shea]

It's massive!!!! Little guys and the environment won out!

You would have to download the huge powerpoint slide show to see it all, and there's typical industry spin throughout, but congratulations to the industry are warranted. WHerever you see a heavy red line on the attached map WILL(maybe) BE CLOSED TO BOTTOM TRAWLING!! Stippled means extending into international waters.

Go to www.seafood.co.nz
(and wait 30 mins to download)

It's about 30%!! of the EEZ. A lot of it is deep and featureless, but a lot of it is not! First steps! A most excellent start!

 

[tonmo]

Cool deal, Steve! Thanks for the heads-up! I'll sticky this to give it top billing.

 

[Steve O'Shea]

Update
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3572218a10,00.html

New bottom trawling deal announced
14 February 2006

A draft agreement has been reached with deepwater fishing companies to close more than 30 per cent of New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to bottom trawling, Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton said today.

[click link above to read entire article]

 

[cuttlegirl]

Congratulations! Amazing that they are willing to take "interim measures" to protect the environment.

 

[chrono_war01]

congrats, Steve. Hope more good news will follow after these first steps in the right direction!

 

[Phil]

This is great news. Well done to all those involved in pushing this legislation through.

 

[Euprymna]

cool indeed! Let's just hope other nations will follow...

eups