New Zealand Accused Of Shameful Politics Over South Pacific Fishing Rules
The New Zealand Government is again under fire for putting commercial fishing interests ahead of conservation at an international meeting and is being accused of “shameful politics.”
06 Feb 2023 20:00
Greenpeace activists at Port Nelson to protest bottom trawling
The New Zealand Government is again under fire for putting commercial fishing interests ahead of conservation at an international meeting and is being accused of “shameful politics.”
An inter-government body in charge of regulating high seas fishing in the South Pacific meets this week in Manta, Ecuador.
The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition, an umbrella group of NGOs, has long accused officials of lobbying on behalf of industrial fishing at the annual forum of 15 member countries.
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Source: Stuff
