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1. Kirstie
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   Bizarre.
   Obsurd.
   Obscene.

   These are some of the words used to describe the Ministry of Fisheries proposal to hike the quota of critically endangered southern bluefin tuna. the proposal to increase New Zealand's quota by 25% comes at a time when the international agreement governing their management have chosen to implement major global reductions in catches.

   Just what is the Ministry playing at?

   Forest & Bird recently made a submission on the proposal. In it we outline the critifcally endangered status of southern bluefin tuna, the 'avoid' ranking on our Best Fish Guide and the contradiction to New Zealand policy and legislation governing sustainable fisheries management.

   Read for yourself:

   MFish proposal can be found here:
   http://www.fish.govt.nz/en-nz/Consultations/review+of+Southern+Bluefin+Tuna+STN+1/default.htm?WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublished

   Best Fish Guide ranking here:
   http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/what-we-do/publications/-best-fish-guide-/southern-bluefin-tuna

   Forest & Bird submission:
   Attached........

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   1. F&B_submission_TAC-STN_Feb2010.pdf (48.6 KB, 0 downloads) 2 years old

   Posted 2 years ago #

2. emma-kate
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   So the new number is partly based on an agreement to increase NZ quotas by CCSBT in 1994? RIDICULOUS. The whole tone of the proposal is very much 'everyone else is getting their money's worth out of bluefin tuna, so why shouldn't we?'.

   To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, the National government know the price of everything but the value of nothing!

   Posted 2 years ago #

3. Pete
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   I suggest the ministry of fisheries should have in brackets after its name, "a wholly owned subsidiary of the seafood industry council". There is no way in the world that they can justifiably state that increasing the quota will do anything but make money and quicken the extinction of the species.

   If everyday NZers understood just how depleted the NZ fisheries are of so many fish species they would surely understand that they have been victim to one of the great illusions, right along with the clean green NZ image.

   What can be done? Who will speak up in a country known for its ability to not 'make waves'.

   Posted 2 years ago #

4. Kirstie
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   Just realised that rather than a 27% hike as proposed by the Ministry when they ran the consultation process, the Minister actually agreed to a 33% increase.

   What is going on New Zealand?!?!?

   Posted 1 year ago #

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