Many people are saying this. 🌊
🥳
(and better late than never) 🤞
Bottom trawling doomed after Attenborough film
https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/bottom-trawling-doomed-after-attenborough-film
no paywall: https://archive.ph/F0TKb
The awesomely named "Review of sustainability measures for orange roughy (ORH 3B)" is emblematic of putting profits over ocean health. 🌊
You can tell the government to ban bottom trawling now.
Just send them an email.
(Example text in reply toot)
This is a NZ Orange roughy fishery that is in freefall. MPI is consulting what to do about it. They need to prioritise sustainability over profits. The ESCR ORH3B must be closed immediately. Even the most conservative option may fall short.
Some background:
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/08/study-finds-nzs-largest-orange-roughy-fishery-facing-collapse/
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/15/rough-times-for-a-classic-nz-fish/
Submissions are open until July 30th, 5 pm.
#ProtectTheOcean #oceans #BanBottomTrawling #fisheries #NZPol
With everything (terrible and not so much) that is going on, one thing is clear: Democracy is important.
So let's focus on the one democratic process we can all agree is fun and enjoyable, and where the candidates are pretty cool and trustworthy.
Fish of the year voting has opened!
And we are once again suggesting you give your precious vote to the Orange Roughy, an emblematic species of the threat of bottom trawling to ocean health.
Vote Orange Roughy for #FishOfTheYear!
🐟 👑
https://www.mountainstosea.org.nz/fish-of-the-year
#FOTY
#OrangeRoughy #fisheries #ProtectTheOcean #BanBottomTrawling
Worldwide premiere of the Orange Roughy song! 🚨 🎵
Some amazing and talented Greenpeace volunteers made an original song supporting the plucky #OrangeRoughy campaign for #FishofTheYear
You heard it here first!
(and please go vote for this delightful fish from the deep sea) 🐟 🪸
https://www.mountainstosea.org.nz/fish-of-the-year
#FOTY #TeamOrangeRoughy #oceans #fisheries #banBottomTrawling #ProtectTheOcean #music #greenpeace
