AGAIN.
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AGAIN. NZ trawler the Tasman Viking drags up rare corals in the international waters of the South Pacific, a year after being convicted of discarding coral bycatch
Coral pulled up by NZ trawler ‘environmental vandalism’ says #Greenpeace
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360471919/coral-pulled-nz-trawler-environmental-vandalism-says-greenpeace -
Minister for Ocean Destruction Shane Jones is now saying the rules should be changed, so they can trash the ocean more without being called out for it.
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Reminder: NZ is the LAST and ONLY country still trawling the South Pacific High Seas. Shame.
Fisheries Minister Shane Jones calls for review of coral limits to avoid fishing bans
Shane Jones' comments come after a New Zealand vessel caught more than double the legal amount of coral - triggering an automatic suspension of fishing in the Lord Howe area of the Tasman Sea.
RNZ (www.rnz.co.nz)
