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The New Zealand Parliament is considering several short-sighted amendments to the National Fisheries Act 1996 that would expand industry influence over fisheries management, bypass vital public oversight and undermine ocean protection goals.
New Zealand - the only country still bottom trawling on seamounts of the South Pacific high seas - has submitted a proposal which would significantly increase the amount of coral and other deep-sea species that can be destroyed as bycatch without consequence. The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition’s members have written to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon demanding the immediate withdrawal of the proposal.
The orange roughy has been the target of intensive fishing activity by New Zealand bottom trawling vessels for decades. Now, new data shows that this population is on the verge of collapse.
The Lord Howe Rise and South Tasman Sea are rich in biodiverse and ancient ecosystems, but they're under threat from deep-sea bottom trawling, destroying habitats that took centuries to form.
The 13th SPRFMO Commission meeting, which took place from 17-21 February, 2025, once again concluded without any concrete action to deliver stronger protections to safeguard biodiversity hotspots in the deep sea.
The DSCC expressed dismay at New Zealand walking away from its own 2023 commitment to advance ocean protection from destructive bottom trawling
New Zealand looks set to abandon a proposal to improve ocean protection in the South Pacific, a move which threatens to undermine global efforts to reverse biodiversity loss
New Zealand orange roughy has lost its sustainability certification from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) today.
A blog by Phil McCabe, DSCC Pacific Regional Lead – Deep Sea Mining