New Zealand has no mandatory measures to prevent the bycatch of turtles. This is in stark contrast to Hawai'i, which has reduced its turtle bycatch by 90% using various mitigation measures.
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Māui dolphins are at risk of extinction. With a marine mammal sanctuary in place since 2008, the risk from fisheries is now largely under control. It’s time to take other threats more seriously.
Increasing plastic pollution in southern hemisphere oceans adds a deadly threat to albatrosses, already among the world’s most imperiled seabirds with 73% of species threatened with extinction.
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO
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Senior Researcher, Environmental Law Initiative and Visiting Scholar, Faculty of Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Marine Ecology & Conservation Biology, University of Auckland
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Senior Adviser, Environmental Law Initiative and Visiting Scholar, Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
