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3 days ago
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Greenpeace Activists Confront Second 'Ocean Killer' At Sea, As Vessels Turn Off AIS
Press Release – Greenpeace From depleted fish numbers to smashed coral, dead sharks and seabirds, the cost of bottom trawling is too high. To protect the ocean for the future and safeguard the ocean we all love, bottom trawling must stop. For a second time, Greenpeace Aotearoa activists have confronted a bottom trawler off the East Coast, rebranding it an 'ocean killer' in protest at its destructive fishing activities. Launching from the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior, activists came alongside Sealord's Ocean Dawn while it was bottom trawling in the Chatham Rise area on Monday morning, and painted the message on its hull. This comes three days after activists confronted Talley's bottom trawler, the Amaltal Atlantis, in the same area and painted 'Ocean Killer' on its hull. Ocean Dawn, owned by Sealord, trawls heavily on the Chatham Rise, an area known as a hotspot for coral life. In 2018, Ocean Dawn illegally trawled in a Benthic Protected Area on the Chatham Rise, bringing up 1.3 tonnes of sponges and bycatch. The vessel has also previously received permits to fish in the High Seas of the Tasman. Speaking from onboard the Rainbow Warrior, Greenpeace Aotearoa spokesperson Juan Parada says, 'Greenpeace Aotearoa activists have again taken action to stand up for ocean life that we all want to see thrive. Today they have rebranded another bottom trawler at sea, once more calling out bottom trawlers for what they are – 'ocean killers'. 'Bottom trawling is indiscriminate and destructive. When the heavy trawl nets are dragged across the seafloor and over seamounts, they turn coral into rubble, and kill fur seals, sharks and seabirds as 'bycatch'. 'Out here, we've observed these trawlers operating day and night, emptying the oceans on which we all rely. 'If you were moved and horrified by the footage in David Attenborough's Ocean, you should know it's happening right here, right now, by multiple companies including Sealord and Talley's. 'If we want a healthy ocean for the future, bottom trawling must stop on the places it does the most harm.' Greenpeace has been documenting trawling off the east coast of the South Island from the Rainbow Warrior. Overnight, after multiple bottom trawling vessels stopped submitting their location information, Greenpeace tracked a mystery trawler, which turned out to be Ocean Dawn. The captain of one trawl vessel Greenpeace spoke to via radio, reported they had been given a company directive to turn the Automatic Identification System (AIS) off. The New Zealand bottom trawling industry operates in the waters of Aotearoa, and in the High Seas of the Tasman where New Zealand is the only country still operating a fleet. Parada says, 'The rest of the world is taking steps to protect international waters, places like the Tasman Sea where marine life is varied and abundant, from deep sea corals to migrating whales and seabirds. Shockingly, New Zealand is actively standing in the way of progress by continuing to advocate for the bottom trawling industry. 'It's time Sealord, the trawling industry, and the government listened to the tens of thousands of New Zealanders who want ocean health valued over industry interests. 'From depleted fish numbers to smashed coral, dead sharks and seabirds, the cost of bottom trawling is too high. To protect the ocean for the future and safeguard the ocean we all love, bottom trawling must stop.' Last week Greenpeace documented another trawler, Thomas Harrison, also owned by Sealord, in the Cook Strait, photographing the net surrounded by seabirds and seals – which often end up as bycatch.
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3 days ago
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Greenpeace Activists Confront Second "Ocean Killer" At Sea, As Vessels Turn Off AIS
For a second time, Greenpeace Aotearoa activists have confronted a bottom trawler off the East Coast, rebranding it an "ocean killer" in protest at its destructive fishing activities. Launching from the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior, activists came alongside Sealord's Ocean Dawn while it was bottom trawling in the Chatham Rise area on Monday morning, and painted the message on its hull. This comes three days after activists confronted Talley's bottom trawler, the Amaltal Atlantis, in the same area and painted "Ocean Killer" on its hull. Ocean Dawn, owned by Sealord, trawls heavily on the Chatham Rise, an area known as a hotspot for coral life. In 2018, Ocean Dawn illegally trawled in a Benthic Protected Area on the Chatham Rise, bringing up 1.3 tonnes of sponges and bycatch. The vessel has also previously received permits to fish in the High Seas of the Tasman. Advertisement - scroll to continue reading Speaking from onboard the Rainbow Warrior, Greenpeace Aotearoa spokesperson Juan Parada says, "Greenpeace Aotearoa activists have again taken action to stand up for ocean life that we all want to see thrive. Today they have rebranded another bottom trawler at sea, once more calling out bottom trawlers for what they are - "ocean killers". "Bottom trawling is indiscriminate and destructive. When the heavy trawl nets are dragged across the seafloor and over seamounts, they turn coral into rubble, and kill fur seals, sharks and seabirds as 'bycatch'. "Out here, we've observed these trawlers operating day and night, emptying the oceans on which we all rely. "If you were moved and horrified by the footage in David Attenborough's Ocean, you should know it's happening right here, right now, by multiple companies including Sealord and Talley's. "If we want a healthy ocean for the future, bottom trawling must stop on the places it does the most harm." Greenpeace has been documenting trawling off the east coast of the South Island from the Rainbow Warrior. Overnight, after multiple bottom trawling vessels stopped submitting their location information, Greenpeace tracked a mystery trawler, which turned out to be Ocean Dawn. The captain of one trawl vessel Greenpeace spoke to via radio, reported they had been given a company directive to turn the Automatic Identification System (AIS) off. The New Zealand bottom trawling industry operates in the waters of Aotearoa, and in the High Seas of the Tasman where New Zealand is the only country still operating a fleet. Parada says, "The rest of the world is taking steps to protect international waters, places like the Tasman Sea where marine life is varied and abundant, from deep sea corals to migrating whales and seabirds. Shockingly, New Zealand is actively standing in the way of progress by continuing to advocate for the bottom trawling industry. "It's time Sealord, the trawling industry, and the government listened to the tens of thousands of New Zealanders who want ocean health valued over industry interests. "From depleted fish numbers to smashed coral, dead sharks and seabirds, the cost of bottom trawling is too high. To protect the ocean for the future and safeguard the ocean we all love, bottom trawling must stop." Last week Greenpeace documented another trawler, Thomas Harrison, also owned by Sealord, in the Cook Strait, photographing the net surrounded by seabirds and seals - which often end up as bycatch.
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3 days ago
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Greenpeace Activists Confront Second "Ocean Killer" At Sea, As Vessels Turn Off AIS
For a second time, Greenpeace Aotearoa activists have confronted a bottom trawler off the East Coast, rebranding it an "ocean killer" in protest at its destructive fishing activities. Launching from the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior, activists came alongside Sealord's Ocean Dawn while it was bottom trawling in the Chatham Rise area on Monday morning, and painted the message on its hull. This comes three days after activists confronted Talley's bottom trawler, the Amaltal Atlantis, in the same area and painted "Ocean Killer" on its hull. Ocean Dawn, owned by Sealord, trawls heavily on the Chatham Rise, an area known as a hotspot for coral life. In 2018, Ocean Dawn illegally trawled in a Benthic Protected Area on the Chatham Rise, bringing up 1.3 tonnes of sponges and bycatch. The vessel has also previously received permits to fish in the High Seas of the Tasman. Advertisement - scroll to continue reading Speaking from onboard the Rainbow Warrior, Greenpeace Aotearoa spokesperson Juan Parada says, "Greenpeace Aotearoa activists have again taken action to stand up for ocean life that we all want to see thrive. Today they have rebranded another bottom trawler at sea, once more calling out bottom trawlers for what they are - "ocean killers". "Bottom trawling is indiscriminate and destructive. When the heavy trawl nets are dragged across the seafloor and over seamounts, they turn coral into rubble, and kill fur seals, sharks and seabirds as 'bycatch'. "Out here, we've observed these trawlers operating day and night, emptying the oceans on which we all rely. "If you were moved and horrified by the footage in David Attenborough's Ocean, you should know it's happening right here, right now, by multiple companies including Sealord and Talley's. "If we want a healthy ocean for the future, bottom trawling must stop on the places it does the most harm." Greenpeace has been documenting trawling off the east coast of the South Island from the Rainbow Warrior. Overnight, after multiple bottom trawling vessels stopped submitting their location information, Greenpeace tracked a mystery trawler, which turned out to be Ocean Dawn. The captain of one trawl vessel Greenpeace spoke to via radio, reported they had been given a company directive to turn the Automatic Identification System (AIS) off. The New Zealand bottom trawling industry operates in the waters of Aotearoa, and in the High Seas of the Tasman where New Zealand is the only country still operating a fleet. Parada says, "The rest of the world is taking steps to protect international waters, places like the Tasman Sea where marine life is varied and abundant, from deep sea corals to migrating whales and seabirds. Shockingly, New Zealand is actively standing in the way of progress by continuing to advocate for the bottom trawling industry. "It's time Sealord, the trawling industry, and the government listened to the tens of thousands of New Zealanders who want ocean health valued over industry interests. "From depleted fish numbers to smashed coral, dead sharks and seabirds, the cost of bottom trawling is too high. To protect the ocean for the future and safeguard the ocean we all love, bottom trawling must stop." Last week Greenpeace documented another trawler, Thomas Harrison, also owned by Sealord, in the Cook Strait, photographing the net surrounded by seabirds and seals - which often end up as bycatch.
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6 days ago
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Greenpeace Activists Rebrand NZ Bottom Trawler 'Ocean Killer' At Sea
Press Release – Greenpeace The at-sea action comes just weeks after it was revealed a New Zealand vessel dragged up six tonnes of coral in a single trawl on the Chatham Rise, known for being a hotspot for coral life. Greenpeace Aotearoa activists have confronted a bottom trawler on the Chatham Rise, rebranding it 'ocean killer', after bearing witness to it hauling in a net straining with marine life. Launching from the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior, activists came alongside the New Zealand-flagged ship, Talley's Amaltal Atlantis, on the Chatham Rise on Friday afternoon, and painted the message on its hull with non-toxic paint. Speaking from onboard the Rainbow Warrior, Greenpeace Aotearoa spokesperson Juan Parada says: 'Appalled by the most recent evidence of destruction, people defending the oceans rebranded this Talley's vessel today to expose the bottom trawling industry for what they are: ocean killers. When Talley's bottom trawlers drag their heavy trawl nets across the seafloor and over seamounts, they bulldoze everything in their path, including killing precious marine life from coral to fur seals, dolphins and seabirds.'We've all seen the shocking footage of bottom trawling in David Attenborough's film Ocean, and it's happening right here, right now.' 'Faced with a fishing industry that profits from trashing the ocean, and a government that condones bottom trawling, we're proud of the peaceful action taken today to call out this destruction and demand that bottom trawling stop. 'The Amaltal Atlantis trawls in the waters of Aotearoa, and has previously received permits to trawl in the High Seas of the South Pacific. Their trail of destruction is wide and long-lasting,' says Parada. Talley's vessels have a long history of carrying out bottom trawling destruction. In 2018, the Amaltal Apollo trawled in a protected area on the Lord Howe Rise, in the international waters of the Tasman Sea. The Amaltal Mariner was also convicted of trawling in a marine reserve off Kaikōura in 2019. The company also has a documented history of health and safety issues, with multiple injuries and even a fatality reported to WorkSafe. In 2022, Greenpeace activists blocked the Amatal Atlantis from leaving Port Nelson for nearly 10 hours. The at-sea action comes just weeks after it was revealed a New Zealand vessel dragged up six tonnes of coral in a single trawl on the Chatham Rise, known for being a hotspot for coral life. In March, Greenpeace Aotearoa documented swathes of destroyed coral in areas of the Tasman Sea intensively trawled by New Zealand bottom trawlers. The Tasman Sea has been earmarked for one of the first high seas ocean sanctuaries, using the Global Ocean Treaty. New Zealand is the only country still bottom trawling in the High Seas of the Tasman. Parada says, 'As the rest of the world moves towards more comprehensive ocean protection for international waters, New Zealand is standing in the way of progress by continuing to advocate for the bottom trawling industry.'It's time Talley's, the trawling industry, and the government listened to the tens of thousands of New Zealanders who want ocean health valued over industry profits. 'From depleted fish numbers to smashed coral, dead sharks and seabirds, the cost of bottom trawling is too high. To protect the ocean for the future and safeguard the ocean we all love, bottom trawling must stop.' In response to the activist's painting activity, Talley's responded saying they would seek legal action which 'may include the arrest of the Rainbow Warrior.'
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6 days ago
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Greenpeace Activists Rebrand NZ Bottom Trawler 'Ocean Killer' At Sea
Press Release – Greenpeace The at-sea action comes just weeks after it was revealed a New Zealand vessel dragged up six tonnes of coral in a single trawl on the Chatham Rise, known for being a hotspot for coral life. Greenpeace Aotearoa activists have confronted a bottom trawler on the Chatham Rise, rebranding it 'ocean killer', after bearing witness to it hauling in a net straining with marine life. Launching from the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior, activists came alongside the New Zealand-flagged ship, Talley's Amaltal Atlantis, on the Chatham Rise on Friday afternoon, and painted the message on its hull with non-toxic paint. Speaking from onboard the Rainbow Warrior, Greenpeace Aotearoa spokesperson Juan Parada says: 'Appalled by the most recent evidence of destruction, people defending the oceans rebranded this Talley's vessel today to expose the bottom trawling industry for what they are: ocean killers. When Talley's bottom trawlers drag their heavy trawl nets across the seafloor and over seamounts, they bulldoze everything in their path, including killing precious marine life from coral to fur seals, dolphins and seabirds.'We've all seen the shocking footage of bottom trawling in David Attenborough's film Ocean, and it's happening right here, right now.' 'Faced with a fishing industry that profits from trashing the ocean, and a government that condones bottom trawling, we're proud of the peaceful action taken today to call out this destruction and demand that bottom trawling stop. 'The Amaltal Atlantis trawls in the waters of Aotearoa, and has previously received permits to trawl in the High Seas of the South Pacific. Their trail of destruction is wide and long-lasting,' says Parada. Talley's vessels have a long history of carrying out bottom trawling destruction. In 2018, the Amaltal Apollo trawled in a protected area on the Lord Howe Rise, in the international waters of the Tasman Sea. The Amaltal Mariner was also convicted of trawling in a marine reserve off Kaikōura in 2019. The company also has a documented history of health and safety issues, with multiple injuries and even a fatality reported to WorkSafe. In 2022, Greenpeace activists blocked the Amatal Atlantis from leaving Port Nelson for nearly 10 hours. The at-sea action comes just weeks after it was revealed a New Zealand vessel dragged up six tonnes of coral in a single trawl on the Chatham Rise, known for being a hotspot for coral life. In March, Greenpeace Aotearoa documented swathes of destroyed coral in areas of the Tasman Sea intensively trawled by New Zealand bottom trawlers. The Tasman Sea has been earmarked for one of the first high seas ocean sanctuaries, using the Global Ocean Treaty. New Zealand is the only country still bottom trawling in the High Seas of the Tasman. Parada says, 'As the rest of the world moves towards more comprehensive ocean protection for international waters, New Zealand is standing in the way of progress by continuing to advocate for the bottom trawling industry.'It's time Talley's, the trawling industry, and the government listened to the tens of thousands of New Zealanders who want ocean health valued over industry profits. 'From depleted fish numbers to smashed coral, dead sharks and seabirds, the cost of bottom trawling is too high. To protect the ocean for the future and safeguard the ocean we all love, bottom trawling must stop.' In response to the activist's painting activity, Talley's responded saying they would seek legal action which 'may include the arrest of the Rainbow Warrior.'
