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Death visits the Seafood conference, Wellington

Death, dolphins, Shane Jones at the Seafood conference, Wellington

On May 26, ‘Death’, attended the annual Seafood Conference, held in Wellington. Death is always at these conferences. There would be no seafood industry without him. But the industry prefers he keeps… Read more

Setting the scene at the Marine Policy Forum

Making Marine Matter More

On Saturday 18 April, we hosted the first ‘Marine Policy Forum’. We brought together 15 conservation organisations and legendary ocean swimmer, Jono Ridler, with six political parties to talk about… Read more

Manifest injustice

Ken Harris is a fisherman based in Moeraki. He has been fishing for over 40 years and owns several fishing boats. In January 2025, a boat he owns, skippered by another guy, illegally trawled 16x the… Read more

New heights for Hector’s dolphins

We hope you’re having a happy summer. We are buoyed by the ongoing reports of newborn dolphins around the motu. There have been at least three seen in Queen Charlotte Sound for example, and from a… Read more

Building a nation of Dolphin Defenders - Feel the change, be the change

We’re building a nation of Dolphin Defenders - people like you who put your name to the cause, and sometimes more. We are the change. More groups are adopting our messaging and calling for protection… Read more

The Seafood industry conference and the dolphin (not) in the room

Winter is almost over, and that means baby dolphins are on their way. But sadly, last month, another dead dolphin was reported killed by a trawler. This one was caught off Greymouth, and thrown… Read more

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