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With contentious fisheries reforms on hold, should NZ rethink bottom trawling?

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By Simon Francis Thrush, Waipapa Taumata Rau
| Tolerance Canada
By Simon Francis Thrush, Professor of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau The government’s controversial Fisheries Amendment Bill has reignited debate over New Zealand’s most common – and most controversial – commercial fishing method. Bottom trawling involves commercial fishing boats dragging large, heavy nets across the seafloor. It is the most widespread source of human disturbance to the global… Read complete article © The Conversation -
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With contentious fisheries reforms on hold, should NZ rethink bottom trawling?

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By Simon Francis Thrush
| The Conversation Verified
The government’s controversial Fisheries Amendment Bill has reignited debate over New Zealand’s most common – and most controversial – commercial fishing method. Bottom trawling involves commercial fishing boats dragging large, heavy nets across the seafloor. It is the most widespread source of human disturbance to the global seabed. Around New Zealand, marine scientists have documented its ecological impacts for decades.
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How microplastics hurt the hidden helpers that keep our coasts healthy

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By Simon Francis Thrush, Waipapa Taumata Rau
| Daily Bulletin AU Verified
Walk across a mudflat at low tide and you might notice small, neat mounds of sediment scattered across the surface. These so-called “chimneys” are the calling card of the humble (Macroclymenella stewartensis) which inhabits sandy sediments within New Zealand’s sheltered bays and estuaries. Despite their hidden lives and small size – most measure just a few centimetres long – these worms have an outsized influence on the health of our marine environment.
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