24 Sep 2018

Marine protection - are we doing enough?

From Afternoons, 1:26 pm on 24 September 2018

In New Zealand, as part of our 'clean and green' image, we boast that over 30% of our waters are protected. But is that really the case? 

The World Wildlife Fund says it's not, in fact they claim less than 1% of our marine environment is protected to the international standard. 

The difference comes down to the Fishing industry setting up protection areas - where nobody actually wants to fish anyway. 

To explain this more fully, and what the Government needs to do, is WWF Chief Executive Livia Esterhazy.

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Photo: Supplied