Demand that cameras and observers are compulsory on New Zealand commercial fishing boats

Demand cameras and observers on commercial fishing boats

Write an email to the Minister for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Hon David Parker, and let him know why you support compulsory cameras and observers on New Zealand commercial fishing boats.

Key points you can make:

• Urgent action is needed before it’s too late, protect our unique sea life by making observers and cameras compulsory on New Zealand commercial fishing boats.
• The future of New Zealand’s protected species and sea life depend on your actions right now, observers and cameras on commercial fishing boats cannot be delayed any further.
• It should not be left up to animal and environmental protection organisations to expose and investigate negligent fishing practices.
• Without transparency and accountability, commercial fishing companies will continue to decimate our sea life and protected species.
• The continued delay of compulsory observers and cameras on New Zealand commercial fishing boats is causing immeasurable harm to our native sea life. We need urgent action now to ensure the survival of our protected species.
• Over the past two years, 2200 protected species were reported to have been killed or injured by the commercial fishing industry. Without compulsory cameras and observers on fishing boats there is no way to truly measure the number of animals being harmed. We need urgent action now, this cannot be delayed any longer.

This email will be sent directly to Hon David Parker. Emails are public information- if you would like to withhold any of your information, please specify this in your email.