Submitted by
Barry.WEEBER.2
on Sat, 11/30/2019 - 11:01
General Information
Period covered
IUCN Constituent
Environment and Conservation Organisations of New Zealand
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Member organisation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
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Policy influencing/advocacy
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Policy influencing/advocacy
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This resolution has only been partially implemented and the state of NZ Sea lions has got worse since this resolution in 1990. The Sea Lion is now listed as endangered. The marine mammal sanctuary and marine reserves only extends to 12 nautical miles offshore the Auckland Islands which was already closed to fishing. Sea lions are caught in trawl nets fishing for squid, scampi, southern blue whiting and hoki. ECO supported measures promoted by the Forest and Bird Protection Society (another IUCN member) to close part of the Auckland Islands shelf to squid fishing during the sea lions breeding season. this proposal was rejected by the NZ Minister of Fisheries and he adopted measures which will not allow the sea lion to recover.
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On-going
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Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Member