b"it's no surprise that there is a widespread public distaste for bottom trawling - 84 percent of people living around the Hauraki Gulf want bottom trawling banned, according to Horizon Research.Bottom trawling is recognised as one of the three highest ranked man-made threats to New Zealand marine habitats.Recent research also showsTHE PEOPLES OPINION It is a more selective, less damaging that trawling degrades importantYou dont need to be an expertfishing technique that delivers higher habitats that would otherwise actto understand whats wrong withquality fish, caught without being as natural refuges, helping marinebottom trawling. Little good can becrushed at the end of a trawl net.life withstand warming watersexpected from destroying the marine and extreme weather events.environment that gives so much to us. ALL THE EVIDENCE, Trawling weakens the ecosystem'sGiven how deeply we value ourBUT NO CHANGEnatural resilience against theoceans, it's no surprise that thereThe science is clear. Public opposition impacts of climate change. is a widespread public distaste foris strong. Viable alternatives As many of us have seen online orbottom trawling - 84 percent ofexist. That should be enough while out on the water this summer,people living around the Haurakievidence for the government to bottom trawling creates excessiveGulf want bottom trawling banned,push the industry to transition waste. It is an indiscriminate fishingaccording to Horizon Research. away from bottom trawling.method, catching non-target speciesNew Zealanders are clear aboutSo, whats stopping meaningful and even protected wildlife. what theyre against and whattransition? A small group of quota The deep-fried fish you enjoythey want instead.A recentowners have captured government from your local fish and chipHorizon Research poll found thatdecision-making, influencing the shop was most likely caught by a75 percent of New Zealandersscience process, and official advice bottom trawler, unless its statedsupport the government developingto Ministers and ultimately the otherwise. Snapper, gurnard,a plan to transition away fromgovernment. Consequently, there is tarakihi and John dory are somebottom trawling in favour of moreno meaningful change that will benefit of the most common coastal fishlow-impact fishing methods. the health of our moana and Kiwis species hauled up in trawl nets. One such alternative is long lining.ability to go out and catch a feed. /FISHINGINGODZONE43"