feed the family after a day’s fishing.
Even now we can't gather 
crayfish from Northland, the 
scallop fishery is closed, and 
where have our John dory gone?
We don’t want families waiting 
up to a decade for corrective 
management changes to be 
applied. By then the kids have 
grown up and lost their fascination 
with fishing and spending time 
with us on or near the water.
The Fisheries Amendment Bill 
prioritises short term profit over 
public interests. Exploiting our fish 
by subsidising harmful practices 
such as trawling and dredging. 
Kiwis will be left with less fish and 
a degraded marine environment. 
Photo credit: Scott Cushman
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THE FISHERIES AMENDMENT BILL RISKS:
1.	Prioritising short term profit over public interests. Prioritises 
exporting and exploiting our fish by subsidising harmful 
practices such as trawling and dredging. Kiwis will be left 
with less fish and a degraded marine environment.
2.	Shuts the public out of having a say in changes to catch limits 
and limits legal challenges, passing more decision-making 
power to commercial investors and quota owners.
3.	Removes environmental safeguards allowing catch limits 
to be set without considering the wider consequences of 
fishing on the marine environment and other species.
HOW CAN I HELP KILL THE BILL?
1.	Make a submission by 29 April 2026. Visit the LegaSea 
website to use our easy submission template.
2.	Subscribe to receive LegaSea newsletters 
to keep up to date on the Bill.
3.	Donate to LegaSea. Help us continue to hold the line.
The Bill
VISIT: legasea.co.nz. Sign up and receive regular updates
Support LegaSea by 
keeping the pressure on 
our politicians to stand 
up for healthy fisheries, 
for our kids and theirs.  
Photo credit: Leilani Brown

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