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Historic Marine Protection Bill Faces Fishing Exemption Criticism
10/8/2025
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Story summary
- The Hauraki Gulf Tikapa Moana Marine Protection Bill expands protections by creating 12 Highly Protected Areas and 5 Seafloor Protection Areas that restrict fishing.
- Experts cite ecological decline from overfishing and pollution, underscoring the bill's urgency.
- The Green Party praises the measure.
- The Green Party criticizes exemptions for commercial fishing in protected zones.
- Conservation Minister Tama Potaka calls it historic.
