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New Zealand court orders action to save northern hoiho, upholding emergency fishing ban to reduce deaths.
The New Zealand High Court has ruled the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries must take all necessary actions to prevent the extinction of the northern hoiho, upholding an emergency setnet fishing closure near the Otago Peninsula.
The court emphasized that conservation, sustainability, and Māori stewardship must guide decisions, rejecting arguments that the Fisheries Act only concerns resource use.
It ordered the Minister to act to reduce fishing-related deaths below recovery thresholds and consider new scientific data identifying high-risk areas.
While Seafood New Zealand welcomed the focus on evidence-based policy, it expressed concern over emergency closures disrupting fishers’ livelihoods, urging long-term, balanced solutions addressing all threats to the species.
El tribunal de Nueva Zelanda ordena acciones para salvar el hoiho del norte, manteniendo la prohibición de pesca de emergencia para reducir las muertes.