Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 20, 2023 3:44:28 GMT 12
AFTER A LONG CAMPAIGN, MĀORI TRIBE CELEBRATES LEGISLATION PROTECTING ESSENTIAL SEAFOOD
Following a long period of advocacy and guardianship from Māori iwi (tribe) leaders, a culturally significant food source has received legal protection off Taranaki on the west coast of Aotearoa’s north island.
From mid-December, a new sub-section of New Zealand’s Fisheries Act prohibits the harvest of almost all shellfish for up to 70 kilometres off the coast along the region’s entire 260 kilometre coastline.
The legislation is set in place for two years and does not apply to ordinary fin-fish.....
nit.com.au/19-01-2023/4762/maori-tribe-celebrates-legislation-protecting-essential-seafood
Following a long period of advocacy and guardianship from Māori iwi (tribe) leaders, a culturally significant food source has received legal protection off Taranaki on the west coast of Aotearoa’s north island.
From mid-December, a new sub-section of New Zealand’s Fisheries Act prohibits the harvest of almost all shellfish for up to 70 kilometres off the coast along the region’s entire 260 kilometre coastline.
The legislation is set in place for two years and does not apply to ordinary fin-fish.....
nit.com.au/19-01-2023/4762/maori-tribe-celebrates-legislation-protecting-essential-seafood