Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 13, 2022 3:36:44 GMT 12
KAITIAKI SEEK FUTURE PLANNING WITH TWO-YEAR BAN TO PROTECT TARANAKI PĀUA BEDS
The proposal by Fisheries New Zealand would add legal teeth to a rāhui that currently covers some 70km of Taranaki coast, from just south of Ōpunakē to the Herekawe Stream, in New Plymouth.
The legal prohibition was requested by the hapū of Taranaki iwi following alarm over summer that the region’s pāua beds were being stripped bare by hundreds of visitors, many from outside the area.
But Erin John, a community member involved in raising awareness about the over-harvesting, said a ban is just the beginning....>
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/300658234/kaitiaki-seek-future-planning-with-twoyear-ban-to-protect-taranaki-pua-beds
The proposal by Fisheries New Zealand would add legal teeth to a rāhui that currently covers some 70km of Taranaki coast, from just south of Ōpunakē to the Herekawe Stream, in New Plymouth.
The legal prohibition was requested by the hapū of Taranaki iwi following alarm over summer that the region’s pāua beds were being stripped bare by hundreds of visitors, many from outside the area.
But Erin John, a community member involved in raising awareness about the over-harvesting, said a ban is just the beginning....>
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/300658234/kaitiaki-seek-future-planning-with-twoyear-ban-to-protect-taranaki-pua-beds