date:Aug 02, 2012
eight months of the year. Our environmental footprint is therefore very small.
It is understood that this film, together with a number of environmental groups, calls for the total closure of the Ross Sea to all fishing activity, says Mr Bodeker.
We believe this is a total over-reaction and unnecessary. New Zealand has been fishing parts of the area in a careful and managed way for many years, demonstrating that it is possible to effectively balance conservation and fishing.
We are concerned a