New Zealand debates access to dead sea life footage
Source: BBC
New Zealand debates access to dead sea life footage
20 January 2018
New Zealand's fishing industry has found itself at odds with conservationists over whether or not the public should be allowed to see the realities of commercial fishing.
In the waters around New Zealand - as many countries - animals including sea birds, dolphins, penguins and sea lions are routinely ending up in commercial fishing nets along with the intended catch.
In an attempt to better measure the impact of this "bycatch" on endangered wildlife, the government has started tighter monitoring, and as part of that, is proposing putting security cameras on boats.
The fisheries do not deny there is bycatch and that endangered animals do fall victim.
But what should happen to the footage from these cameras has generated a debate.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42729173
Forest & Bird obtained some pictures of bycatch from the ministry
