Hauraki Gulf Needs Our Help

"Our taonga is hurting. Shellfish beds and crayfish stocks have been decimated, the seabed is suffocating with plastic and sediment. The Hauraki Gulf, Tīkapa Moana, Te Moananui-ā-Toi, needs our help." - Moana Tamaariki-Pohe.

Hauraki Gulf Forum released their ‘State of our Gulf 2020’ report today. Their findings are as follows:
1) Crayfish/kōura are over-fished.
2) Sediment, nutrients, chemicals and plastics continue to pollute the water.
3) Several species of seabirds and shorebirds are now classified as threatened.
4) Cockles/tuangi are over-fished.
5) Marine pests, such as the Mediterranean fanworm have more than doubled.
6) Kina barrens have replaced once lush kelp forests.