www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/diet-... #atlanticcod #atlanticsalmon #atlantictuna #bluefintuna #chileanseabass #fish #fisheries #importedcatfish #importedfarmedshrimp #importedkingcrab #octopus #orangeroughy #overfishing #rays #sharks #shrimp #skates #sustainable #wildcaviar #yellowfintuna

This data could also show that the ethical fishing industry are deliberately sending their boats to places where they know the orange rough don’t live. Thus allowing the orange roughy to recover their numbers where they do live. #nzpol #orangeroughy #notsustainablefishing

As the article shows, what happens here with orange roughy is being watched by others around the world - due to both the destructive nature of- bottom trawling and the overfishing of orange roughy that has taken place. It's time Aotearoa NZ learns from the past and gets this right. #orangeroughy

There are 6 days left to have your say on orange roughy and bottom trawling.
Just 8 - 18% of the original orange roughy biomass remains in the the East and South Chatham Rise - an area which has in the past been the source of 40% of global orange roughy catch.
#orangeroughy #bottomtrawling

If you need an explainer on what the situation with orange roughy is, then take this 20min-deep dive with RNZ and Newsroom's The Detail.
#OrangeRoughy #BottomTrawling

www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedeta...

Apropos of that ...

Seems the OrangeRoughy* doesn't know how to spell "Tuffy" either

*A pun based on the name of a type of (very tasty) fish once found in abundance in the seas around New Zealand that has been overfished to bits by massive factory trawlers doing massive factory trawler shit

After a deep dive into the highly destructive effects of bottom trawling, our High Court hearing has come to a close!

Our huge thanks to our counsel, experts who provided evidence, and everyone who has shown their support.

#orangeroughy #bottomtrawling

We’re back in the High Court today for day 2 of our bottom trawling / orange roughy case.
Cartoon by Emma Cook for The Post, article by Andrea Vance. 


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#orangeroughy
#bottomtrawlingnz
#FisheriesAct

From the shallows to the deep, the oceans surrounding Aotearoa are among the most biodiverse on Earth. They are a taonga. They sustain life on our planet. Caring for them is essential.

#orangeroughy
#fishoftheyear
#bottomtrawlingnz

Next week we’re taking the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries to Court over the highly destructive impacts of bottom trawling.

We will argue that the Minister failed to uphold the law in the management of our orange roughy fisheries.

#orangeroughy
#fishoftheyear
#bottomtrawlingnz

The lowly blobfish, long recognized as the world’s ugliest animal, has resurfaced this week to win a comelier title: Fish of the Year. #fishoftheyear #blobfish #NewZealand #Psychrolutesmarcidus #MountaintoSea #conservation #orangeroughy

Our beloved #Blobfish has been voted the #NZFishoftheYear! Second place went to the #OrangeRoughy, proving people love the #deepsea.

Check out our #CoffeeWithAndrew episode about the origin of that iconic image.

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The #blobfish is #NZFishoftheyear! Our maligned ambassador of the #deepsea and precious baby finally gets recognition. 2nd place went to another #deepocean fish, the #OrangeRoughy.

Check out the #TePapa #blog for the origin of that iconic image.

blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2024/09/09/t...

The #blobfish has beaten the #orangeroughy by almost 300 votes on the #fishoftheyear election.

The OR campaign is gracious in defeat (unlike other orange candidates before us) and sincerely congratulate the blobfish, a fellow deep sea fish, on its victory.

While the blobfish may have taken […]

Here's a really good explainer on the current state of play for the #orangeroughy.
Leading Candidate for Fish of the Year. 🐟🧡

The orange roughy and a ‘cautionary tale of over-exploitation’
https://www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360608501/orange-roughy-and-cautionary-tale-over-exploitation […]

Last day to get your votes in for the Fish of the Year. 🐟🌊

Vote Orange Roughy to help protect the deep seamounts! 🧡 🪸

Https://Greenpeace.nz/team-orange-roughy

#oceans #foty #orangeroughy

'New Zealand is the only country that actively bottom trawls in the South Pacific, where it targets #OrangeRoughy and #Alfonsino as they congregate on seamounts.'

NZ blocks South Pacific seamount protections two years running
#agsky #aquaculture #fisheries
newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/25/n...

"The midnight zone" — №3 Хоплостет помаранчевий (Orange Roughy)

#арт #art #украрт #ukrart #themidnightzone #themidnightzone3 #orangeroughy

"The ship has onboard processing and freezers allowing it to fish in one spot for long periods. It’s billed as the workhorse of a deep-sea fleet owned by Talley’s – one of New Zealand’s largest agribusinesses."
#nzpol #NewZealand #Fishing #OrangeRoughy