Recommendations provided by the International WhalingĬommission (IWC) encouraged full protection from set net and Considering theirĬonservation status as ‘Nationally critical’ andĭepleted population of ~63 individuals, any preventableīycatch should be considered unsustainable. Small portion of their range is protected, there is stillĬonsiderable overlap between Maui dolphin habitat andĬommercial set net and trawl fisheries. Protection measures (Manning & Grantz, 2017). Non-threatened status as soon as practicable, not exceedingĪ period of 20 years. To ensure that threatened species should achieve (1978) clearly states that bycatch mortality must be managed This information must be continually updated toĭevelop informed spatial management decisions and implement Understanding of distribution including the use of drones,Īrtificial intelligence, thermal imaging and acoustic Seafood NZ to support research efforts to improve Prioritised as the dolphin range may be changing with food Should be surveyed year round to reveal any temporal changes In order to gain anĪccurate understanding of where they live, potential habitat Measures and improved understanding of distribution are The current protection area and both better protection Months, however acoustic surveys suggest that they travel Year-round distribution not well understood.ĭocumented that Maui aggregate inshore during these Research is limited to summer months, with Rough coastline where boat surveys are near impossible for Maui dolphin habitat zone is largely inaccessible, along a Habitat" are vague and based on data deficient assumptions. (dolphins) feed around river mouths in the protected area",Īnd the existing sanctuary is the "heart of the Maui Our Seas Our Future, Veronica Rotman, provides some feedback Seafood NZ is suggestive of an industry throwing its weightĪnd money behind a ‘lip service’ campaign to reassure Fishing Industry Spin on Maui Conservation Monday, 9 September 2019, 8:24 amĪ series of full page advertisements in the Dominion Post by
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