Anton van Helden

Rec-fishing parks aren't a marine protection tool, they already exist in the Fisheries Act. The MPA must be about biodiversity protection!

A representative network of Marine Protected Areas might be tough when it does not include 96% of NZ's oceans! twitter.com/thekermadecs/s…

The Marine Protected Areas discussion paper released today will fail our oceans by not including the EEZ. Act now! forestandbird.org.nz/what-we-do/pub…

Still enjoying this good news! :) twitter.com/thekermadecs/s…

Brilliant news Rapa Nui - Easter Island Marine Reserve -more special ocean places protected! pewtrusts.org/en/about/news-…

"Pretty damned exciting news" say Kermadec campaigners | Scoop News scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1509… via @scoopnz

Congratulations New Zealand on announcement of world leading Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary bit.ly/1Gcy3bh via @pewtrusts

Just in: Huge new marine reserve just announced around New Zealand's Kermadecs→ bit.ly/1jqRSGT

The Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary 620,000 square kilometres of no-take marine protection! Well done New Zealand, a great day for our oceans! ☺

Rochelle Constantine leads The Great Humpback Whale Trail to the Kermadecs- Whales choose & use these special places forestandbird.org.nz/kermadec-ocean…

17,400 km2 of Marine Reserves in NZ's waters, of which 588 km2 are around mainland NZ = 0.42% of NZ's marine environment - NOT ENOUGH!

Two thirds of all active hydrothermal vents are located within nations’ EEZ’s. None of New Zealand's vent sites have full protection.

Great article by @SFriedScientist explores the value of our rich and vibrant deep ocean environment. nautil.us/blog/we-are-ab….

.@WWF says that failing fisheries & poor ocean health are starving our food supply. The tide must turn shar.es/17XKQ7

New Zealand has the same percentage of marine reserves in it's marine environment as there is alcohol in a bottle of Bundaberg Ginger beer!