TASMAN SEA, Tuesday 20, Could 2025 – A brand new evaluation of newest fisheries knowledge by Greenpeace Australia Pacific has revealed widespread devastation of near-threatened sharks within the Pacific Ocean by industrial longline fishers. The evaluation estimates that nearly half 1,000,000 blue sharks had been caught as bycatch within the area in 2023, the very best quantity in recorded historical past since 1991.
Greenpeace Australia Pacific estimates round 438,500 near-threatened blue sharks, nearly 50 million kilograms, had been caught as bycatch within the area in 2023 from Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Fee (WFCPFC) knowledge. The determine is double 2015 numbers.
Georgia Whitaker, Senior Campaigner at Greenpeace Australia Pacific, mentioned:
“The info is deeply disturbing – it’s a devastating report and a testomony to the harmful nature of the economic fishing business. Sharks and different animals dying by the lots of of 1000’s a yr on this one patch of ocean, brutally killed by a authorized and indiscriminate fishing apply like longlining. That is an appalling legacy our world leaders are leaving whereas the blue lungs of our planet are already going through persistent decline. Industrial fishing is sucking our ocean dry, fuelling the biodiveristy disaster, and pushing prehistoric animals like sharks to the brink of extinction. Wholesome shark populations are central to a wholesome ocean – this can be a loss we will’t afford.”
The blue shark is by far the commonest bycatch within the area and the world, making up 80-90% of all shark catches throughout the WCPFC within the final 9 years. Between Australia and New Zealand within the Tasman Sea area, blue sharks made up greater than 90% of the shark bycatch from longline fishers.
Forward of the United Nations Oceans Convention in Good, France in June, Greenpeace Australia Pacific is looking on the Albanese authorities to ratify the World Ocean Treaty within the first 100 days in authorities and shield the area. Australia signed the treaty in 2023 however is but to deliver it into power.
“There isn’t a higher time for Australia to be leaders in ocean safety on the world stage. On daily basis that passes with out the treaty in power, animals are being pushed nearer to the brink of extinction from industrial fisheries within the excessive seas. The World Ocean Treaty was a historic win, however we will’t relaxation now – we want Australia to ratify the treaty and suggest ocean sanctuaries within the excessive seas between Australia and New Zealand to offer our oceans and marine life an opportunity to relaxation, get better and thrive,” Whitaker mentioned.
A latest report by the Worldwide Union for Conservation of Nature (IUNC) revealed one-third of sharks worldwide are endangered, and two-thirds of these endangered are vulnerable to extinction from overfishing. Blue Sharks are listed as Close to Threatened and Largely Depleted by the IUCN.
The evaluation additionally revealed the biologically vital space of the Lord Howe Rise and South Tasman Sea areas, between Australia and New Zealand, had a few of the highest charges of birds as bycatch, with 13% of bycatch from longliners being seabirds like albatross.
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For extra info or to rearrange an interview, please contact Kimberley Bernard on +61 407 581 404 or [email protected]
Notes to Editor
Excessive res photos and photographs of Australia’s oceans will be discovered right here and right here
Full evaluation obtainable at request
TASMAN SEA, Tuesday 20, Could 2025 – A brand new evaluation of newest fisheries knowledge by Greenpeace Australia Pacific has revealed widespread devastation of near-threatened sharks within the Pacific Ocean by industrial longline fishers. The evaluation estimates that nearly half 1,000,000 blue sharks had been caught as bycatch within the area in 2023, the very best quantity in recorded historical past since 1991.
Greenpeace Australia Pacific estimates round 438,500 near-threatened blue sharks, nearly 50 million kilograms, had been caught as bycatch within the area in 2023 from Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Fee (WFCPFC) knowledge. The determine is double 2015 numbers.
Georgia Whitaker, Senior Campaigner at Greenpeace Australia Pacific, mentioned:
“The info is deeply disturbing – it’s a devastating report and a testomony to the harmful nature of the economic fishing business. Sharks and different animals dying by the lots of of 1000’s a yr on this one patch of ocean, brutally killed by a authorized and indiscriminate fishing apply like longlining. That is an appalling legacy our world leaders are leaving whereas the blue lungs of our planet are already going through persistent decline. Industrial fishing is sucking our ocean dry, fuelling the biodiveristy disaster, and pushing prehistoric animals like sharks to the brink of extinction. Wholesome shark populations are central to a wholesome ocean – this can be a loss we will’t afford.”
The blue shark is by far the commonest bycatch within the area and the world, making up 80-90% of all shark catches throughout the WCPFC within the final 9 years. Between Australia and New Zealand within the Tasman Sea area, blue sharks made up greater than 90% of the shark bycatch from longline fishers.
Forward of the United Nations Oceans Convention in Good, France in June, Greenpeace Australia Pacific is looking on the Albanese authorities to ratify the World Ocean Treaty within the first 100 days in authorities and shield the area. Australia signed the treaty in 2023 however is but to deliver it into power.
“There isn’t a higher time for Australia to be leaders in ocean safety on the world stage. On daily basis that passes with out the treaty in power, animals are being pushed nearer to the brink of extinction from industrial fisheries within the excessive seas. The World Ocean Treaty was a historic win, however we will’t relaxation now – we want Australia to ratify the treaty and suggest ocean sanctuaries within the excessive seas between Australia and New Zealand to offer our oceans and marine life an opportunity to relaxation, get better and thrive,” Whitaker mentioned.
A latest report by the Worldwide Union for Conservation of Nature (IUNC) revealed one-third of sharks worldwide are endangered, and two-thirds of these endangered are vulnerable to extinction from overfishing. Blue Sharks are listed as Close to Threatened and Largely Depleted by the IUCN.
The evaluation additionally revealed the biologically vital space of the Lord Howe Rise and South Tasman Sea areas, between Australia and New Zealand, had a few of the highest charges of birds as bycatch, with 13% of bycatch from longliners being seabirds like albatross.
—ENDS—
For extra info or to rearrange an interview, please contact Kimberley Bernard on +61 407 581 404 or [email protected]
Notes to Editor
Excessive res photos and photographs of Australia’s oceans will be discovered right here and right here
Full evaluation obtainable at request
TASMAN SEA, Tuesday 20, Could 2025 – A brand new evaluation of newest fisheries knowledge by Greenpeace Australia Pacific has revealed widespread devastation of near-threatened sharks within the Pacific Ocean by industrial longline fishers. The evaluation estimates that nearly half 1,000,000 blue sharks had been caught as bycatch within the area in 2023, the very best quantity in recorded historical past since 1991.
Greenpeace Australia Pacific estimates round 438,500 near-threatened blue sharks, nearly 50 million kilograms, had been caught as bycatch within the area in 2023 from Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Fee (WFCPFC) knowledge. The determine is double 2015 numbers.
Georgia Whitaker, Senior Campaigner at Greenpeace Australia Pacific, mentioned:
“The info is deeply disturbing – it’s a devastating report and a testomony to the harmful nature of the economic fishing business. Sharks and different animals dying by the lots of of 1000’s a yr on this one patch of ocean, brutally killed by a authorized and indiscriminate fishing apply like longlining. That is an appalling legacy our world leaders are leaving whereas the blue lungs of our planet are already going through persistent decline. Industrial fishing is sucking our ocean dry, fuelling the biodiveristy disaster, and pushing prehistoric animals like sharks to the brink of extinction. Wholesome shark populations are central to a wholesome ocean – this can be a loss we will’t afford.”
The blue shark is by far the commonest bycatch within the area and the world, making up 80-90% of all shark catches throughout the WCPFC within the final 9 years. Between Australia and New Zealand within the Tasman Sea area, blue sharks made up greater than 90% of the shark bycatch from longline fishers.
Forward of the United Nations Oceans Convention in Good, France in June, Greenpeace Australia Pacific is looking on the Albanese authorities to ratify the World Ocean Treaty within the first 100 days in authorities and shield the area. Australia signed the treaty in 2023 however is but to deliver it into power.
“There isn’t a higher time for Australia to be leaders in ocean safety on the world stage. On daily basis that passes with out the treaty in power, animals are being pushed nearer to the brink of extinction from industrial fisheries within the excessive seas. The World Ocean Treaty was a historic win, however we will’t relaxation now – we want Australia to ratify the treaty and suggest ocean sanctuaries within the excessive seas between Australia and New Zealand to offer our oceans and marine life an opportunity to relaxation, get better and thrive,” Whitaker mentioned.
A latest report by the Worldwide Union for Conservation of Nature (IUNC) revealed one-third of sharks worldwide are endangered, and two-thirds of these endangered are vulnerable to extinction from overfishing. Blue Sharks are listed as Close to Threatened and Largely Depleted by the IUCN.
The evaluation additionally revealed the biologically vital space of the Lord Howe Rise and South Tasman Sea areas, between Australia and New Zealand, had a few of the highest charges of birds as bycatch, with 13% of bycatch from longliners being seabirds like albatross.
—ENDS—
For extra info or to rearrange an interview, please contact Kimberley Bernard on +61 407 581 404 or [email protected]
Notes to Editor
Excessive res photos and photographs of Australia’s oceans will be discovered right here and right here
Full evaluation obtainable at request
TASMAN SEA, Tuesday 20, Could 2025 – A brand new evaluation of newest fisheries knowledge by Greenpeace Australia Pacific has revealed widespread devastation of near-threatened sharks within the Pacific Ocean by industrial longline fishers. The evaluation estimates that nearly half 1,000,000 blue sharks had been caught as bycatch within the area in 2023, the very best quantity in recorded historical past since 1991.
Greenpeace Australia Pacific estimates round 438,500 near-threatened blue sharks, nearly 50 million kilograms, had been caught as bycatch within the area in 2023 from Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Fee (WFCPFC) knowledge. The determine is double 2015 numbers.
Georgia Whitaker, Senior Campaigner at Greenpeace Australia Pacific, mentioned:
“The info is deeply disturbing – it’s a devastating report and a testomony to the harmful nature of the economic fishing business. Sharks and different animals dying by the lots of of 1000’s a yr on this one patch of ocean, brutally killed by a authorized and indiscriminate fishing apply like longlining. That is an appalling legacy our world leaders are leaving whereas the blue lungs of our planet are already going through persistent decline. Industrial fishing is sucking our ocean dry, fuelling the biodiveristy disaster, and pushing prehistoric animals like sharks to the brink of extinction. Wholesome shark populations are central to a wholesome ocean – this can be a loss we will’t afford.”
The blue shark is by far the commonest bycatch within the area and the world, making up 80-90% of all shark catches throughout the WCPFC within the final 9 years. Between Australia and New Zealand within the Tasman Sea area, blue sharks made up greater than 90% of the shark bycatch from longline fishers.
Forward of the United Nations Oceans Convention in Good, France in June, Greenpeace Australia Pacific is looking on the Albanese authorities to ratify the World Ocean Treaty within the first 100 days in authorities and shield the area. Australia signed the treaty in 2023 however is but to deliver it into power.
“There isn’t a higher time for Australia to be leaders in ocean safety on the world stage. On daily basis that passes with out the treaty in power, animals are being pushed nearer to the brink of extinction from industrial fisheries within the excessive seas. The World Ocean Treaty was a historic win, however we will’t relaxation now – we want Australia to ratify the treaty and suggest ocean sanctuaries within the excessive seas between Australia and New Zealand to offer our oceans and marine life an opportunity to relaxation, get better and thrive,” Whitaker mentioned.
A latest report by the Worldwide Union for Conservation of Nature (IUNC) revealed one-third of sharks worldwide are endangered, and two-thirds of these endangered are vulnerable to extinction from overfishing. Blue Sharks are listed as Close to Threatened and Largely Depleted by the IUCN.
The evaluation additionally revealed the biologically vital space of the Lord Howe Rise and South Tasman Sea areas, between Australia and New Zealand, had a few of the highest charges of birds as bycatch, with 13% of bycatch from longliners being seabirds like albatross.
—ENDS—
For extra info or to rearrange an interview, please contact Kimberley Bernard on +61 407 581 404 or [email protected]
Notes to Editor
Excessive res photos and photographs of Australia’s oceans will be discovered right here and right here
Full evaluation obtainable at request
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