36764 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

Written Question

Published date: 17 Aug 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	36764 (2025)
Question asked:	28 Jul 2025
Member asking:	Teanau Tuiono
Portfolio:	Minister for Oceans and Fisheries
Minister replying:	Hon Shane Jones
Answer received:	12 Aug 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_36764_2025
Document guid:	7129df30-6bb3-43d5-ad6b-0be7e68b904d

36764 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: Will he support a global moratorium on bottom trawling on the high seas?

Hon Shane Jones: Bottom trawling by New Zealand flagged vessels on the high seas is already tightly controlled, and I would not support a moratorium.