Elisabeth Slooten – The Conversation

Hector’s dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori) are found only in New Zealand. Flickr/Scott Thompson

June 30, 2019

Dolphin researchers say NZ’s proposed protection plan is flawed and misleading

Elisabeth Slooten, University of Otago and Steve Dawson, University of Otago

The endangered Hector’s dolphins are found only in coastal seas in New Zealand, but conservation experts describe New Zealand’s proposed protection plan for the marine mammals as misleading.

Hoki is one of New Zealand’s most valuable export fish. from www.shutterstock.com

May 26, 2018

New Zealand’s hoki fishery under scrutiny after claims of fish dumping, misreporting

Elisabeth Slooten, University of Otago; Bruce Robertson, University of Otago; Glenn Simmons, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Graeme Bremner, and Nigel Haworth, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Leaked reports reveal that some of New Zealand’s largest fishing companies have been under-reporting their catch of the commercially valuable hoki by hundreds of tonnes.

Snapper is one of the fish under New Zealand’s Quota Management system. from www.shutterstock.com

September 4, 2017

New Zealand’s fisheries quota management system: on an undeserved pedestal

Glenn Simmons, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Bruce Robertson, University of Otago; (David) Hugh Whittaker, University of Oxford; Elisabeth Slooten, University of Otago; Fiona McCormack, University of Waikato; Graeme Bremner; Nigel Haworth, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Simon Francis Thrush, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, and Steve Dawson, University of Otago

New Zealand’s fisheries are considered among the best managed in the world, but this perception doesn’t match the facts.

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