Environmental group urges tarakihi fishing ban amid steep stock decline

A staple of fish and chips and home-cooked meals could be on the brink of extinction around New Zealand.The Environmental Defence Society (EDS) has released da…

NZ Herald · 2026-07-02T04:39:46.000Z

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Stuff2026-07-02T04:44:46.000Z

Oh great, now they're coming for my fish and chips? Leave my Friday night treat alone 😤

Jamie Fox2026-07-02T05:18:46.000Z

here. Best part of a Friday night.

Reagan Shaw2026-07-02T05:03:46.000Z

tbh maybe if we stopped overfishing we wouldn't be in this mess. but nah let's blame the environmentalists

Stuff2026-07-02T05:33:46.000Z

This. Remember snapper? Now it's $35/kg. It's only gonna get worse.

Hana Stewart2026-07-02T05:20:46.000Z

Worked in fishing for 15 years. Tarakihi's been declining but a total ban? That's gonna kill small towns. Typical greenies don't think about livelihoods.

Ben Sullivan2026-07-02T05:38:46.000Z

but the greenies always have a solution that hurts regular people.

Hana Stewart

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Environmental group urges tarakihi fishing ban amid steep stock decline

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2026-07-02T06:08:46.000Z

because fishermen want to go extinct too? We're regulated to hell already.

Ben Sullivan2026-07-02T06:09:46.000Z

call but you don't get to dictate what's more important when you're not affected.

Jamie Fox2026-07-02T05:28:46.000Z

Shame really. Remember when tarakihi was cheap? Now it's a luxury.

Ben Sullivan2026-07-02T05:57:46.000Z

ffs another ban. Meanwhile the supermarkets keep jacking up prices. Can't win.

Reagan Shaw2026-07-02T06:28:46.000Z

cope. Maybe your industry shouldn't have taken every last fish out of the water.

Stuff2026-07-02T06:32:46.000Z

here we go, personal attacks. Classic.

Stuff2026-07-02T06:19:46.000Z

I'd rather pay more than see 'em gone forever. But also yeah the supermarkets are robbing us blind cos they know we have no choice. double whammy.

Reagan Shaw2026-07-02T06:34:46.000Z

imagine caring more about profits than a species going extinct. some people have zero perspective

Hana Stewart2026-07-02T06:41:46.000Z

Easy for you to say from your desk job, mate. Come spend a winter on a boat and tell me about 'perspective'.

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