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Māui dolphin. Photo: DOC
Only 54 Māui dolphins remain, DoC survey shows
September 3, 2021

The latest population estimate for critically endangered Māui dolphins has fallen by 14 percent in the past five years, according to a report leaked to RNZ. The latest survey by the Department of Conservation showed there were just 54 remaining.

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11-year-old Palauan girl discovers new species of dolphin in PNMS. Credit - Ron Leidich
11-year-old Palauan girl discovers new species of dolphin in PNMS
April 23, 2021

...As the speed boat approached, the dolphins raced towards the bow and immediately began surfing the wake. The dolphins were now within touching distance and everyone immediately noticed that they were different...These could only be the excessively rare Fraser’s Dolphins.

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School of Yellowfin tuna. credit - WWF
PNG fishing association wins MSC certification
August 13, 2020

The Papua New Guinea Fishing Industry Association won Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification in May...As part of becoming certified, the association must meet 10 conditions.

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Commercial fisheries. Photo: 123RF
Fishing restrictions to protect endangered dolphins could leave Māori out of jobs
July 9, 2020

At least five North Island iwi will be severely impacted from new restrictions to protect endangered dolphins, and there are concerns the changes will undermine promises under the Treaty of Waitangi...The new rules will see extensions to areas where set-netting and trawling is currently illegal f

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Government crack down on fishing methods to protect New Zealand Hector's and Māui dolphins.  credit - www.rnz.co.nz
Government crack down on fishing methods to protect New Zealand Hector's and Māui dolphins
June 26, 2020

A nationwide ban on drift netting is among a raft of changes to fishing methods as part of a Government plan to protect endangered dolphins.

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An endangered Hector's Dolphin. Photo: Gary Webber/ 123rf
International marine expert claims she was ignored over advice on saving dolphins
June 18, 2020

A international marine expert who reviewed a plan to save Māui and Hector's dolphins says she tried to help and claims she was ignored...The plan - which is in its final stages - has been the subject of scientific squabbling with its claim that toxoplasmosis - a disease caused by cat poo - k

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 Despite being banned, levels of DDT and other harmful chemicals in dolphins are increasing. These chemicals have been linked to mass mortality events. Photograph: Deb Thiele
DDT and other banned chemicals pose threat to vulnerable dolphins on Great Barrier Reef
February 6, 2020

Harmful levels of long-banned chemicals, including the pesticide DDT, have been found in the tissues of two vulnerable dolphin species swimming in waters flowing into the Great Barrier Reef.

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