Today Toby and I would like to present a speech about Goat Island Marine Reserve being extended. Also the pros and cons of extending it. The numbers of fish in the Marine Reserve have gone down since the opening in 1975. People are fishing on the borders hoping to catch fish coming in, fish going out and the possibility of baiting fish out of the marine reserve with their bait.
We are proposing to extend the Marine Reserve to 3 kilometres long, inside 2 kilometres you can not fish or dive, from 2-3 kilometres you are allowed to dive but not fish. The diving proposal is so you can not just put a line in and get a fish without working to hard.
Pros and cons, firstly the pros. The Ecosystem will be back to what it used to be like during the period from when it was opened in the 1970s. As you may not know the fish numbers have dropped in the Reserve. There are an estimated 375,000 people that visit the reserve each year. This number will drop through the reserve not having a lot of fish. It will be more of a tourist attraction being the biggest marine reserve in New Zealand. Which would boost the economy in the country. Now for the cons, yes the fishermen wouldn't like this because the Reserve would be extended into some fishing spots but I'm sure there's plenty more. If we don't act soon the marine environment will crumble due to the excessive amount of people fishing on the border of the marine reserve.
Thank you for listening and we hope we informed you of some of the current issues at goat island. Thank you
Updates
May 6, 2016
We just hit a massive milestone that proves people are fed up with the pathetic decline of our marine life. The bureaucrats and greedy fishers waiting on the borders of our sanctuary are finally being put on notice. This momentum shows that the public demands real protection for Goat Island and we are not backing down until the reserve is expanded.
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Goat Island is such a special spot and it hurts to see the fish numbers dropping so much. Good on you both for taking action to protect our coast!
This Need to happen. For the sake of our Crayfish, snapper and heaps of other species.
It annoys me that commercial fishing numbers have not changed yet they over fish more than anyone else - save the fish we can
There are plenty more fishing spots in the ocean, it would be such a shame to ruin a New Zealand beautiful piece of scenery which you can get lost in its serenity
A great cause. Awesome pros and the con is hardly something real fisherman would worry about. Good luck boys
Yes
Good luck, guys.
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Today Toby and I would like to present a speech about Goat Island Marine Reserve being extended. Also the pros and cons of extending it. The numbers of fish in the Marine Reserve have gone down since the opening in 1975. People are fishing on the borders hoping to catch fish coming in, fish going out and the possibility of baiting fish out of the marine reserve with their bait.
We are proposing to extend the Marine Reserve to 3 kilometres long, inside 2 kilometres you can not fish or dive, from 2-3 kilometres you are allowed to dive but not fish. The diving proposal is so you can not just put a line in and get a fish without working to hard.
Pros and cons, firstly the pros. The Ecosystem will be back to what it used to be like during the period from when it was opened in the 1970s. As you may not know the fish numbers have dropped in the Reserve. There are an estimated 375,000 people that visit the reserve each year. This number will drop through the reserve not having a lot of fish. It will be more of a tourist attraction being the biggest marine reserve in New Zealand. Which would boost the economy in the country. Now for the cons, yes the fishermen wouldn't like this because the Reserve would be extended into some fishing spots but I'm sure there's plenty more. If we don't act soon the marine environment will crumble due to the excessive amount of people fishing on the border of the marine reserve.
Thank you for listening and we hope we informed you of some of the current issues at goat island. Thank you
Updates
May 6, 2016
We just hit a massive milestone that proves people are fed up with the pathetic decline of our marine life. The bureaucrats and greedy fishers waiting on the borders of our sanctuary are finally being put on notice. This momentum shows that the public demands real protection for Goat Island and we are not backing down until the reserve is expanded.
23 Comments
Excellent idea! We need to do all we can to preserve our Marine Reserves and extending it will hopefully improve the ecosystem!
Goat Island is such a special spot and it hurts to see the fish numbers dropping so much. Good on you both for taking action to protect our coast!
This Need to happen. For the sake of our Crayfish, snapper and heaps of other species.
It annoys me that commercial fishing numbers have not changed yet they over fish more than anyone else - save the fish we can
There are plenty more fishing spots in the ocean, it would be such a shame to ruin a New Zealand beautiful piece of scenery which you can get lost in its serenity
A great cause. Awesome pros and the con is hardly something real fisherman would worry about. Good luck boys
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Good luck, guys.
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Excellent idea! We need to do all we can to preserve our Marine Reserves and extending it will hopefully improve the ecosystem!