scientists move to protect new zealand’s endangered dolphins
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Maui mammal could be extinct by 2030 amid fishing row

Scientists move to protect New Zealand’s endangered dolphins

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Scientists say ‘exceptionally strong’ link between fishing and dwindling dolphins
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Scientists say ‘exceptionally strong’ link between fishing and dwindling dolphins Wellington – Arabstoday   Scientists have urged New Zealand to take immediate action to protect the critically endangered Maui\'s dolphin, amid warnings the marine mammal could become extinct by 2030.The animal, the world\'s smallest dolphin sub-species, is only found in waters off the North Island\'s west coast and experts estimate the adult population has dwindled to just 55, the US-based Society for Marine Mammalogy (SSM) said.
In a letter to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, it said scientific data showed up to five dolphins a year died after becoming entangled in fishing nets, meaning urgent action was needed for it to survive.
While the findings are disputed by commercial fishers, the SSM said the evidence was \"exceptionally strong\" and called for a ban on trawling and a fishing method known as gillnetting in its marine habitat.
\"In a situation such as this one, involving a critically endangered sub-species, delay to resolve uncertainty could have dire, irrevocable results,\" SSM president Helene Marsh said in the letter seen on Thursday.
\"I encourage you to act quickly and decisively to provide the leadership in marine conservation that the world expects of your country.\"
The SSM, which represents 2,000 scientists from 60 countries, said the population of Maui\'s dolphin was so small that allowing any of them to die as \"bycatch\" to the fishing industry made it unsustainable.
Conservation group NABU International said the figures showed the Maui\'s dolphin was set to become extinct by 2030 if the government took no action.
\"The scientific evidence for an immediate zero tolerance approach to Maui\'s dolphin mortality is overwhelming,\" NABU conservation expert Barbara Maas said.
\"New Zealand is becoming embarrassingly isolated amidst growing international interest and concern.\"
In July last year, the International Whaling Commission also called for New Zealand to extend maritime protection zones for the dolphin.
The government began reviewing protection measures for the dolphin last year but is yet to make an announcement about whether they will be strengthened.
Source: AFP

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