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Marine & Freshwater | Education & Conservation

Press release
Official Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust media releases.


A Call for Action: Protecting Our Crayfish to Save Our Reefs
Based on extensive peer-reviewed science and recent High Court rulings, we’re urging the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to implement the maximum feasible reductions in Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and introduce targeted spatial closures. This is the only way to restore the ecological balance our reefs and marine ecosystems desperately need.
Sep 224 min read


Catchment group support project reaches significant milestone
400 catchment and community organisations reached with tailored support and capacity-building. See the video below to learn how farmers...
Jun 183 min read


Fish Of The Year Is Back…with Some Lofty Ambitions - New Zealanders Asked To Back Their Favourite Fishy Friend
Fish of the Year is o-fish-ally back for 2025 and ready to make a splash, with Kiwis and conservation groups up and down the country...
Mar 12 min read


Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust 2023/24 Annual Report
The 2023/24 financial year was an incredibly busy one for Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust, with a significant injection of funding...
Dec 16, 20241 min read


Conservation Week colouring competition!
Enter our colouring competition to celebrate Conservation Week and go in the draw to win epic prizes!
Sep 2, 20241 min read


Manuel Tehira-McManus Springford | Te Rarawa Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Tahu
As part of an ongoing journey into te ao Māori Manuel was able to utilise mātauranga and tikanga to help assist the trust to ...
May 6, 20243 min read


Te Ika o Te Tau | Fish of the Year 2024 Winner Announcement
Experiencing Marine Reserves (EMR) was stoked to run the fourth annual Fish of the Year | Te Ika o te Tau 2024 campaign.
Apr 3, 20242 min read


Pūteketeke? We'll take paketi thanks! Fish of the Year voting open
Experiencing Marine Reserve's annual Fish of the Year | Te Ika o te Tau competition aims to raise awareness for some of the issues our ika f
Feb 28, 20241 min read

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