新西兰提议扩大捕捞限制,以保护濒临灭绝的北部霍霍企鹅,公众应在2025年12月12日前提供意见。 New Zealand proposes expanded fishing restrictions to protect endangered northern hoiho penguins, with public input due by December 12, 2025.

新西兰正在寻求公众反馈,说明在2025年9月紧急关闭捕鱼区之后,保护北Hoiho(黄眼睛企鹅)的长期措施。 New Zealand is seeking public feedback on long-term measures to protect the northern hoiho (yellow-eyed penguin), following an emergency fishing closure in September 2025. 提议包括将无网区扩大到奥塔戈半岛周围约8海里,并建立一个与捕捞有关的死亡率限制,并逐步加强反应系统以减少副渔获物。 Proposals include extending the no-set-net zone to about eight nautical miles around the Otago Peninsula and establishing a Fishing-Related Mortality Limit with an escalating response system to reduce bycatch. 这些措施旨在应对多种威胁,包括捕鱼、营养不良、食肉动物和疾病,目标是防止人口进一步减少。 The measures aim to address multiple threats, including fishing, malnutrition, predators, and disease, with the goal of preventing further population decline. 2025年12月12日下午5时之前,通过初级工业部的网站开放提交材料。 Submissions are open until 5 p.m. on December 12, 2025, via the Ministry for Primary Industries website.