25/11/2025
Please take 2 minutes out of your time tonight to fill out this form.
The Government is at it again.
The Minister for Oceans and Fisheries is pushing ahead with proposals to open up some of our most valued recreational species for commercial sale – including marlin and 19 reef fish species like red moki and boarfish.
They call it “removing redundant regulations.” We call it selling off what’s left of our public fishery.
These fish have always been off limits to commercial harvest for a reason. They’re vulnerable, slow-growing, and already under pressure. Allowing commercial sale would open the door to deliberate targeting - something Kiwis have rejected before.
Back in 2013, the public rallied behind LegaSea’s Hands Off Our Marlin campaign. Within three days, the Minister backed down. The message was clear: our fish are not for sale.
Now it’s time to do it all again.
We’ve built a quick and easy submission form so you can tell the Minister to leave marlin and reef fish off the menu.
Submissions close 28 November, please make your voice count.
https://legasea.co.nz/marlin-submissions-nov-2025/
Hands off our marlin and reef fish.