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Ultramarathon Swimmers Petition For Ban On Bottom Trawling

RNZ National Whangarei 13d Impact 3
Ultramarathon swimmers completed a 1,400 kilometer swim earlier this month to raise awareness regarding fishing practices involving weighted nets. A petition containing nearly 74,000 signatures was handed to Northland MP Grant McKellen.

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RNZ National

“Ultramarathans from a John O'Ridler earlier this month completed a 1400 kilometer swim to raise awareness of their fishing practice which involves dragging vast weighted nets.”

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