The measures include a nationwide ban on drift netting, a prohibition on granting new permits for seismic surveying and seabed mining in expanded marine mammal protection areas, and the rollout of a toxoplasmosis action plan. There were more than 15,000 submissions on the proposal, which was released for consultation last year.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2020/06/24/dolphin-protection-plan-announced/