The Price of Fish - full documentary

What's the real cost of the way we are fishing in Aotearoa? Who's winning? Who's losing? And will there be enough fish for our grandchildren?
A documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Mike Bhana and Wild Film, that examines how effective NZ's Quota Management System has really been and what is the REAL cost to our marine environment.
For more information and to find out how we can fix these problems, visit rescuefish.co.nz

[@samuelwild24]

Every Kiwi needs to see this.. An amazing eye opener.

[@sandraude1]

Not only kiwi's. this happens to a lott of coastal communities.

[@bimmjim]

In Canada .. 💥 :: *Overfishing destroys Marine ecosystems* :: 💥

[@nikominglis8974]

well said. every person on earth needs to see this. the local fisherpeople aren't to blame. rampaging greed is.

[@glennhenderson9243]

Thank you for producing this Doco Mike. Anyone that has watched this doco needs to share and repost as many times as possible.

[@LegaSeaNZ]

We agree. He did an amazing job!

[@mikesbigbreak]

Thanks for bringing this to public attention. Now to spread the word and put pressure on government to make change and return the fish to the people of Aotearoa.

[@joedennehy386]

Thanks for putting this on you tube, the fish belong to the people of new Zealand and the government should manage the resource on our behalf.

[@margaretsimeon62]

Societies founded in colonisation have more mythtakes than any other because colonisers always redefine their acquisition of someone else’s authority as some kind of justifiable or even noble act. They misremember what happens with mythtaken origin stories where a pretence of honour and legality obscures the fact that colonisation has no real visions of justice or freedom except for the colonisers themselves

[@joedennehy386]

@@margaretsimeon62 what society was not founded on colonization, or conquest, or war? The fisheries resource belongs to the people its not a shared resource

[@margaretsimeon62]

@@joedennehy386 several actually including one with the high standard of living..United Arab Emirates for eg. Colonization is another word for European invasion of brown peoples lands and resources in the belief their whiteness/religion and other excuses made them superior..sweetened with a Treaty often to which in most cases they would ignore until the resources were titled to themselves and their descendants..

[@joedennehy386]

@@margaretsimeon62 so thats one there are over 200 countries, and if you think what is now saudi arabia has not been fought over you are mistaken. Regardless of your misanthropy the fisheries resource belongs to all of the people of this country. My point is that it is not a shared resource. Your point is ? That Europeans should never have come here?. I doubt we can unscramble that egg, and Maori were allocated 20% of the entire resource, much of which they didn't traditionally fish.

[@lukawilliams4822]

I’m a born an breed kina feed kiwi. Since I was older enough to walk I was out on the water fishing with my grandfather. Manukau harbour.firth of themes.waitamata habour.. I remember the days when ever you saw dolphins there you would find yellowfin tuna under them.fish schools thick enough to walk on.now there are days we go out and catch nothing at all,this is a crying shame it hurts my soul..god defend New Zealand 🇳🇿 🙏🏼

[@sophiekrumelmonster8996]

I’ve seen a lot of documentaries. But none of those pointed out all the environmental AND social aspects as good as this one. Great research !! Looking foreword to see more of your videos 👍👍

[@mikeledbrooke1696]

It’s a massive eye opener, from a kiwi living overseas and looking to return to home to New Zealand it’s saddening to see what our “world class fisheries management infrastructure” really is like! Clearly we can’t rely on the government as demonstrated by the past and present to act in good faith to properly manage our fishery. It looks like there is a well researched and sensible solution however. Whether you take a few fish from time to time or just enjoy getting out there on the water on a regular basis this needs addressing not just talking about. Every kiwi I know loves fresh seafood, we need to get on top of this now and hoping someone else will sort it isn’t going to be enough. If you haven’t signed the petition to support change you really have to if we have any hope of leaving our fishery in better shape for our future kiwis. Great work on the documentary guys‼️

[@Asiliea]

I agree with everything you've said, and even signed petitions... For all but one thing: My wife and I don't like almost all seafood. And I know a good number of fellow kiwis who detest it too hahah

[@grantsutton3797]

Great doco guys. I encourage everyone to watch fully.

[@finnleyross676]

Great conversation team, well done!

[@okharris]

Excellent doco; sharing widely now with my network.

[@howgoodisit]

Excellent eye opening doco. Im fully in support of an overhaul of the quota management system, as a kiwi im not sure where to go from here. Im sure 95% of kiwis are also in support... what do we need to do to help?

[@alangow8466]

Sad to see this all happening Mike. I remember you and your Dad catching great snapper when you lived in Modena Cres. Even 15 years ago the fishing in the harbour was much better than it is now. I can only imagine the court cases though if the government tries to take back those 'property rights' that were freely given away however eventually something needs to be done to restore some balance and sanity to our fisheries.

[@bfist]

Really insightful documentary. The QMS needs to be scrapped ASAP.

[@martinbaker7422]

Great Video. Bad fishery management isnt a problem until the fish are GONE then the blame gamw begins.

[@matt.newzealand]

Excellent documentary - although a very sobering watch. I can also recommend another documentary called “The end of the line” which deals with the state of worldwide fisheries. Plenty of commentators here are probably upset, exasperated & feel powerless to affect change, and asking what they can do to help. My suggestion : support groups such as Legasea who work tirelessly to bring about change - even if it’s just a donation to help them persist, and fight on our behalf.

[@laurachicola4852]

This is happening in the USA , I’m one of the fishermen affected by this corrupted system .

[@chloegilzeangodlewski70]

Great documentary thank you and so interesting to hear about what the Faroe Island have done with their waters - all I ever hear about is The Grind there. Also the point of ‘giving away fish resources to corporations for free’ really hit me! I live in London, U.K. looking forward to researching more and seeing what I can do here to support change.

[@bennwinlove]

Hi Chloe. Check out what is happening in Scotland: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3rKYYyjbJaKapo There is a campaign going on there to push any bottom trawling and dredging out beyond a 3 NM limit . They need local support to get this going.

[@chloegilzeangodlewski70]

@@bennwinlove Hi Benn I will check it out thanks for the link!

[@gerryhouska2859]

Same situation in Australia.

[@kerrybrandon4685]

Great documentary showing just another example of greed by a few large companies, and weak Politicians

[@aceadventures5527]

Stop worrying about the guy with a fishing rode, surf fishing and start worrying about the commercial fishing boats. I catch at least 5 fish every summer, and all the time I have some fisheries guy wanting to know what I caught. Wait for the trollers and check their catch.

[@eddiemartin85]

Great

[@jaronstephens9894]

Have seen frozen fish in supermarket with “Made in China from New Zealand fish” written on the box. Madness

[@aranha9365]

Whatahell????!!

[@jumblyman]

Thank you, that is revealing and horrifying. I want to understand who exactly it was who were given the quota as well as the process they were selected by - what was the rationale for the divvying up of the quota at the time?

[@williamrobinson4265]

love fishing

[@FishingwithBrewski]

We have the same issue in North Carolina. You've done an incredible job laying it all out. I'm hoping to make the same thing only I am going to add specific calls to action. Has this video brought about any changes over the last 2 years?

[@LegaSeaNZ]

Hi there. Thanks for your message. We had great feedback about the video and it created a lot of distrust in the current fisheries management system and the ministry. We created this as part of a campaign to get NZ to look at an alternative management system we have called Rescue Fish. You can see more details here; rescuefish.co.nz/ But change is slow and the issue is very complicated. This is a long term objective. So while we haven't had any direct changes from the documentary, we are steadily building public support for change. And we are getting more action on things like cameras on boats. If you would like to get in touch to discuss further, please contact us on [e-mail]. Good luck with your own project!

[@Albro359]

Thanks, I understand now what the problem is...and how it can be fixed, but where is the political will that's necessary to save this situation? I remember when I was a kid the plentiful crayfish at Great Barrier Island, and now there aren't any. Great documentary.

[@markjudson5908]

Has anyone asked why a politician in our (NZ) parliament has shares in a major fishing company, wether he is still n parliament or days gone by i would have thought that to be insider trading, conflict of interest. Well presented doco and yes this needs to front line News..every week reported and question asked in parliament.

[@simonyates5424]

If we stuff up our fish and environment we only have ourselves to blame. You can't point the finger at some idiot in Fisheries Management we as a public have to unite and do something to Rescue Fish.

[@robertmedzai8163]

Hi there it is interesting to watch this video and it's amazing to hear how many tons of fish is consumed each year. I have watched a few videos on the problem of seas being over fished world wide. I come from Eastern Europe where we have no seas around to fish . we look towards lake fishing for or river fishing to eat fish. Now what I don't understand is why in countries like yours and other sea fishing countries do not try to move or at least try to introduce coarse fish to the public. I know not all coarse fish taste great but there are a good few species that are very tasty. For example America has the problem of the Japanese Carp being invasive in there rivers. At first they caught the fish and turned it into fishmeal and now they have introduced it as part of the food chain because they have realised it a cheaper source of tasty fish on the menu for millions of people. Catfish , Carp of all species is a tasty fish ,Sturgeon , Pike Zander ,Bream. and many more. As a individual I cannot comment on the sea fish around your countries coast as for taste but I honestly think that sea fishing countries are crying about the over fishing crisis around the world and they need to try and change direction to solve this problem . You cannot try to be complaining about the situation and not doing anything .Conservation is the other thing that is killing the fishing as well because you have a lot more seal ,sharks and other fish eating more of the fish stock around the world . Hefty fines need to be introduce or even boats or ships being taken away from people that over fish the oceans by law. Every body is crying wolf but nothing is being done . That my way of thinking anyway..

[@rock3times]

World wide the fish we eat coming from aquaculture over 50 percent of the total.. New Zealand should invest in aquaculture to preserve the fish, not just salmon but expand to others as well. It is the sign of the time..

[@chriscarrol9373]

I'm a Canadian old enough to remember when Newfoundland was basically fished out. On the west coast it's not much better. Look at us if you want to see the future if nothing is done.

[@LegaSeaNZ]

We'll check this out - any recommendations on where to start?

[@bimmjim]

We've had the same problem in Canada. Although, it's more efficacious to blame the problem on *OVERFISHING* .. .. 💥 :: *Overfishing destroys Marine ecosystems* :: 💥

[@sandraude1]

You grow Kiwi's in Nieuw Zeeland?

[@apatoto7705]

Those snapper weree huge. how do people get away with this?

[@sandraude1]

Tourists would gladly pay a few hundred dollars to catch a few of them. Imagine ....

[@SandLion]

There's simply too many human alive in the earth nowadays.

[@robbrobb659]

Bigger boats?.... welcome to the real world including farming and grocery stores...the cure? have fewer children

[@couchphotography8861]

Nobody, but nobody owns wild things....they are a separate entity and should be respected as a different life form. As for the Faroe Islands, what about the disgusting hunt of Pilot whales that these people indulge in....Ugh, should be stopped

[@bronwynsearle2117]

No wonder the price of snapper is what it is !! 🐟🐟

[@LegaSeaNZ]

The grim reality!

[@floydross2422]

I wonder if Aunty Jacinda has seen this?

[@432htz3]

If she has seen it she would ignore the tough questions that are being asked and offer a cuddle.

[@glennhenderson9243]

You don't get it do you. The Red and Blue team have full knowledge of this. They choose to do nothing. With most kiwis being too busy watching the All Blacks.

[@silentgtx9392]

🐟

[@geraldswain3259]

Hi I'm a UK guy,the truth of the whole industry world wide Is ,the Oceans are heavily over fished ,end of .

[@IamCELARIOjesusFREAK]

Now Imagine poorer countries who these fishing companies just go fish at (Somalia). Just sad

[@christinsorianojr.9929]

Sustainable is a sad word. IF FISH IS GONE THEN "SOYLENT GREEN" BECOMES A REALITY. SCARY!

[@raegill1208]

With respect, the Faroes Islanders herd hundreds of pilot whales every year and savagely beat them to death in the shallows in the name of needing food! Not a respectful fishing industry try to use as an example. Otherwise, and excellent doco!

[@christianjimbomb8204]

I used to live there , I have nothing nice to say about New Zealand

[@timfagan816]

I moved here from the uk, Used to love nz, now I can't wait to get out of here! 🤣🤣🤣 G2g.

[@christianjimbomb8204]

@@timfagan816 good on ya mate. Move to good people. Don't let the bad people control you. Join with cool people don't tolerate the bogens

[@timfagan816]

@@christianjimbomb8204 nice one, will try to when I have enough coin to leave aye, cobba! Cheers mate! Where did you move too?

[@christianjimbomb8204]

@@timfagan816 crazy hometown, got to move again!!! World gone macadamia

[@dystopiaeatsmoney]

Only people who truly need to use fish for food should be taking fish from the sea.

[@mushroomman1856]

LOL what the hell did Reagan have to do with the Kiwis?

[@julianevans6823]

You need to speak to the world economic forum. There members are the route cause for alot of these problems. Gee of man

[@rossmarshall3906]

The question came up in the comments: "What can we do to help?" The answer is to enlist Oceanic Mercenaries to start attacking the large commercial fishing vessels if things don't change soon. Put an end to those pirates! We need to protect ourselves and our interests if these criminals are damaging our fisheries and putting our lives in jeopardy. "An eye for an eye" stipulates that if they offend us, we must retaliate in kind. Get rid of their ships so they can't threaten your lives. It's not just because a few wealthy people who are out to make a profit think it's okay. There is a plethora of legislation that is morally questionable, unfair, completely made up, and illegally exploitative. It's bloody time axction is taken to save our natural resources - to hell with the Monopolists.

[@jumblyman]

Clarke Gayford might have some political influence.....

[@peenieplayz6544]

The seals are dying of starvation in the Bay of Plenty because of the excessive fishing.

[@LegaSeaNZ]

Horrible to see!

[@dontrump9769]

Fishing 🎣 Mafia. LoL.

[@teverth]

This needs to change. Trawling needs to be vanned. Period.

[@hitentopia5611]

One solution is don't export. Let people come to place to eat exotic.

[@chriscarrol9373]

Unfortunately for every 1 kiwi there are 275 Chinese and they like fish. They are not bad just well whole lot of them and they are cleaning out the worlds oceans and smaller nations fishing rights don't matter.

[@christinsorianojr.9929]

Plastic fish is coming.

[@couchphotography8861]

Everybody has to stop eating fish, as of now, or there won't be anything left....it's a world disgrace what so called humans have done to the ocean. no matter what part of the world you live in. There is only one ocean......

[@kerryfoster1]

Well anglers don't need to keep fish at all. I haven't kept or killed a fish (apart from for bait) in 10 years. Before that I returned 90% of ALL fish I caught I was returning GOOD EDIBLE FISH 50 years ago in the name of conservation. BLOODY WASTE OF TIME. Never did I imagine the mind numbing stupidity of the commercials. I don't fish much these days, I still remember the GOOD YEARS - and I have the photos to prove it.....A brilliant but saddening documentary!

[@martydarts8632]

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[@BrendonHart1]

Great doco. However bit much push towards maori rights......Should be for everyone without prededious...and maori should have access the same as everyone else as long as they are not abusing the right.....there was never an intention of co governance in the original treaty, there are some versions that appear to have been 'updated' Besides there were numerous earlier settlers than the maori... there is heaps of evidence to support this well hidden fact.

[@zjzjbigfishcatches7740]

This is such foolish talk and inhumane criminal acts being committed by criminals who are not being convicted for these kind of criminal acts being committed by everybody own people who claims to be the good people of their people on earth 🌎, and it's even more evil to just look at what's being done to just the fish 🐟 and not looking at what's being done to everybody own people on earth 🌍 by their own people that's putting a price tag on everything and everybody as human beings in this world 🌍 we all are apart of as 1 creation when our Creator just put it here for all of us on earth 🌎 to just live off of and not value over ourselves and our souls and Family life on earth 🌎 just doesn't make no sense at all by those who are talking none sense right before everybody eyes 👀 like this on TV and videos which plain to see 🙈 they are criminals commiting criminal acts and should not be allowed to do such crimes like this against humanity in a creation we all are apart of on earth 🌍 because they are getting away with it like it's nothing wrong that they are doing to everybody in this world 🌎 and acting like it's a right civilized thing to be doing and causing to everybody in the world 🌎 and not just fish 🐟🌊 in the waters of the world 🌎 when it's not right to be living like this on earth 🌎 because it takes advantage of others of your own people on earth 🌎 in a land that belongs to you all to be sharing equally amongst one another, and if you was living civilized like you suppose to on earth 🌎 you would not have one human being trying to practice control and greed over the other on earth 🌎 just favoring them and theirs and saying F everybody else in the world 🌎 as if we all ain't on this earth 🌎 together as our Creator created all thing's to be on this earth 🌎 we all are apart of as 1 creation and it should always stay this way in life without anyone taking the true meaning out of life and surviving in the world 🌎 just to live because why should you be trying to make a living in a creation of plenty our Creator gave to all of us on earth 🌎, and not to just some of us on earth 🌎 but all of us on earth 🌎 to be sharing the earth 🌎 and building family life on earth 🌍 and having offsprings to keep producing life on earth 🌎 which is living normal on earth 🌍 like civilized human beings suppose to be living equal on earth 🌎 because if you are not sharing the earth 🌎 you are not taking care of the earth 🌎 and one another on earth 🌎 without all the other BS being created, made up, and promoted, and spreaded by those of everybody own people on earth 🌎 who is the ones causing all of this evil in the world 🌍 instead of practicing live and let live in peace all around the world 🌎 in a land that belongs to all of you on earth 🌎, and this will keep going on in the world 🌎 if everybody on earth 🌎 don't admonish their own people who keep trying to curse the land and everybody else Family life like this on earth 🌎 and don't do away with their own evil spirit people that's trying to live like this on them in the world 🌍 because they are being a Big curse to the earth 🌎 and creating division and confusion and wars amongst humanity to keep everybody on earth 🌎 from sharing the earth 🌎 the gift of life that was given to all of us on earth 🌎 and not just them and theirs you see 👀!!!???? Wake up world 🌎 and do away with your own sell out people on earth 🌎 you see 👀!!!!???? The original Native Black King 👑 Z 👑😡🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@tonyclack5901]

This is another, ill avoid mentioning the real solution because the answer is not paletable and I do not want to be cancelled. 1, More people, means more demand on energy, electrical goods, heating, cooking, air con,food, beit fish or farm. 2, Demand drives destruction. 3,Look at Ethiopia, starving until live aid interveened with a population of 40 million, now returned to breeding health, there are now 118 million. 4, All the BS about climate change and carbon neutral is exactly that. 5, Todays youth are destroying the planet with their insatiable appetite for all electronic goods from phones, computers, computer games, cars and cheap fast food. CONCLUSION, TOO MANY PEOPLE ON THIS PLANET AND INCREASING. NOT ROCKET SCIENCE BUT NO ONE DARE SAY IT. Except for David Attenborough.

[@tobyihli9470]

SO WHAT? Are you hoping some other country will help you fix it? What? DO SOMETHING! Don’t just whine and cry about it.

[@aaronmorgan8819]

"effectly eliminating it from community transmission" ?

[@MenCanNotBeWomen]

rec's do not go out day in day out and fish for hapuka and bass and bluenose. its the long liners who catch tonns every trip out. way way way more than the recs can catch! blame the coms for taking hapuka and bluenose. and making them less and less available to the public fishers...

[@kevonz1]

LegaSea - More Fish In The Water "Here's a follow up from our pink maomao post the other day: Today New Zealand Sport Fishing Council Inc members are meeting with senior MPI officials to discuss implementation of regulations around pink maomao. Tairua locals are unhappy as new video evidence has been released showing recreational fishers coming into Tairua with over 1000 pink maomao caught. It is vague as to whether this catch was food for these people, but it possible by the number of fish caught that it is intended to sell illegally. There are no bag or size limits for pink maomao and like a range of other reef species, they do not fall under finfish regulations. This commercial-level exploitation is disheartening to see, and morally corrupt unconstrained harvesting behaviour needs to be stopped. Since 2019 the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council has been advocating for a recreational limit of 3 maomao per person, per day, in the Auckland Fisheries Management Area that includes Tairua. We also advocate for a ban on commercial fishing for pink maomao and other vulnerable reef species." www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/fishermen-filmed-with-thousands-of-pink-maomao-in-bins-in-tairua/TOLOSXOST56XJTYJSU5SKUEBSU/?fbclid=IwAR3GnZilxn3nfJpQKh4PdsBQ_FzFpswgcsvb8mWyloIc75G4yqRvOgQnnvM

[@kevonz1]

Brilliant work Stitch and Mike et al, much respect. "24. Jellyfish have assumed a primary role in the oceans of the world (26 September 2013 issue of the New York Times Review of Books, in a review of Lisa-ann Gershwin’s book, Stung! On Jellyfish Blooms and the Future of the Ocean): “We are creating a world more like the late Precambrian than the late 1800s - a world where jellyfish ruled the seas and organisms with shells didn’t exist. We are creating a world where we humans may soon be unable to survive, or want to.” Jellyfish contribute to climate change via (1) release of carbon-rich feces and mucus used by bacteria for respiration, thereby converting bacteria into carbon dioxide factories and (2) consumption of vast numbers of copepods and other plankton." Above is one of 6 dozen feedback loops we have triggered guymcpherson.com/climate-chaos/climate-change-summary-and-update/