Frustrated by inaction at home, some turned the US courts to help save the Māui dolphins. And they won. But what does it mean?
The list of victories in marine conservationists’ never-ending struggle to halt the degradation of oceans is very short.
And so the decision of a United States court to place a temporary ban on New Zealand seafood exports from Māui dolphins’ habitat was greeted with first astonishment – taking even litigants Sea Shepherd by surprise – and then celebration.
But the courtroom win was not just a much-needed morale boost: it may be an important milestone in the battle to save other threatened native marine species.
Source: Stuff.co.nz
