How You Can Help

You Can Help

Maui's and Hector's Dolphins need your help, but you can make a difference.
Things you can do:

Write a letter to the Ministers of Fisheries and Conservation calling on them to:

• Implement a set net ban using the precautionary approach, to cover Maui's full range including harbours and estuaries, or
• Implement a national set net ban to protect Maui's and Hector's Dolphins
• Exclude trawlers from Maui's and Hector's habitat
• Put in place a marine mammal sanctuary to protect Maui's from a wide range of threats
• Put in place a species recovery plan to ensure the species is helped to recover

Draw a picture of a Maui's or Hector's Dolphin and send it to the Minister of Fisheries with your name and address on the back. Remember letters to the Ministers are free, C/- Parliament Buildings Wellington.

Write to your local MP, Councillor or the Prime Minister

Get signatures on a petition calling for Maui's and Hector's protection

Talk to your friends and family about the plight of Maui's and Hector's Dolphins