Hector's dolphin. Released yesterday it expanded the area where Māui dolphins were free from the threat of the fishers' net but kicked the can down the road on other measures to safeguard Hector's dolphins. So, when you go through an extensive consultation period, and it closed in September last year - we're now near the end of June - so it's a bitter pill to swallow really." Dolphin expert Liz Slooten said the plan did not go nearly far enough given the perilous position of both species of dolphin. With only 19 left after years of inaction on set nets, Slooten said it was probably too late for this species.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 25, 2020 00:45 UTC