Kia ora Friend,
It's been a frustrating time with the return of COVID-19 to the community, especially for people who live in Auckland. No fishing, no sports, no socialising.
But it's a good time to get online. So if you haven't watched The Price of Fish, watch it. If you haven't signed the petition, sign it. If you haven't found out how Rescue Fish will save our marine environment, find out. And if you haven't let all your friends and family know about it, then please share it!
The Price of Fish - now on YouTube
Mike Bhana's outstanding documentary, The Price of Fish, about the inadequacies of the Quote Management System, is now on YouTube. If you haven't watched it yet, you can go there right now and watch it. If you have, well done. Now send the link to friends, family and colleagues.
We want the whole country to see it and understand the devastation our coastal fisheries are facing and the waste that is happening.
For ex-pats and those overseas, you can now get stuck in and watch it too. Looking forward to your worldly feedback.
Watch it now
Let's make it 10,000 this weekend!
If you do one thing today please sign the Rescue Fish petition, or if you've already signed it, get one other person in your life to sign the petition. If everyone takes this step we will reach 10,000 signatures before the end of the weekend.
Why is this important? Because it shows we care. We care about our fish, our marine environment, and the legacy we leave behind for the next generations.
Please, help us help your kids, your future. Simply sign the petition or share it with someone else who cares about the future. Rescue Fish. Together we can do this.
Sign the petition here.
Shopping with our Partners
Many of our Partner sponsors have excellent online shopping stores so whilst lockdowns create problems for getting out and about or even going fishing, why not spend some time updating your gear or treating yourself or your Dad to a Father's Day gift delivered right to your door.
Rising unemployment due to Covid-19 has seen many families facing increasing economic pressure. The Kai Ika project collects and shares unwanted fish heads and frames with members of the community who revere them as a delicacy. During the last lockdown the Kai Ika Project distributed over 7000kg of fish heads and frames in just 4 weeks.
This second wave of Covid-19 has seen another surge in demand. Requests for kaimoana are once again on the rise. We're up for the challenge to continue to feed people, but we need help.
A little koha right now will go a long way. Donate here.
$25 - enough fish to feed 5 families dinner
$50 - enough fish to feed 10 families dinner
$100 - enough fish to feed 20 families dinner
Thanks to our generous partners. Together we remain committed to feeding our community.
Save the Date - The Auckland Boat Show 8-11 October 2020
The 2020 Auckland Boat Show will be held this year in the heart of Auckland from Thursday 8th to Sunday 11th October. This year, as well as its normal venue in Auckland's Viaduct, there will also be exhibitors at The Cloud and Queen's Wharf, where LegaSea will have its stall. So get set for summer and head along.
For more information visit:
https://www.auckland-boatshow.com/
Are you keen to help gather signatures for the Rescue Fish petition?
Call Piet on 0800 534 273 or email pieter@legasea.co.nz with an address and contact phone number. We will send you a petition book to collect signatures and some brochures to help you with your mission. As always, we appreciate all the help we can get.
Rescue Fish - Frequently Asked Questions
Fisheries management can be a complex subject. To help you understand the issues we have developed a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) that will hopefully simplify the subject matter. We will be publishing some of them in our campaign updates, but you can see them all on the Rescue Fish website here.
If you have a particular question you would like to ask, you can ask it here.
Q. Why is Rescue Fish important to the whole family?
A. Food security. Rescue Fish is important to the whole family because it aims to increase the numbers of fish in the water, making more fish available to people fishing for food or those looking to eat reasonably priced fish. Also, enhancing the marine environment means it will be able to withstand the effects from increasing amounts of pollution entering our waterways, which will eventually affect the fish food chain.
The fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic has proven that not every family enjoys food security. When times are tough and jobs are lost the bills don't stop, accommodation costs remain. Sometimes food is down the list of priorities, especially if there is someone sick in the household.
During the first lockdown period our Kai Ika project ramped up from supplying 1000 kilos of fish parts per week to Auckland marae, to 7000 kilos. And demand has not stopped since. Watch this video and take action.
Families are struggling and together we can do something about looking after the kids in our community. Support the call for more fish in the water. Let's Rescue our Fish. Please, sign here.
Feeling motivated? Here's how to help:
For more on the campaign, visit the website rescuefish.co.nz
Thank you
Trish and the LegaSea crew
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