LegaSea newsletter #178 – A big win for Marlin

January 16, 2026

It’s been a full-on period in the world of fisheries management, with some big moments worth acknowledging and some serious warning signs we can’t ignore. In this update, we cover a genuine win for marlin, with public pressure helping keep them out of the commercial system. But we also dig into the dumping footage that’s rightly shaken Kiwis, and what it tells us about the reality of indiscriminate fishing methods and a system that still allows blatant waste at sea.