Officials extend fishing ban in crucial area the size of 15 football fields: 'Has been the focus of a community-led effort'

Officials extend fishing ban in crucial area the size of 15 football fields: 'Has been the focus of a community-led effort'

Officials in a popular New Zealand coastal town have extended a fishing ban at an artificial reef, in hopes that the reef will further establish itself and the native marine wildlife population will grow. The ban is in Napier, a town in New Zealand's North Island that is known as the Art Deco Capital of the World. As the New Zealand Herald reported, the existing ban will now extend two more years, expiring in August 2027. It covers all species o…