#depletion — Public Fediverse posts

#Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

'When I first became involved in advocating for eastern #tarakihi in 2019, #Fisheries New Zealand’s own #science estimated the eastern stock had fallen to around 16% of its unfished #biomass—well below the 20% soft limit and nowhere near the #Harvest Strategy Standard target of 40%.

'Six years later, we’re paying substantially more at the checkout, yet the eastern stock remains well under a rebuilding-plan target.
'Recent projections suggest it is still hovering around the lower management thresholds, with recovery far from assured under current catch settings.
'That should concern every New Zealander.
We’ve somehow normalised the idea that a fish can become increasingly expensive while remaining chronically depleted. Consumers are paying more, commercial operators continue #fishing, and we’re repeatedly told the #fishery is being managed “#sustainably”.

'If this is what #sustainability looks like, perhaps we need to rethink what the word means.

'A truly #sustainable fishery shouldn’t require decades of rebuilding while the stock remains well below the level our own management system says it should achieve. It shouldn’t leave us debating whether 10–20% of the original spawning biomass is acceptable, and it most certainly shouldn’t have us celebrating modest improvements while remaining nowhere near the target.'
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'Perhaps the real question isn’t why the price has risen, it’s whether we’ve convinced ourselves that #depletion has become an acceptable definition of sustainability.
#fisheries #rma #cma #rcep #fisheriesact #protect #enhance #restore

#nz #coastal #health #woke #christchurch #tarakihi

Robin Forlonge Patterson @[email protected] · 2026-07-05 · 23:26 UTC

#Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

'When I first became involved in advocating for eastern #tarakihi in 2019, #Fisheries New Zealand’s own #science estimated the eastern stock had fallen to around 16% of its unfished #biomass—well below the 20% soft limit and nowhere near the #Harvest Strategy Standard target of 40%.

'Six years later, we’re paying substantially more at the checkout, yet the eastern stock remains well under a rebuilding-plan target.
'Recent projections suggest it is still hovering around the lower management thresholds, with recovery far from assured under current catch settings.
'That should concern every New Zealander.
We’ve somehow normalised the idea that a fish can become increasingly expensive while remaining chronically depleted. Consumers are paying more, commercial operators continue #fishing, and we’re repeatedly told the #fishery is being managed “#sustainably”.

'If this is what #sustainability looks like, perhaps we need to rethink what the word means.

'A truly #sustainable fishery shouldn’t require decades of rebuilding while the stock remains well below the level our own management system says it should achieve. It shouldn’t leave us debating whether 10–20% of the original spawning biomass is acceptable, and it most certainly shouldn’t have us celebrating modest improvements while remaining nowhere near the target.'
.....
'Perhaps the real question isn’t why the price has risen, it’s whether we’ve convinced ourselves that #depletion has become an acceptable definition of sustainability.
#fisheries #rma #cma #rcep #fisheriesact #protect #enhance #restore

#nz #coastal #health #woke #christchurch #tarakihi

Robin Forlonge Patterson @[email protected] · 2026-07-05 · 23:26 UTC

#Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

'When I first became involved in advocating for eastern #tarakihi in 2019, #Fisheries New Zealand’s own #science estimated the eastern stock had fallen to around 16% of its unfished #biomass—well below the 20% soft limit and nowhere near the #Harvest Strategy Standard target of 40%.

'Six years later, we’re paying substantially more at the checkout, yet the eastern stock remains well under a rebuilding-plan target.
'Recent projections suggest it is still hovering around the lower management thresholds, with recovery far from assured under current catch settings.
'That should concern every New Zealander.
We’ve somehow normalised the idea that a fish can become increasingly expensive while remaining chronically depleted. Consumers are paying more, commercial operators continue #fishing, and we’re repeatedly told the #fishery is being managed “#sustainably”.

'If this is what #sustainability looks like, perhaps we need to rethink what the word means.

'A truly #sustainable fishery shouldn’t require decades of rebuilding while the stock remains well below the level our own management system says it should achieve. It shouldn’t leave us debating whether 10–20% of the original spawning biomass is acceptable, and it most certainly shouldn’t have us celebrating modest improvements while remaining nowhere near the target.'
.....
'Perhaps the real question isn’t why the price has risen, it’s whether we’ve convinced ourselves that #depletion has become an acceptable definition of sustainability.
#fisheries #rma #cma #rcep #fisheriesact #protect #enhance #restore

#nz #coastal #health #woke #christchurch #tarakihi

Robin Forlonge Patterson @[email protected] · 2026-07-05 · 23:26 UTC

#Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

'When I first became involved in advocating for eastern #tarakihi in 2019, #Fisheries New Zealand’s own #science estimated the eastern stock had fallen to around 16% of its unfished #biomass—well below the 20% soft limit and nowhere near the #Harvest Strategy Standard target of 40%.

'Six years later, we’re paying substantially more at the checkout, yet the eastern stock remains well under a rebuilding-plan target.
'Recent projections suggest it is still hovering around the lower management thresholds, with recovery far from assured under current catch settings.
'That should concern every New Zealander.
We’ve somehow normalised the idea that a fish can become increasingly expensive while remaining chronically depleted. Consumers are paying more, commercial operators continue #fishing, and we’re repeatedly told the #fishery is being managed “#sustainably”.

'If this is what #sustainability looks like, perhaps we need to rethink what the word means.

'A truly #sustainable fishery shouldn’t require decades of rebuilding while the stock remains well below the level our own management system says it should achieve. It shouldn’t leave us debating whether 10–20% of the original spawning biomass is acceptable, and it most certainly shouldn’t have us celebrating modest improvements while remaining nowhere near the target.'
.....
'Perhaps the real question isn’t why the price has risen, it’s whether we’ve convinced ourselves that #depletion has become an acceptable definition of sustainability.
#fisheries #rma #cma #rcep #fisheriesact #protect #enhance #restore

#nz #coastal #health #woke #christchurch #tarakihi

Robin Forlonge Patterson @[email protected] · 2026-07-05 · 23:26 UTC

#Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

'When I first became involved in advocating for eastern #tarakihi in 2019, #Fisheries New Zealand’s own #science estimated the eastern stock had fallen to around 16% of its unfished #biomass—well below the 20% soft limit and nowhere near the #Harvest Strategy Standard target of 40%.

'Six years later, we’re paying substantially more at the checkout, yet the eastern stock remains well under a rebuilding-plan target.
'Recent projections suggest it is still hovering around the lower management thresholds, with recovery far from assured under current catch settings.
'That should concern every New Zealander.
We’ve somehow normalised the idea that a fish can become increasingly expensive while remaining chronically depleted. Consumers are paying more, commercial operators continue #fishing, and we’re repeatedly told the #fishery is being managed “#sustainably”.

'If this is what #sustainability looks like, perhaps we need to rethink what the word means.

'A truly #sustainable fishery shouldn’t require decades of rebuilding while the stock remains well below the level our own management system says it should achieve. It shouldn’t leave us debating whether 10–20% of the original spawning biomass is acceptable, and it most certainly shouldn’t have us celebrating modest improvements while remaining nowhere near the target.'
.....
'Perhaps the real question isn’t why the price has risen, it’s whether we’ve convinced ourselves that #depletion has become an acceptable definition of sustainability.
#fisheries #rma #cma #rcep #fisheriesact #protect #enhance #restore

#restore #enhance #protect #fisheriesact #rcep #cma

Fabrizio Musacchio @[email protected] · 2026-06-09 · 11:34 UTC

🧠🚓 New paper on #microglia depletion: #CSF1R inhibition with #PLX5622 is not microglia-specific, it also depletes long-lived peripheral #macrophage populations. Could become important for interpreting #microglial #depletion experiments: Phenotypes after depletion or recovery may reflect broader macrophage niche perturbation, not microglia alone:

#microglia #csf1r #plx5622 #macrophage #microglial #depletion

Fabrizio Musacchio @[email protected] · 2026-06-09 · 11:34 UTC

🧠🚓 New paper on #microglia depletion: #CSF1R inhibition with #PLX5622 is not microglia-specific, it also depletes long-lived peripheral #macrophage populations. Could become important for interpreting #microglial #depletion experiments: Phenotypes after depletion or recovery may reflect broader macrophage niche perturbation, not microglia alone:

#microglia #csf1r #plx5622 #macrophage #microglial #depletion

Fabrizio Musacchio @[email protected] · 2026-06-09 · 11:34 UTC

🧠🚓 New paper on #microglia depletion: #CSF1R inhibition with #PLX5622 is not microglia-specific, it also depletes long-lived peripheral #macrophage populations. Could become important for interpreting #microglial #depletion experiments: Phenotypes after depletion or recovery may reflect broader macrophage niche perturbation, not microglia alone:

#microglia #csf1r #plx5622 #macrophage #microglial #depletion

Fabrizio Musacchio @[email protected] · 2026-06-09 · 11:34 UTC

🧠🚓 New paper on #microglia depletion: #CSF1R inhibition with #PLX5622 is not microglia-specific, it also depletes long-lived peripheral #macrophage populations. Could become important for interpreting #microglial #depletion experiments: Phenotypes after depletion or recovery may reflect broader macrophage niche perturbation, not microglia alone: