Oceans and Seas. Giant Otters of the Amazon jungle - BBC wildlife. Environmental protection laws for oceans introduced. The Government today introduced legislation to manage the environmental effects of activities in New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) and announced interim measures to manage the environmental effects of activities before the new law is passed. "This legislation puts in place a robust system of environmental controls for the huge ocean and seabed area 20 times that of New Zealand's landmass that is currently unregulated. This is about ensuring that New Zealand is environmentally responsible in taking up the significant economic opportunities in our EEZ and ECS," Environment Minister Nick Smith said.
The Bill makes the new Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) responsible for consenting, monitoring and enforcement of activities that impact on the environment like petroleum exploration, seabed mining, deepwater aquaculture and marine energy development. Breathingearth - CO2, birth & death rates by country, simulated real-time. Visual Understanding Environment.