Hon Eugenie Sage: Does he agree with the statement in the 14 July 2020 report of the United Nations Secretary-General that, "Given the importance of habitat-forming species and the high biodiversity associated with vulnerable marine ecosystems, it is likely that all VMEs contribute in some way to a range of important ecological functions in the deep sea, at least when assessed on a local scale.", and, if so, why is his Government allowing deep-sea trawlers to smash and destroy corals and other marine life on some seamounts?