Defend oceans

Last edited 25 February 2016 at 1:08pm

Our beautiful oceans are home to a staggering 80% of life on Earth. But destructive fishing, pollution and climate change are damaging them on a scale unimaginable to most people. Species are being driven towards extinction because of overfishing and habitat destruction. We are campaigning for marine reserves, and for an end to unsustainable fishing.

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Tuna league table 2015

Posted by alice.hunter - 2 October, 2015 - 00:00

Costly Coal - Standard Chartered's role in a coal project threatening the Great Barrier Reef

UK bank Standard Chartered is the lead advisor on the controversial Carmichael coal mine in Australia. The project would be one of the biggest mines in the...
Posted by sebastianbock - 5 August, 2015 - 12:42

The next UK government promises to be an ocean champion

Here’s a prediction: the next UK government will do great things for global marine protection. At this stage in a general election campaign it’s sometimes...
Posted by Willie - 20 April, 2015 - 11:23

The next UK government promises to be an ocean champion

Here’s a prediction: the next UK government will do great things for global marine protection. At this stage in a general election campaign it’s sometimes...
Posted by Willie - 20 April, 2015 - 11:23

Why we’re taking the government to court over fishing quota

Just what will it take for this government to give a better deal for the UK’s local, sustainable fishermen? Over the last five years, hundreds of thousands of...
Posted by Ariana Densham - 23 January, 2015 - 15:59

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