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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Greenpeace activist injured and boats sunk in attempt to halt bluefin tuna fishing

Activists are pulled from the sea as one of our inflatables sinks © Parsons/Greenpeace Some disturbing news is coming in from the Mediterranean where, for...
Posted by jamie - 4 June, 2010 - 15:34

Greenpeace activist injured and boats sunk in attempt to halt bluefin tuna fishing

Activists are pulled from the sea as one of our inflatables sinks © Parsons/Greenpeace Some disturbing news is coming in from the Mediterranean where, for...
Posted by jamie - 4 June, 2010 - 15:34

Whaling: whose side are EU on?

By seeking to compromise, the EU may actually be sanctioning commercial whaling. Whale fail! Ask anyone who the bad guys are on fish and whales. The resounding...
Posted by Willie - 4 June, 2010 - 14:15 -

Whaling: whose side are EU on?

By seeking to compromise, the EU may actually be sanctioning commercial whaling. Whale fail! Ask anyone who the bad guys are on fish and whales. The resounding...
Posted by Willie - 4 June, 2010 - 14:15 -

With ICCAT in the driving seat, what hope is there for bluefin?

There's an analogy I sometimes use to explain the problem of overfishing.  Imagine you are in a car hurtling at full speed down a hillside towards a cliff...
Posted by Willie - 2 June, 2010 - 09:14

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