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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A deposit return scheme for Scotland?

A truckload of plastic waste enters our oceans every minute.When I first heard this statistic I couldn’t believe it. But the evidence is all around us - from...
Posted by alice.hunter - 11 November, 2016 - 18:55

A deposit return scheme for Scotland?

A truckload of plastic waste enters our oceans every minute.When I first heard this statistic I couldn’t believe it. But the evidence is all around us - from...
Posted by alice.hunter - 11 November, 2016 - 18:55
Image of a whale's fluke (tail)

What happened at the International Whaling Commission 2016 meeting

The International Whaling Commission meeting 2016 has just come to a close. Delegates from 64 countries spent a week discussing and debating whales, in Potoroz...
Posted by Willie - 28 October, 2016 - 16:48
Image of a whale's fluke (tail)

What happened at the International Whaling Commission 2016 meeting

The International Whaling Commission meeting 2016 has just come to a close. Delegates from 64 countries spent a week discussing and debating whales, in Potoroz...
Posted by Willie - 28 October, 2016 - 16:48
Image of vaquita porpoise

Vaquita porpoise takes centre stage at Whaling Commission meeting.

Big news for a little porpoise. Something big just happened for the tiny vaquita porpoise at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting. The...
Posted by Willie - 27 October, 2016 - 16:25

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