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Seafood giants join forces to combat pirate fishing in the Barents Sea

Posted by jossc — 31 May 2007 at 3:06pm - Comments

September 2005: Greenpeace activists disrupt the IUU fishing activities of the factory trawler 'Murtosa' in the Barents Sea

September 2005: Greenpeace activists disrupt the IUU fishing activities of the factory trawler 'Murtosa' in the Barents Sea

If you've been following our oceans campaign over the past year or so, you'll know that many fish stocks around the world are in a dangerously depleted state. And while we've had some success here in the UK persuading major retail chains to take a responsible attitude about where the seafood they sell comes from, far too many of the fish we eat still come from unsustainable sources - either from destructive and wasteful fishing methods like beam trawling, or from illegal 'pirate' fishing.

Article tagged as: barents sea, cod, haddock, IUU, norway, oceans, pirate fishing, sustainable seafood

It's quite simple: stop battering cod

Posted by jossc — 2 May 2007 at 11:02am - Comments

Follow the crew of the Arctic Sunrise on their campaign for Marine Reserves in our North Sea Tour blog

The Arctic Sunrise is currently in Bergen, on the west coast of Norway, to stock up on essential supplies and for some crew changeovers. I'm one of a five-strong contingent from the Greenpeace UK office who arrived here late on Sunday night after a 30-hour ferry trip from Newcastle and I'll be your webmaster for the second half of our North Sea Marine Reserves Tour.

Article tagged as: arctic sunrise, cod, marine reserves, north sea, norway, oceans

Setting sail from Norway

Posted by Willie — 2 May 2007 at 10:47am - Comments

Follow the crew of the Arctic Sunrise on their campaign for Marine Reserves in our North Sea Tour blog

It's half past eight at night, and we've just left Bergen. It's still shorts and t-shirt weather on the deck of the Arctic Sunrise, and many of the crew are out enjoying the scenery as we pass snow-capped mountains en route back to the North Sea.

Article tagged as: arctic sunrise, cod, marine reserves, north sea, norway, oceans

Whaling - the story so far

Last edited 11 January 2007 at 5:23pm

Greenpeace activist in front of an Icelandic whaler

A Greenpeace volunteer in front of an Icelandic whaler

Commercial whaling during the last century decimated most of the world's whale populations. Estimates suggest that between 1925, when the first whaling factory ship was introduced, and 1975, more than 1.5 million whales were killed in total.

Article tagged as: CITES, iceland, IWC, japan, norway, oceans, whale sanctuaries, whales, whaling

Whale watching

Last edited 8 November 2006 at 9:00am

One of the ironies of the fight to end commercial whaling is that over the past decade whale watching has shown the potential to become far more profitable than whaling ever was. It is already generating a staggering $1.25 billion per year globally.

Whale watching takes advantage of the fact that most whales are migratory, moving around the oceans at different times of the year to breed and feed. Much of this migration takes place in coastal waters, where large whale pods can often be clearly seen, either from small boats or from the shore.

Article tagged as: IWC, japan, norway, oceans, whale watching, whales, whaling

The International Whaling Commission

Last edited 13 August 2003 at 8:00am
Humpback whale

Humpback whale

Article tagged as: IWC, japan, norway, oceans, sanctuaries, vote buying, whaling

Norway exports deadly whale blubber appetiser to Iceland

Last edited 20 November 2002 at 9:00am
Whale meat for sale in a market

Whale meat for sale in a market

Norway is breaking an international ban on the export of whale products to send eight tonnes of Minke whale meat and blubber to eager Icelandic diners.

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Norway and the whales

Last edited 8 November 2001 at 9:00am
A dead whale is sliced in to whalemeat

A dead whale is sliced in to whalemeat

Article tagged as: IWC, norway, oceans, whales, whaling

What future for the whales?

Last edited 8 November 2001 at 9:00am
Greenpeace protesters alongside a dead whale are dragged inside a whaling ship

Greenpeace protesters alongside a dead whale are dragged inside a whaling ship

CITES
All trade in endangered species is governed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Following the IWC's announcement of a whaling moratorium in 1982, CITES classified the great whales as protected species, and outlawed international trade in whale products.

Article tagged as: CITES, IWC, japan, norway, oceans, whales, whaling

Oceans campaign: what Greenpeace is doing

Last edited 8 November 2001 at 9:00am
IWC53: Watching the whalers

IWC53: Watching the whalers

A return to full-scale commercial whaling could be just a hair's breadth away. Although the 1986 moratorium on whaling dramatically reduced the number of whales being caught, hunting still goes on. Now Norway and Japan are seeking to remove the protected status of whales and resume international trade. This would be a disaster for whales. In response to this threat. Greenpeace is demanding an end to all commercial whaling, once and for all. All whale species must be permanently protected.

Article tagged as: CITES, IWC, japan, norway, oceans, whales, whaling