overfishing

MPs call for closure of fishery to save dolphins

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Bycatch victim: a dead dolphin washed up on a South Devon beach

Bycatch victim: a dead dolphin washed up on a South Devon beach

The Net Effect?

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Publication date: 
11 August, 2009

A review of cetacean bycatch in pelagic trawls and other fisheries in the north-east Atlantic

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Esperanza to investigate dolphin deaths

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Common dolphin washed up on Bigbury-on-Sea Beach, Devon, January 2004

Common dolphin washed up on Bigbury-on-Sea Beach, Devon, January 2004

Dolphins being trawled to extinction

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20 January, 2004

Ship tour investigates dolphin deaths

Dolphin populations around the UK could be pushed towards extinction by destructive fishing practices, according to a report by the WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society for Greenpeace, on January 21st.

Saving the mountains under the sea

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Sea anemones on the St Kilda seamount, north of Scotland

Sea anemones on the St Kilda seamount, north of Scotland

Help save the albatross

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Tens of thousands of endangered seabirds die because of fishing every year. In the Southern Ocean, the albatross is being driven to the verge of extinction by fleets of pirate fishing boats, there to illegally catch Patagonian Toothfish.

Whaling continues, but the tide is turning

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Minke whale caught by the whaling ship working out of Isafjordur, North West Iceland. Whalers cut the whale on board and place it in containers.

Minke whale caught by the whaling ship working out of Isafjordur, North West Iceland. Whalers cut the whale on board and place it in containers.

Efforts to combat pirate fishing hampered by UK Government

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28 August, 2003

Greenpeace today urged the UK Government to do more to enforce international fishing regulations that aim to protect endangered species.

The call comes following a high-seas chase that culminated in the capture of a suspected pirate vessel loaded with millions of pounds worth of the endangered Patagonian toothfish.

Oceans in crisis

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A Greenpeace diver frees a sunfish from a fishing net

A Greenpeace diver frees a sunfish from a fishing net

Although oceans cover more than two-thirds of the planet's surface, it is clear that our oceans are limitless no more. For too long access to marine life has been largely open for use by anyone possessing the means to exploit it.

Rapid advances in technology have meant that the ability, reach and power of vessels and equipment used to exploit marine life now far outweigh nature's ability to maintain it. If left unchecked, this will have tragic consequences.

Cold water coral reefs safe ... for now

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