Overfishing

New trade protections for sharks – but are they enough?

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 19th October 2016
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Like it or not, around the world many species of animals are seen as tradeable commodities – for things like food, fur, fashion or medicine. Of course we know that historically hunting animals for commercial gain has often been really bad news for the animals concerned. Just stop and think… Read More

The lowdown on UN’s SOFIA report: 89.5% of fish are now fully or overfished

Posted by Fiona Nicholls - 23rd September 2016
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The SOFIA report is a biennial publication that outlines the State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture of the previous two years, hence the name. Commissioned by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (‘for a world without hunger,’ is their tagline), the report is a big deal… Read More

Taking 400,000 people on a trip to the Indian Ocean

Posted by Tom Lowe - 1st June 2016
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If John West’s owner Thai Union doesn’t start protecting the oceans and those who work on them, we’ll continue to shut down their supply chains, explains Tom Lowe, who has just returned from the Greenpeace ship the Esperanza’s tour of the Indian Ocean. It was a sunny April afternoon when… Read More

5 Lesser-Known Threats to the Fragile Arctic Ocean

Posted by Emily Buchanan - 15th April 2016
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You probably know that climate change is melting Arctic ice with astonishing speed. While some hear a warning bell, others see a business opportunity and as the ice disappears, oil companies and fishing fleets are moving further north than ever before, keen to exploit the unexplored ocean opening up… Read More

Vegetarians won’t change the fishing industry

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 24th October 2011
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Without fail, anytime I blog about more sustainable fish there will be at least one comment along the lines of ‘go vegan’ or ‘no one needs to eat fish anyway!’ That is of course fine and a viewpoint I (as a vegetarian of 25 years and counting) can certainly sympathise… Read More