oceans

VICTORY! Holland & Barrett ditch krill oil to protect the Antarctic

Posted by Louisa Casson - 23rd March 2018
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It’s not been a great week for the krill industry. This week, Greenpeace have taken action on land and at sea to call out the massive fishing vessels that are steaming into sensitive Antarctic waters and targeting the bedrock of the Antarctic food chain: tiny shrimp-like krill. And… Read More

10 amazing things about Antarctic krill

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 19th March 2018
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With beautiful black eyes, and otherworldly translucent pink bodies, Antarctic krill are alien-looking animals. And they’re a lot more than just whale food. To get to know them a bit better, we’ve pulled together a list of some of the best bits about these tiny shrimp-like ocean critters. Antarctic krill… Read More

Strange things lurk in the icy depths of the Antarctic Ocean

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 14th March 2018
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The Antarctic feather star (Promachocrinus kerguelensis) found at approximately 300 meters depth

Cute penguins might get all the press, whales certainly give the wows, and big-eyed seals bring the feels – but there’s a lot more to the Antarctic Ocean if you’re prepared to dive a little deeper. Some very strange things lurk in the icy depths of… Read More

There was a time men thought women shouldn’t go to the Antarctic. Wow, we proved them wrong

Posted by Louisa Casson - 7th March 2018
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Global project leader for Greenpeace Antarctic Sanctuary campaign Frida Bengtsson and scientist Susanne Lockhart onboard the Arctic Sunrise en route to the Antarctic for scientific research into the biodiversity of the Antarctic ocean.

The Antarctic belongs to all of us, and is all of ours to protect. Yet an ice ceiling prevented women from joining expeditions to the Antarctic until relatively recently. A woman applying to join the British Antarctic Survey was rejected on the basis that, “Women… Read More

Tiny pieces of plastic represent a huge problem for ocean giants

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 7th March 2018
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A Manta Ray can be seen swimming in plastic waste on Nusa Penida in Indonesia.

Recently humpback whales have been hanging around in the Firth of Forth, the tidal estuary in Scotland near Edinburgh where the river becomes the North Sea. These gentle giants have drawn gaping crowds locally, amazed to see such impressive beasts so close to shore. On the other side of… Read More

Why Greenpeace doesn’t support Balloon Releases

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 16th February 2018
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What goes up, as they say, must come down. And that’s why Greenpeace doesn’t, and won’t, support balloon releases. At the risk of sounding like the fun police, let me explain why: About 16 years ago I remember a campaign ‘brainstorming’ session trying to come up… Read More