Antarctic

As I write this the Arctic Sunrise, one of Greenpeace’s ships, is sailing south.

Krill is often sold in products such as krill oil and Omega-3 tablets, as well as fishmeal for farmed fish and even pet food. But despite presenting itself as one of the best managed fisheries in the world, our latest investigative report paints a very different picture.

The lifeforms in the ocean that don’t appear on conservation websites are microorganisms – the ‘unseen majority’...

Thousands of people are ‘checking in’ to keep watch over the Antarctic

Water samples from our scientific research expedition show that even the most remote and pristine habitats of the Antarctic are contaminated with microplastic waste and persistent hazardous chemicals.