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Lord Howe Rise & South Tasman Sea Ship Tour
In the high seas around Australia and Aotearoa, Greenpeace Australia Pacific disrupted a massive industrial longlining operation. Over the course of several hours, our team confiscated almost 20 kilometres of deadly longline fishing gear out of the water, freeing nine sharks, including an endangered longfin mako.
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A global win: 60 countries ratify the Global Ocean Treaty
Big news for our ocean, 60 countries have now ratified the Global Ocean Treaty, meaning we now have enough ratifications to bring this landmark treaty to life, allowing governments to…
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‘A global win but a domestic disappointment’: Australia misses crucial milestone for Global Ocean Treaty at UNGA
CANBERRA/NEW YORK, Saturday 20 September 2025 – The Albanese government “hasn’t missed the boat but had better start swimming” after it failed to meet a crucial milestone in the landmark…
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Greenpeace activists rebrand NZ bottom trawler “ocean killer” at sea
Greenpeace Aotearoa activists have confronted a bottom trawler on the Chatham Rise, rebranding it “ocean killer”, after bearing witness to it hauling in a net straining with marine life.
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Bottom trawling continues to cause large scale destruction in the Pacific
The environmental vandalism of New Zealand’s bottom trawlers continues to devastate the ocean. A New Zealand deep-sea trawler has hauled up more than six tonnes of protected stony coral in…
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Greenpeace comment on Australia’s UNOC announcement
SYDNEY, Monday, 9 June, 2025 – In response to Environment Minister Murray Watt’s ocean protection commitment delivered ahead of the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC), the following statement can be attributed…
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Greenpeace activists disrupt industrial fishing operation ahead of UN Ocean Conference
PACIFIC OCEAN, Thursday, 5 June 2025 – Greenpeace activists have disrupted an industrial longlining fishing operation in the South Pacific Ocean, seizing almost 20 kilometers of fishing gear and freeing…
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David Attenborough’s Ocean sets the stage for new Labor Government to ratify Global Ocean Treaty
SYDNEY, Wednesday 7 May 2025 – Following the premiere of Sir David Attenborough’s latest documentary Ocean, Greenpeace Australia Pacific is calling on the new Australian government to ratify the Global…
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Global Ocean Treaty two years on: Australia’s chance for international cooperation
SYDNEY, Tuesday 04 March 2025 — Two years after the United Nations agreed to bring the historic Global Ocean Treaty into force, Greenpeace is urging the Australian government to make…
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403 pieces of plastic were found inside this bird’s stomach
World leaders are meeting for the final round of negotiations on the Global Plastics Treaty. A seabird fledgling found dead on Lord Howe Island reminds us what’s at stake.