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Deciding the fate of the world’s tuna
Pacific tuna campaigner Duncan Williams answers some questions about the international tuna meeting he’s attending in Brisbane. You’ve come all the way from Fiji for this international meeting on tuna. What’s the meeting about and why is it so important? Kobe II is the only time that all the tuna commissions from around the world…
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Green Pickings From The Sydney Film Festival
The Sydney Film Festival is just around the corner – 2-14 June. Now, if you’re anything like me, you find out about these things after they’ve happened and wished you had time to do some planning beforehand. Well, this year, I’ve sat down and picked out some films I want to see. While doing that,…
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‘The End Of The Line’ Gets Celebrity Thumbs Up
We couldn’t wait to see reactions to this compelling documentary. It is a mind-blowing film that reveals overfishing as one of the biggest environmental issues of our time. It's screening for a limited season across Australia.
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The Man Who Exposed The Overfishing Crisis
Charles Clover is the author of 'The End of the Line', the compelling exposé of the overfishing crisis facing our oceans. His book has been made into a highly acclaimed documentary that will be showing from May 10 for a limited season across Australia.
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Extinction Or Sashimi For Bluefin Tuna?
Recently, the governments of the world failed to protect Northern Bluefin Tuna at the global meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Japan consumes 80% of the world's fished Northern Bluefin Tuna. Unsurprisingly, it was also lobbying against the species' protection in favour of continued lucrative trade.
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Gabriel Vianna and Felipe Vallejo: ”A more sustainable relationship between people and oceans”
Gabriel Vianna Greenpeace/Paul Hilton Gabriel, or Gabe as we normally call him, is another one of our Brazilian nationals on board. He is currently the assistant leader for the dive team, responsible for documenting the marine life as well as patiently holding campaign banners under water, among other tasks. And by the way, Gabe is…
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Powering the plunder, fueling the fire: Tuna today, gone tomorrow
The fuel tanker Fong Seong 888 refueling the purse seiner MV American Legacy. Both are owned by the Taiwanese Chen family network of Companies. The number 8 in the Chinese culture is considered a lucky number, as the word for eight sounds similar to the word meaning ‘prosper’ or ‘wealth’ . I am pretty…
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Voices of Pacific Activists: Ana Jitoko
Feeding a crew of 34 can be quite a daunting task for one person. So, here on the Esperanza we have two crew members working hard in the galley to make sure the crew does not go hungry. Assisting Pato, our Argentinian cook, in preparing our delicious meals is one of our Pacific Activists, Ana…
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Pirate fishing vessels exposed on new blacklist
There are still pirates out there, whether they be in a country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) or on the high seas, but they aren’t the swashbuckling kind you see in movies. Today’s pirates aren’t after gold; most are after the Pacific’s treasure – tuna stocks … which are perilously depleting. Greenpeace International has released an…