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Monsters of the oceans: 7 criminal super trawlers that threaten our waters
Monster boats. The name says it all. But they’re not the kind of monsters that hide under your bed. They are big, bad and could be floating our way soon – unless we stop them! Loggerhead turtle caught in the net of the Ecuadorean purse seiner ‘Ingalapagos’, which was documented fishing on a fish aggregation…
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Super seiners vs fishermen: How a nation dependant on fishing is being devastated by boats
We usually refer to them as Pacific Island nations, but calling places like Kiribati ocean nations is more accurate. The people of Kiribati are not just surrounded by oceans – they depend on healthy oceans for survival. Kiribati forms one of the biggest exclusive economic zones (EEZ) in the world and boasts one of…
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REPORT: Monster Boats – The scourge of the oceans
The destructive concentration of power and quotas in the EU fishing industry
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Oversized Spanish tuna boats threatening Pacific food security
Press release – 12 November, 2014Tarawa, 13 November, 2014: Food security in Pacific countries like Kiribati could be under threat if oversized tuna vessels such as the Spanish owned Albatun Tres and Albacora Uno are allowed to continue fishing at current rates, Greenpeace said today.The warning follows today’s release of a new report naming the…
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Here are 10 reasons why super trawlers are not welcome in Australia!
Do you remember the Margiris super trawler that we kicked out of Australian oceans in 2012? I certainly do – I sat on a Greenpeace inflatable and cheered as I watched the monstrous machine leave Australia. Do you remember the Margiris super trawler that we kicked out of Australian oceans in 2012? I certainly do…
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Horrific footage: Are you eating ocean slaughter?
This shocking video about destructive tuna fishing underlines why we need accurate seafood labelling in Australia. In this video, with footage from the Indian Ocean and leaked by fishermen, you can see all the reasons Greenpeace Australia Pacific campaigned, and won, to stop bad practices in the Australian tuna industry. The video shows FADS…
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For the oceans – every week is Shark Week!
‘Shark’: it’s an evocative and symbolic single syllable. Just the sound of the word conjures up a host of associated images, usually to do with menacing fins, teeth, and a certain cinematic soundtrack. Sharks have been around on earth much longer than us, and play vital roles in keeping oceans healthy. There are lots of…
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Navigating seafood
Sea life is one of the last sources of food hunted from the wild. Most of what we eat comes from farming, where we have thousands of years of history in domesticating animals for food production and growing crops This is a guest post by Tooni Mahto, Marine Campaigner at the Australian Marine Conservation Society.…
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5 steps to Save the Arctic: How LEGO made everything awesome
Today we got the awesome news: after a three-month campaign supported by more than a million people worldwide, LEGO has announced it will not renew its contract with Arctic destroyer Shell.
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Change your food, change the world: 5 ways to bite away at your food footprint
Between production, packaging, transport and cooking, the things we eat can have a massive impact on the earth. Luckily, they’re also some of the easiest habits to change. Here are the first steps to going on an environmentally-friendly diet.