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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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Australians choose climate and nature protection over Trumpist agenda of destruction
SYDNEY, Saturday 3 May 2025 — In response to the Labor party’s victory in the 2025 Federal Election, David Ritter, CEO at Greenpeace Australia Pacific, said:
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David Attenborough’s New Documentary: A Call for Action on the Global Ocean Treaty
“This is the story of our ocean. And how we must write its next chapter together. For if we save the sea, we save our world. After a lifetime of filming our planet, I'm sure that nothing is more important.” -David Attenborough
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What is Longline Fishing?
Longlining, also known as longline fishing, is a large-scale industrial fishing method that involves the use of a fishing line with thousands of baited hooks. These fishing lines can stretch over 100 kilometers in length and are set to capture a wide variety of fish species.
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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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Australia releases coordinates of coral destruction by NZ fishers to Greenpeace
SYDNEY, Friday 28 FEB 2025 – Despite the New Zealand government refusing to release the location where a New Zealand bottom trawler hauled up deep sea coral in the Tasman…
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What is Bottom Trawling?
Bottom trawling is a commercial fishing method that involves dragging heavy, weighted nets across the ocean floor to catch large quantities of fish in a single pass. This fishing technique…
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Australia’s Oceans Just Hit Their Hottest Year on Record—Here’s Why That Matters
Australia’s oceans are heating at an alarming rate. In 2024, sea surface temperatures reached record highs, marking the hottest year on record for our surrounding waters.
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Māori elders, Greenpeace disrupt AGM of Sydney mining company behind ‘zombie seabed mining project’
SYDNEY, Thursday 28 November 2024 – A Māori elder alongside Greenpeace activists has disrupted the annual general meeting of the Australian mining company Manuka Resources in Sydney, which is preparing…
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Coral pulled up by NZ trawler “environmental vandalism”, says Greenpeace
SYDNEY, Friday 01 November 2024 – Reports that a New Zealand trawler has destroyed almost 40 kilograms of deep sea corals in a region of the Pacific Ocean earmarked for…