Blog: Oceans

Virtual march: the world is watching

Posted by darren - 20 June 2005 at 11:11am - Comments

The virtual march begins in Ulsan, Korea

Over the weekend, the World's first "virtual march" started in the city of Ulsan, South Korea, host to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) annual meeting.

Article tagged as: IWC, virtual march, whaling

Legal challenge to protect dolphins

Posted by darren - 17 June 2005 at 11:32am - Comments

UK pair trawlers Ocean Star and Ocean Crest fishing in the English Channel, February 2005

We returned to the High Court to challenge the government over its failure to prevent the deaths of thousands of dolphins every year.

The hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice resumed after being adjourned in July. The Judge has now heard all the evidence and now we're waiting for a verdict.

Briefing: International Whaling Commission 2005

Publication date: 
17 June, 2005

Summary

This year the International Whaling Commission (IWC) is meeting in South Korea. South Korea has a history of whaling and its waters are an important habitat for the Korean Gray Whale, one of the most critically endangered whale populations in the world.

Greenpeace is concerned that as human activities continue to degrade the world's oceans, species and populations of cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) are under increasing threat.

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Article tagged as: biodiversity, cetaceans, grey whales, IWC, oceans, reports, whaling

South Korea scraps whale meat factory plans

Posted by darren - 16 June 2005 at 10:46am - Comments

Flying over the proposed whale meat factory in Ulsan, Korea

Exciting news has reached our whale embassy! The plans for the proposed whale meat factory have been shelved days before the International Whaling Commission (IWC) is due to meet.

The decision was reported in a South Korean newspaper and is a courageous move by the government.

Article tagged as: south korea, whale embassy, whaling

Whale Embassy showdown

Posted by darren - 26 May 2005 at 6:05pm - Comments

Greenpeace volunteers at the site of the proposed whale meat factory in Ulsan, Korea

In an amazing turn around, the local leaders of Ulsan, Korea have agreed to allow our 'Whale Embassy' volunteers to stay near the site of a planned whale meat factory - just hours after telling them to leave or face the "consequences".

Article tagged as: south korea, whale embassy, whaling

Rainbow Warrior returns from defending the deep

Posted by darren - 26 May 2005 at 3:34pm - Comments

SV Rainbow Warrior

In June 2005, during the lead up to the 20th anniversary of the bombing of Rainbow Warrior I in Auckland harbour, its successor set sail for the international waters around New Zealand to help defend deep sea life.

Deep-water fishing: time to stop the destruction

Publication date: 
25 May, 2005

Summary

A Greenpeace report on the scandal of deep-water fishing which has decimated ocean life on seamounts, mounds, ridges and canyons.

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Article tagged as: coral reefs, destructive fishing, overfishing, reports

Whale Embassy threatened!

Posted by darren - 12 May 2005 at 3:42pm - Comments

The 'Whale Embassy' site in Ulsan, Korea

Our 'Whale Embassy' volunteers in Ulsan, Korea have just received a threatening letter telling them to vacate the site within 24 hours or face the "consequences".

Article tagged as: south korea, whale embassy, whaling

Exposed: Korean whale-butchery plans

Posted by darren - 14 April 2005 at 2:59pm - Comments

Greenpeace activists expose whale factory plans

We've exposed secret plans by the South Korean government to build a whale and dolphin meat processing factory, despite an international ban on whaling.

Double dead dolphin delivery

Posted by darren - 31 March 2005 at 1:46pm - Comments

A dead dolphin is delivered to the French Embassy in London

We've just delivered dead dolphins bearing the scars of a final struggle in fishing nets simultaneously to French government offices in London and Paris.

Greenpeace is calling for a total ban on pair trawling, which kills thousands of dolphins in the English Channel every year. France has the largest bass pair trawling fleet in Europe but has failed to take action to stop these needless deaths.

Article tagged as: bycatch, cetaceans, dolphins, pair trawling
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