Blog: Oceans

"Never trust a Government Minister" advises Government lawyer

Posted by admin - 11 October 1999 at 8:00am - Comments

This afternoon the Government confirmed what we always thought to be true that you can't trust what a Minister says. About five years ago a Minister stated that the Habitats Directive would be applied up to 200 miles offshore in order to protect all whales and dolphins. And despite the fact that this was said in a written statement to Parliament, the Government QC claimed that he got it all wrong and that Greenpeace couldn't rely on what he said.

Government concedes current regulations not sufficient to match Habitats Directive

Posted by admin - 11 October 1999 at 8:00am - Comments

St. Kilda - under threat from oil exploration

Government's argument 'an abuse of the legal process'

Posted by admin - 11 October 1999 at 8:00am - Comments

St. Kilda - under threat from oil exploration

UK Government offers no evidence to contest geographical scope of Habitats Directive

Posted by admin - 11 October 1999 at 8:00am - Comments

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Commercial whaling: status report

Posted by admin - 1 September 1999 at 8:00am - Comments

 

The 1999 Norwegian whaling season has now ended whilst the Japanese hunt in Antarctic waters is still due to take place during the cusp of the Millennium. Greenpeace's Richard Page describes the current situation with the only two countries flouting international agreement to end commercial whaling.

Norway seizes Greenpeace ship over whaling protest

Posted by admin - 15 July 1999 at 8:00am - Comments

Greenpeace - direct action to protect whales

The municipal court in Stavanger today allowed police to seize the Greenpeace vessel MV Sirius. The court charged Greenpeace with interfering with Norwegian whaling and disobeying coast-guard orders. The Sirius was arrested and towed into Stavanger on Tuesday morning after having peacefully protested against Norwegian whaling.

Whalers open fire at Greenpeace boat as Norwegian Coast Guard watches

Posted by admin - 12 July 1999 at 8:00am - Comments

Greenpeace - direct action to protect whales

Collapse of whale meat market stops hunt in Norway

Posted by admin - 7 July 1999 at 8:00am - Comments

 

Greenpeace have documented that Norway's two largest whale-meat warehouses are full, with some boxes dating back to 1986, the year when the international moratorium on commercial whaling was taking effect. Norges Rafisklag - the Norwegian wholesaler controlling the entire raw fish market in the country - asked whalers to stop providing whale meat because it has not been selling well this year.

Norwegian whalers have stopped whaling in most areas, although some are still hunting in the North Sea whaling grounds.

 

Principles For Ecologically Responsible Low-Impact Fisheries

Publication date: 
31 May, 1998

This report details Greenpeace's position on the principles for fisheries and fish management and our call for urgent government and industry action.

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