Defend oceans
We are totally dependent on our oceans. But, we're damaging them on a scale unimaginable to most people. Destructive fishing, polluting industries and climate change are threatening the survival of whole marine ecosystems, as species are driven towards extinction as their habitats are destroyed.
Campaign updates
Cetacean bycatch and pelagic trawling
The problem of bycatch
Summary
The biggest threat to marine ecosystems globally is destructive and unsustainable fishing practices. An estimated 23% of...
Iceland ends annual whaling hunt
Iceland has now killed the last minke whale in its 2005 'scientific' whaling programme. Their self-imposed quota was 39 minke whales and as they have...
Japan vows to fight for a return to commercial whaling
As the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting ends in Korea, anti-whaling nations emerge victorious. The commission firmly rejected the Japanese...
Virtual march: the world is watching
Over the weekend, the World's first "virtual march" started in the city of Ulsan, South Korea, host to the International Whaling Commission (IWC...
Legal challenge to protect dolphins
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...
