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Why do Europe’s taxpayers fund overfishing overseas?

Q: What do you do when you run out of fish? A: go catch someone else’s! Cheeky perhaps, but that is the gist of what is referred to in European fishy...
Posted by Willie - 10 July, 2012 - 15:13

Recovery for Europe’s fisheries, or just wishful thinking?

Basic first aid tells you the most important thing to do is not cause any more harm: don’t make things worse. That makes sense, of course, but if you happen...
Posted by Willie - 4 July, 2012 - 11:51

A big step forward for our oceans

For a long time organisations like Greenpeace, backed by people like you, have been calling for stronger protection of our oceans. Last week showed our voices...
Posted by Fran G - 28 June, 2012 - 14:07

Guest blog: Juliet Eilperin travels through the hidden world of sharks

As summer begins, sharks are on many people’s minds. People are thinking about them, however, in radically different ways. Many beachgoers view sharks with...
Posted by hayley.baker - 21 June, 2012 - 16:42
Cornwall Greenpeace group went to the Falmouth Sea Shanty Festival to campaign a

A good deal for our oceans, or does something smell fishy in Luxembourg?

EU Council meetings – the epitome of fun. These are when representatives of each EU member state, usually the relevant government minister, get together to...
Posted by Willie - 20 June, 2012 - 11:30

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