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.
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Fish tales from the high seas of Senegal
Our guest blogger, Gabriel Manrique, is an independent documentary filmmaker who
focuses on social and environmental issues and the co-director of
‘...
The ocean is not a factory
It seems the
captain of Britain’s largest fishing boat isn’t partial to a spot of tea,
despite a kind invitation from John Vidal, Environment Editor of the...
Fixing fairness in fisheries starts at home
Approximately 1.5 MILLION small-scale fishermen live and work along the coast of West Africa. They live a life directly dependent on the seas on their doorstep...
Flags, convenience and bending the rules to steal Africa’s fish
We’re currently following a stern
trawler as it fishes. It’s not the biggest vessel out here, but, like many
others it is fishing up and down where the...
What is the UK’s biggest fishing boat doing in West African seas?
I’m out in the Atlantic Ocean, somewhere off Mauritania in West
Africa, aboard the Greenpeace ship, the Arctic Sunrise. We’re here to document
and expose the...
