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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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Taking action for tuna on the high seas

Protecting tuna is not just about dressing up as sharks and exposing the companies selling unsustainable tinned tuna. Our ship the Esperanza is currently on...
Posted by mollybrooks - 6 October, 2011 - 15:28 -
Catch on Senegalese Bottom Trawler

Empty nets, empty future

We've been investigating overfishing in West African waters for a long time and our new report, ‘Empty Nets, Empty Future’ shows, in a stark light, how the...
Posted by hayley.baker - 6 October, 2011 - 13:09

Exposed: organised crime at sea

You might not think that the criminal underworld smells of sea salt and fish guts, but when there are millions of euros up for grabs for Europe's fishing fleet...
Posted by Ariana Densham - 2 October, 2011 - 08:15 -
Scientist Clare Miller on Arctic Sunrise

Plastic Arctic

For many people the Arctic is seen as one of the last wilderness regions left where there has been limited human impact. However, sampling of marine plastic...
Posted by claire miller - 5 September, 2011 - 11:57
Greenpeace New Zealand tell Sealord to change it's tuna - with a giant tin

NZ company Sealord told, 'Change your tuna - not just your logo'

After the success of the UK Change Your Tuna campaign, where all our major tinned tuna brands have now pledged to phase out the worst fishing practices, our...
Posted by nick_gp - 30 August, 2011 - 15:36

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