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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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Marine reserves success story: Cabo Pulmo, Mexico

Greenpeace Mexico oceans campaigner Alejandro Olivera, reveals how the thriving 20-year old marine reserve at Cabo Pulmo, which has seen fish increase by 463...
Posted by Gemma Freeman - 30 August, 2011 - 14:30
Skipjack tuna caught by pole-and-line off Flores, Indonesia

Same fish, new business model

The hubbub has now died down since we announced that John West’s shift completed a clean sweep of change among major players in the UK tuna market. And it’s...
Posted by simon clydesdale - 17 August, 2011 - 17:40 -

Seas in crisis? Fix the Common Fisheries Policy

Our seas are in peril: more than 70 per cent of Europe's fish stocks are overfished, putting our most popular species at risk if it continues. And the way...
Posted by Gemma Freeman - 17 August, 2011 - 16:24 -
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall launches Fish Fight Europe outside the EU Commission

Fish Fighting for the oceans! But the battle continues

Tonight Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall broadcast Hugh’s Fish Fight: The Battle Continues, his follow-up to the influential BAFTA-winning Fish Fight series...
Posted by simon clydesdale - 8 August, 2011 - 21:39 -
Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall is back with a new episode of Fish Fight - The Battl

Hugh brings his Fish Fight back for one last round

Back in January, Channel 4’s Big Fish Fight season caused quite a splash. The undoubted star of the season was Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and his three Hugh’...
Posted by Willie - 4 August, 2011 - 15:21 -

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