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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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Dead dolphins in the English Channel

A report by WDCS for Greenpeace Summary A joint cetacean survey by Greenpeace and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) took place...
Posted by admin - 7 June, 2004 - 08:00

'Start' ship recycling in Britain

Publication date: March 2004 Summary Greenpeace has been campaigning on the issue of shipbreaking for almost 10 years. The campaign has...
Posted by admin - 23 March, 2004 - 09:00

The Net Effect?

A review of cetacean bycatch in pelagic trawls and other fisheries in the north-east Atlantic Publication date: January 2004 Summary The term bycatch refers to...
Posted by admin - 20 January, 2004 - 09:00

Which way - whaling or whale watching?

A brief summary of tourism in Iceland Publication date: September 2003 Summary This media briefing outlines the development of the whale...
Posted by admin - 26 September, 2003 - 08:00

Sellafield's radioactive salmon

Radioactive waste from Sellafield has been found in Scottish farmed salmon sold in major British supermarkets. Tests commissioned by Greenpeace revealed...
Posted by bex - 21 May, 2003 - 08:00

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