Tuna: on the brink of extinction

Tuna - one of the world's favourite fish - provides a critical part of the diet of millions of people across the globe. It is also the core of the luxury sashimi markets. But rampant over-fishing is pushing these incredible creatures to the brink of extinction; there simply aren't enough fish to sustain the world's voracious appetite for tuna.

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Shark fin soup drives the global shark finning trade.

Shark finning sucks. Sort it out New Zealand!

There’s nothing defensible about shark finning. It’s the marine equivalent of the poachers who kill rhinos to hack off their horns or kill elephants to hack...
Posted by Willie - 27 August, 2013 - 11:07
Senegalese fishermen in a traditional 'Pirogue' boat

Tackling overfishing from the Pacific to the Atlantic

You may have been lucky enough to see the superb National Geographic programme Mission To Save The Ocean last Saturday. If not, don’t worry, I’ll give you the...
Posted by Nina Schrank - 13 August, 2013 - 12:34

Pole and line fishing – catching tuna one by one

Today I saw a tonne of tuna. Literally. I witnessed every tuna landed on a pole and line fishing trip in the Maldives. It was a relatively slow day, 1.3 tonnes...
Posted by simon clydesdale - 2 November, 2012 - 11:31 -

Pirates, Hotlines and Diego

Some days just have it all. A long day ends at 5am after my piracy watch onboard the Rainbow Warrior. We cross the Indian Ocean, moving through a piracy zone...
Posted by simon clydesdale - 25 October, 2012 - 14:52 -

It's time for Mauritius to take ownership of its waters

The Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior has spent the past few days hosting all the key players in one of the Indian Ocean’s prime tuna hubs – Port Louis in...
Posted by simon clydesdale - 17 October, 2012 - 11:07 -

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