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Unearthed investigation shows that a minority of wealthy families control huge swathes of fishing rights to the detriment of local, low-impact, fishermen

A Defra consultation announced today is way too slow to deal with the industrial fishing frenzy gripping our so-called Marine Protected Areas

Greenpeace UK is today announcing imminent plans to build an underwater boulder barrier in a third UK Marine Protected Area to block destructive industrial fishing. In the coming weeks, Greenpeace’s ship Arctic Sunrise will sail to the South West Deeps (East), a…

Greenpeace, fishers, anglers, charter skippers and fishing businesses have come together to declare a state of emergency in the English Channel and Southern North Sea.

Ninety-two per cent of the UK’s so-called Marine Protected Areas do not have site-wide protection against the most destructive types of fishing, a Greenpeace UK report reveals.  The report, ‘All At Sea: How government inaction makes a mockery of UK marine protection’,…

Greenpeace UK has placed 18 limestone boulders on the seabed in the South West Deeps (East) Marine Protected Area to block destructive industrial fishing.

A flotilla of fishing boats, accompanied by Greenpeace activists, is sailing up the Thames to the Houses of Parliament today.

Millions of people across the world rely on fishing for their food and livelihood, but – like other food systems – it can work better for both people and the planet. Here’s why environmentalists should support sustainable, small-scale fishers in the UK.

Greenpeace activists have climbed the side of a Dutch-owned supertrawler fishing in a Marine Protected Area off the coast of Scotland, forcing the ship to leave the area.

The UK is leaving the EU. But what does this mean for environmental laws and standards? How are fishing, farming and climate change going to be handled from now on? There’s not much detail yet, but here are a few areas to watch as the government passes new laws and paves the way for future trade deals.

London, 9 May 2020 - Britain’s small scale more sustainable fishers have been plunged into crisis by the COVID19 pandemic.

Greenpeace is uniting with local fishermen to bring an emergency message right to the government’s doorstep.

London, 1 May 2020 - As the global pandemic forces countries into lockdown, industrial fishing vessels are taking advantage to further plunder the oceans.

Easy answers can be tempting, but oversimplifying the ocean crisis can do more harm than good.

Greenpeace activists have been joined by Caroline Lucas, Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion, at sea in a protest against destructive industrial fishing which damages the seabed that is taking place in supposedly protected areas off the Sussex coast.