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Shark swimming through sunlit shallows, viewed from the side

Fishing

I was terrified of sharks… until I dived with them

I'll never forget my first time diving with sharks. Time seems to stand still when you’re in the presence of these magnificent animals. Many people are scared of sharks, but…

by Jack Bullett March 8, 2021

A large splash erupts alongside a Greenpeace ship as a boulder is placed in the water

Fishing

Greenpeace blocks destructive fishing with new ‘boulder barrier’ off the coast of Brighton

Destructive industrial fishing ships spent over 3,000 hours bottom trawling in this protected area in 2019. Until this broken system changes, it’s up to us to step in and stop…

by Greenpeace UK February 26, 2021

A pygmy blue whale breaking the surface of a blue ocean, a cloud of water vapour escapes from its blowhole.

Fishing

Meet the Pygmy Blue Whale: an amazing ocean discovery

The discovery of the Pygmy Blue Whale shows how much we still don't know about the world's whales - and how important it is to protect them.

by Willie Mackenzie February 22, 2021

Fishing

Meet the weird and wonderful creatures of Dogger Bank

From puffins and seals to the bizarre ‘fried-egg’ nudibranch, this shallow patch of ocean is packed with amazing animals. And with a new ban on destructive bottom trawling in the…

by Angela Glienicke, Mal Chadwick February 9, 2021

Antarctic

Penguin facts – 9 fascinating things you might not know

Improve your knowledge about our loveable flippered friends with these fascinating facts about penguins

by Greenpeace UK January 20, 2021

Air pollution

2020: the year in pictures

12 iconic photos from a year of disruptions - and the struggle to protect our future

by Angela Glienicke December 18, 2020

Fishing

Sea slug or Christmas decoration: can you tell the difference?

Only a true sea slug master will score more than 80% on this festive quiz.

by Mal Chadwick, Jack Bullett December 17, 2020

Fishing

Open letter: strengthening UK ocean protection

An open letter to Rebecca Pow MP and Victoria Prentis MP, Ministers for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

December 15, 2020

Environmental justice

Industrial fishing trawlers are bulldozing important artefacts of Black history on the ocean floor

Greenpeace UK has been taking action against industrial fishing ships trawling in so-called Marine Protected Areas. New evidence has emerged that trawlers have been bulldozing the wreck of the world's…

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson October 28, 2020

Fishing

Greenpeace expands boulder barrier in marine protected area as government fails to strengthen safeguards

Greenpeace is placing more boulders in the Dogger Bank Marine Protected Area to stop destructive bottom trawling as the UK government has failed to commit to boosting legal protections for…

by Stefano Gelmini September 28, 2020