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Keeping Zero Plastic Week alive

Blog entry by Sarah King, Oceans campaign coordinator | June 24, 2013 8 comments

Zero Plastic Week has come and gone, and it’s left me feeling mainly inspired but also a bit depressed. Inspired because there is a growing plastic free movement, full of amazing, passionate and dedicated people. Depressed because...

Saving the bluefin tuna from the feds, and saving the feds from themselves

Blog entry by Sarah King | October 22, 2013

According to the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), years of overfishing – fueled by very high prices (especially in the sushi market) – have pushed bluefin tuna populations to an all time low .  As a...

Tesco backs down and Oriental & Pacific cleans up

Blog entry by Ariana Densham, Greenpeace UK | April 15, 2014

All rights reserved . Credit: Paul Hilton / Greenpeace Olive Ridley turtle in the Pacific Ocean I’m so happy to announce that after we released our 2014 tuna league table , and after all your emails,...

保護海洋

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保護海洋

Governments pledge to clean up Robson Bight

Press release | April 21, 2008 at 17:00

On Friday, April 18 the federal and British Columbia governments announced that they will proceed with a recovery operation of the wreckage that continues to threaten the Robson Bight ecological reserve. The return of the orcas to the area in...

Canadian Seal Hunt: No Management and No Plan

Publication | March 20, 2007 at 18:00

This report provides an historical and ecological background against which the scientific justifiability and ecological sustainability of the current and proposed future Canadian harp seal hunts can be evaluated. In particular, it documents the...

Three in four British Columbians support a ban on crude oil tanker traffic in BC’s...

Publication | March 5, 2006 at 17:00

Poll questions, poll results and background briefing on a poll taken in December 27, 2005 - January 3, 2006 revealing that three in four British Columbians support a ban on crude oil tanker traffic in BC’s inside coastal waters.

Trading Away Our Oceans

Publication | January 18, 2007 at 17:00

Instead of pursuing further liberalization, states should ensure existing international law is implemented fully and establish new rules to ensure sustainable and equitable management of the high seas. Furthermore, developing countries must be...

Roadmap to recovery: a global network of marine reserves

Publication | October 15, 2007 at 17:00

In this report we present a design for a global network of high seas marine reserves. Marine reserves are highly protected areas that are off limits to all extractive and destructive uses, including fishing. They are the most powerful tool...

Where have all the tuna gone?

Publication | May 31, 2006 at 17:00

The fishery for bluefin tuna is one of the most valuable in the Mediterranean. In ancient Rome, tuna fishing and salting were two of the empire's most stable industries. Today, however, virtually all bluefin tuna from the Mediterranean are...

Greenpeace investigation: Japan's stolen whale meat scandal

Publication | May 14, 2006 at 17:00

A four-month-long undercover investigation by Greenpeace uncovers some of the whaling industry's dirtiest secrets -- including embezzlement of whale meat from the taxpayer-subsidized programme.

#NotJustTuna supplied by Thai Union Group to Trusted Brands and Companies

Blog entry by Sarah King, Senior oceans strategist | October 8, 2015

Is your company’s canned tuna supplied by Thai Union Group (Thai Union)? If so, consider this a warning. Greenpeace has launched a global campaign targeting the world’s largest producer of canned tuna for its shady and destructive...

5 Reasons Why We Visited Coca-Cola's HQ

Blog entry by Louisa Casson, Greenpeace UK | April 26, 2017 2 comments

On April 9th, Greenpeace installed a piece of art right on the doorstep of Coca-Cola’s European office in London (UK), to hold the soft drinks giant accountable for ocean plastic pollution. As the world’s largest soft drinks...

Plastic Pollution - Why Coca-Cola bears responsibility

Blog entry by #EndOceanPlastics | May 12, 2017 1 comment

One of the best things about working on Greenpeace’s campaign to end ocean plastics is the chance to have lots of conversations with all sorts of people about the issue. One question that keeps coming up is - what’s the solution and...

UPDATE: Towards #JustTuna: How a big Canadian brand is working to clean up its sourcing

Blog entry by Sarah King | June 5, 2017

Ocean Brands’ tuna commitment has been met! It’s been almost exactly a year since we posted the blog below with the news that Ocean Brands had announced bold and forward-looking commitments to be rolled out through its canned tuna...

Setting Sail to protect the Antarctic

Blog entry by Will McCallum | January 15, 2018

As I write this the Arctic Sunrise, one of Greenpeace’s ships, is sailing south.  For the next three months its crew will be working alongside a team of campaigners, photographers, film-makers, scientists and journalists from across...

March of the penguins

Blog entry by Akshey Kalra | January 15, 2018

This morning, people around the world are waking up to pictures of penguin sightings across the globe. The penguins have been spotted travelling on trains, arriving at international airports and at iconic landmarks. From Sydney to...

Antarctic’s Top Penguin

Blog entry by Willie Mackenzie | January 20, 2018

Not every penguin is up to the challenge of living in the Antarctic, but those that do are a special sort of awesome. Remember, they don’t have the luxury of being able to fly away again if the weather turns bad. In honour of...

Diving to the Antarctic sea floor is a scientist’s dream come true

Blog entry by Dr Susanne Lockhart | January 29, 2018

Most people would be surprised about how many species of cold-water corals and amazing sponges you’d find on the bottom of the Antarctic Ocean. Even as the scientist who has identified three quarters of the registered seafloor...

For Valentine’s Day: the Antarctic’s most loving animals

Blog entry by Willie Mackenzie | February 13, 2018 1 comment

The biggest hearts in the world are found in the Antarctic Ocean, so why not show them some love this Valentine’s Day? There’s always room for more love in the world – and today seemed like the perfect opportunity to spread a...

We're talking plastic pollution and solutions at the Green Living Show next weekend!

Blog entry by Sarah King, Head of Oceans-Plastics campaign | March 29, 2018

Overwhelmed by images of yet another corner of the world drowning in plastic pollution? Feel like you do your best to avoid throwaway plastic and yet, despite your best efforts, you are challenged to find alternatives? Want to do...

Share your pics of ridiculous packaging!

Blog entry by Agnes Le Rouzic | April 6, 2018 3 comments

Have you ever looked around - at the supermarket, or coffee shop, or local mall - and noticed how much excessive plastic there is? Once you start looking for it, it’s EVERYWHERE. And it’s a huge problem. This week, we invite you...

Robson Bight Salvage Operation a Success

Feature story | May 19, 2009 at 19:00

The long awaited salvage operation of the wreckage in Robson Bight Ecological Reserve was completed on Tuesday, providing hope that B.C.’s resident orcas no longer face the threat of another spill from a sunken truck laden with diesel fuel.

Three in four British Columbians support a ban on crude oil tanker traffic in BC’s...

Publication | March 5, 2006 at 18:00

Poll questions, poll results and background briefing on a poll taken in December 27, 2005 - January 3, 2006 revealing that three in four British Columbians support a ban on crude oil tanker traffic in BC’s inside coastal waters.

Pots and traps

Page | June 17, 2008 at 4:41

Pots, traps or ‘creels’ include a variety of designs that take the form of cages or baskets with one or more openings or entrances, with or without bait. They are usually set on the seabed, either singly or in rows, and are connected by ropes...

Hook-and-line

Page | June 17, 2008 at 4:41

Hook-and-line is a general term used for a range of fishing methods that employ short fishing lines with hooks in one form or another (as opposed to long-lines). It includes hand-lines, hand-reels, powered reels, rod/pole-and-line, drop lines,...

Pelagic long-lines

Page | June 17, 2008 at 4:42

Long-lines consist of short lines (called snoods) carrying baited hooks, attached at regular intervals to a longer main line that is laid on the bottom or suspended horizontally with the help of surface floats. Main lines can be over 150 km long...

Bottom long-lines

Page | June 17, 2008 at 4:42

Long-lines consist of short lines (called snoods) carrying hooks, attached at regular intervals to a longer main line that is laid on, or close to, the seabed. Main lines are up to 150 km long and can carry several thousand hooks.

Pelagic gillnets

Page | June 17, 2008 at 4:42

Pelagic gillnets or ‘set nets’ are fine-filament nets that are kept at or below the surface by numerous floats and weights and held in position by anchors. If a fish’s head goes through the net but its body can’t follow, it is ‘gilled’ or...

Bottom gillnets

Page | June 17, 2008 at 4:42

Bottom gillnets or ‘set nets’ are fine-filament nets, the lower edge of which touch the seabed, and are held in place by numerous floats, weights and anchors. If a fish’s head goes through the net but its body can’t follow, it is ‘gilled’ or...

Purse seines

Page | June 17, 2008 at 4:43

Fish are encircled by a large ‘wall’ of net, which is then brought together to retain the fish by using a line at the bottom that enables the net to be closed like a purse.

Pelagic trawls

Page | June 17, 2008 at 4:43

The front net sections are often made of very large meshes or ropes, which herd the fish towards the back of the funnel-shaped net. Pelagic trawls may be towed by one or two (pair trawl) boats.

Danish seines

Page | June 17, 2008 at 4:43

A fishing net, similar to a small trawl net, with a conical net bag with two relatively long wings. Two long heavy ropes, one attached to each wing, are used to encircle a large area of the seabed to herd the fish into the net and then to haul...

Beam trawls

Page | June 17, 2008 at 4:44

A type of bottom trawl in which the horizontal opening of the net is provided by a heavy beam mounted at each end on guides or skids that travel along the seabed. On sandy or muddy bottoms, a series of ‘tickler’ chains are strung between the...

Dredges

Page | June 17, 2008 at 4:44

Similar to a beam trawl, a dredge consists of a rugged triangular steel frame and tooth-bearing bar, behind which a mat of linked steel rings is secured. A heavy netting cover joins the sides and back of this mat to form a bag in which the catch...

Demersal otter trawls

Page | June 17, 2008 at 4:44

A type of bottom trawl that has two rectangular 'doors' or 'otterboards' to keep the mouth of the funnel-shaped net open horizontally while the net is being towed. A vertical opening is maintained by weights on the bottom and floats on the top.

Deep Seabed Mining

Publication | July 7, 2013 at 20:01

The deep sea is a place of myth and mystery, filled with weird and wonderful life forms, and vital to the survival of our planet. But now, this mostly unknown world is facing large-scale industrial exploitation – as mining of the deep seabed...

Behind the counter

Publication | September 23, 2010 at 2:49

Greenpeace is calling on Canada’s eight largest supermarket chains to adopt sustainable seafood policies, remove Redlist species from their shelves and provide better information to their customers.

Oceans Advocates

Publication | October 27, 2010 at 20:01

Consumer pressure is driving retailers to adopt responsible seafood sourcing practices, which in recent years has brought encouraging changes in the seafood industry. Sustainable seafood is no longer merely an option, but a major step forward for...

Emerging from the deep

Publication | July 7, 2011 at 10:22

Ranking supermarkets on seafood sustainability 2011 edition

Lifting the lid on the major canned tuna brands in Canada: Ranking the sustainability...

Publication | February 1, 2011 at 17:12

Greenpeace’s report, Lifting the lid on the major canned tuna brands in Canada: Ranking the sustainability and equitability of tuna sourcing, reveals that most canned tuna lining supermarket shelves comes from destructive and socially...

Three in four British Columbians support a ban on crude oil tanker traffic in BC’s...

Publication | March 5, 2006 at 18:00

Poll questions, poll results and background briefing on a poll taken in December 27, 2005 - January 3, 2006 revealing that three in four British Columbians support a ban on crude oil tanker traffic in BC’s inside coastal waters.

Out of Stock: Supermarkets and the Future of Seafood

Publication | June 16, 2008 at 19:00

Oceans contain the planet's most diverse ecosystems and are home to an estimated 90 per cent of the Earth's living organisms, many of which are essential to human survival. Earth's oceans are in peril because global fishing operations take 2.5...

Greenpeace investigation: Japan's stolen whale meat scandal

Publication | May 14, 2008 at 19:00

A four-month-long undercover investigation by Greenpeace uncovers some of the whaling industry's dirtiest secrets -- including embezzlement of whale meat from the taxpayer-subsidized programme.

Roadmap to recovery: a global network of marine reserves

Publication | October 15, 2007 at 19:00

In this report we present a design for a global network of high seas marine reserves. Marine reserves are highly protected areas that are off limits to all extractive and destructive uses, including fishing. They are the most powerful tool...

Canadian Seal Hunt: No Management and No Plan

Publication | March 20, 2007 at 19:00

This report provides an historical and ecological background against which the scientific justifiability and ecological sustainability of the current and proposed future Canadian harp seal hunts can be evaluated. In particular, it documents the...

Trading Away Our Oceans

Publication | January 18, 2007 at 18:00

Instead of pursuing further liberalization, states should ensure existing international law is implemented fully and establish new rules to ensure sustainable and equitable management of the high seas. Furthermore, developing countries must be...

Where have all the tuna gone?

Publication | May 31, 2006 at 19:00

The fishery for bluefin tuna is one of the most valuable in the Mediterranean. In ancient Rome, tuna fishing and salting were two of the empire's most stable industries. Today, however, virtually all bluefin tuna from the Mediterranean are...

Wind Energy Study in British Columbia

Publication | July 13, 2002 at 19:00

Three small cities on the coast of British Columbia have enough combined wind energy potential to create 5,000 long-term jobs and millions of dollars in government revenue, according to a wind report commissioned by Greenpeace and the Living...

Choosing greener seafood

Publication | April 7, 2009 at 13:32

There's no doubt that our oceans are in crisis. But with the constant ebb and flow of information, it can be tough for consumers to know what is real and what has been watered down. What is for sure is that we are taking 2.5 times more out of the...

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