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It’s been over a week since the trial of the Tokyo 2 began and it’s time for some reflection on the trial and to take the time to highlight the out-pouring of support from our loyal co-defendants around the world. ...
While the EU commission recommends that the EU supports a listing of bluefin tuna under Appendix I of CITES ( albeit with some ridiculous conditions ), Canada has decided to not only refuse to support the listing but try to...
Aomori, Japan — It’s been almost two years since the wrongful arrest of Junichi and Toru for their roles in exposing the corruption and lies woven in the fabric that holds the whaling industry together. As the trial for those charges began, it...
Two baby orangutans play at the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS). The orangutans in this center have been rescued because their natural habitat is being destroyed. Orangutans, already endangered, are being pushed to the brink of...
As the rest of the world is focussed on banning trade of northern bluefin tuna in an attempt to avoid a catastrophic collapse, the NZ government has decided that increasing fishing on the critically endangered southern bluefin is a ...
Things are looking up today for the bluefin! Some good news out of the EU Parliament yesterday as members voted in support! See a press release put out by Greenpeace in Europe yesterday below. Fisheries Commissioner backs...
February 15th marks the beginning of the public trial of the Tokyo 2- Junichi and Toru- who were detained by Japanese authorities after exposing corruption with the whaling industry. But thanks to the recent findings of a working...
When two of our activists were detained after exposing major corruption in the Japanese whaling industry - we knew the Japanese authorities breached internationally guaranteed human rights. Now, as these two activists prepare to take the stand...
Today Loblaw announced it will be removing some "at risk" seafood species from sale. Great news! It's great to see Redlist removal momentum continuing after west-coast retailers, Overwaitea , followed by Safeway , went public...
Yup, seems they did . As such, many of you may be asking yourself how it could be possible that the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) would actually certify this fishery as sustainable. Well, you're not alone. David Suzuki ( see...
Could it be possible?! Two bluefin fishing nations take a stand to protect the ailing bluefin?! According to recent news, Italy has announced it will halt fishing for a year and is thought to support a CITES listing and, just...
What do pyramid schemes, the Eiffel tower and the annual Seafood Summit have in common? All have some sort of connection to triangles…and pyramid schemes were at the heart of the Summit’s keynote speech yesterday by eminent and...
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An opinion piece by one of the Tokyo two- Junichi. Junichi Sato From: The Australian January 18, 2010 12:00AM REPORTS in the Australian media continue...
Well so far 2010 has been a bit more positive for our Tokyo Two awaiting trial in Japan. Another pre-trial hearing concluded this week, but with reason for optimism as the our defence team was awarded the inclusion of key witnesses in...
UN 2010 Calling all global fisheries agencies, I've got the perfect new year's resolution: stop the plunder of the oceans! 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity. The UN is calling it "a celebration of life on earth and...
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Every year while Canadians are starting to flex their snow-shovelling muscles and...
I wonder how EU citizens feel about financially contributing to the extinction of bluefin tuna.....I'm guessing most woudn't be too impressed, but I'm also guessing very few have any idea. It turns out that 34.5 million euros has been...
The northern Atlantic bluefin tuna's relative, the southern bluefin tuna has been getting lots of media attention recently for two unrelated, but equally controversial, issues. A study conducted by Columbia University and the...
A turtle swimming around a fish aggregation device (FAD) belonging to the Ecuadorean purse seiner 'Ingalapagos', which was documented by Greenpeace in the vicinity of the northern Galapagos Islands. Around 10% of the catch generated by purse...
Can it really be that over 20 years after the global ban on commercial whaling went into effect the Japanese fleet has once again set sail to the Southern ocean in pursuit of almost 1000 minke and fin whales? It's been well over a...
Greenpeace is calling for this year’s departure of Japan’s so-called ‘scientific’ whaling fleet to be the program’s last.
After weeks and weeks of awaiting, the decision by the Supreme court of Japan on whether to allow the disclosure of evidence was made and it was not in our favour. The following press release was released from Japan by our team working...
Federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Shea released a statement yesterday offering her congrats to ICCAT members for a job well-done on protecting Atlantic bluefin tuna. My question to Minister Shea is- did I miss something? Did ICCAT...
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has again failed the Atlantic bluefin tuna, voting at its annual meeting on recommendations that will not ensure the recovery of the depleted species.
Well, another pathetic round of ICCAT meetings has come to an end and yet again the Atlantic bluefin are no closer to a plan for true recovery. ICCAT scientists recently concluded that in order for there to even be a 50/50 chance at...
When shopping, most people assume that what the label says they are buying is actually, in fact, what they are buying. Well, it turns out that for many seafood products you're being fooled and only a DNA testing kit will help you...
Great news comes today of a new addition to the endangered southern resident orcas bringing the population number to 87. See full story reported by canwest below... New orca baby off B.C. coast Canwest News Service Thu Nov 12...
From the ICCAT meeting Willie reports......... So, here in Brazil, the game is on. At the end of yesterday’s session the parties around the table at the ICCAT meeting were asked what their priorities were for conserving bluefin tuna...
We've been watching the horizon for this one for a very long time, but our colleagues up in the crow's nest report that a new blip on the horizon could mean an end to Japanese whaling in Antarctica.
From behind closed doors Willie, a Greenpeace oceans campaigner in the UK and one of our representatives at the ICCAT meeting, sheds some light on ICCAT's continued failure to scientific advise and the possibility for a sea change.....
While much of the Robson Bight case has been solved below the water, the court decision regarding the events that took place on the water back in August 2007 when the barge spilled its content and oil into the ecological reserve has...
Francois, a member of the Greenpeace delegation attending the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) meeting in Brazil, has these thoughts as the meeting that could seal the fate for the bluefin tuna...
A last ditch attempt to save the majestic Atlantic bluefin tuna from commercial extinction is now under consideration.
Part 1 of a 2-Part Post , written by Bruce Cox, Executive Director of Greenpeace Canada. Read Part 2 Why in the world would a group of global citizens from Alberta to Berlin to Rio, drop everything and leave their comfy homes...
Written by Jason Town..... Most have undoubtedly heard by now of the recent Fraser River Sockeye Salmon catastrophe, and its effect on the local economy of the First Nations and other commercial fishermen, as well as the sport and...
a press release from the Rainbow Warrior while on an expedition in the Pacific......... Greenpeace calls on governments to support a ban on Bluefin Tuna Trade Izmir , Turkey, 11 September 2009 - Greenpeace activists on board...
Greenpeace Canada launches an ad campaign on buses, a billboard in Halifax and Ottawa that read: “There’s probably no cod. Now let’s stop overfishing & think of the future.”
A Greenpeace activist in the sea holds a banner reading "Ban Bluefin Tuna Trade" during a protest to demand immediate action to protect the endangered Mediterranean bluefin tuna from commercial extinction.
Greenpeace divers hold up a banner that reads "No fish No future" next to a fish aggregation device (FAD). Around 10% of the catch generated by purse seine FAD fisheries is unwanted by-catch and includes endangered species of sharks and turtles.
This week we have created a granite shield against bottom trawling in a fragile and ecologically important marine area in Sweden. Our activists sailed into Swedish waters and have so far placed 140 granite rocks (each weighing between 0.5 and 3...
Last week in Regina , Canada's premiers blew a valuable opportunity to confront the climate crisis head on. Rick Smith from Environmental Defense did a great job of outlining our hopes for the Council of the Federation: Mainly...
...but that doesn't stop DFO from praying to cod that fishing them will bring them back. And that's despite their own scientists' recommendations. I mean, for the love of cod DFO, a 'stewardship' fishery? Stewardship implies...
Some frustrating news out of Japan today as the court denies disclosure of evidence against the T2. The following press release was issued out of Aomori where the decision was made. Court denies disclosure of whale meat embezzlement...
Greenpeace has launched an ad campaign on buses and a billboard in Halifax and on a billboard in Ottawa that reads: “There’s probably no cod. Now let’s stop overfishing & think of the future.”
Let's hope not. Currently, the Canadian Atlantic swordfish fisheries are under Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment in hopes that they will be able to carry the blue and white logo that is meant to denote sustainability. The...
The great new film The End of the Line will be screening starting this Friday in Toronto at the Royal Cinema on College. Based on the book by Charles Clover, the documentary is really the first that show the impact our insatiable...
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