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Help end South Korea's whaling before it starts

Blog entry by Sarah King | November 6, 2012 1 comment

Last summer Korea shocked the international community by announcing it would start ‘scientific’ whaling. Surprised by the controversy, our government took a step back and told the media that they will consult with the various...

Greenpeace takes the federal government to court (again).

Blog entry by Charles Latimer - Oceans Campaign | November 5, 2012 2 comments

After a legal victory earlier this year for B.C.’s resident orcas, Greenpeace is once again looking to the courts to force the protection of endangered and threatened species in Canada. This fall, Ecojustice , on behalf of five...

John West Australia: from greenwash to black out

Blog entry by Sarah King | October 23, 2012 2 comments

Sometimes the world seems upside down, especially when you see that self-censorship is used as a shield to resist the truth. That’s what happened this week, when Australia’s biggest tuna brand, John West, blocked its Facebook page from...

Maritimers get first taste of our Sustainable Tuna Tour

Blog entry by Sarah King, Oceans campaign coordinator | August 5, 2012

The Maritime leg of Greenpeace's Sustainable Tuna Tour kicked off today in Fredericton, New Brunswick - my home town! Over the next 10 days we will be visiting towns, villages and cities in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and...

Driving for change in Clover Leaf canned tuna in Quebec and the Maritimes

Blog entry by Sarah King | July 24, 2012

Greenpeace has set off on a four week Sustainable Tuna Tour across Quebec and the Maritimes. We’ll be popping up in over 20 small towns and cities to raise awareness about what it takes to get those cans of tuna off the shelf at...

European Commission calls for ban of destructive deep-sea fishing in the Northeast...

Blog entry by Diego Creimer | July 23, 2012

On Thursday, July 19 th Greenpeace welcomed a plan presented by the European Commission to ban some of the most environmentally damaging fishing practices, under a review of EU rules governing deep-sea fishing in the Northeast and...

A big step forward for our oceans

Blog entry by Nathaniel Pelle | June 15, 2012

For a long time organisations like Greenpeace, backed by people like you, have been calling for stronger protection of our oceans. This week showed our voices were heard. The Australian Federal Environment Minister...

It’s time for fewer tuna fishing boats, not empty promises

Blog entry by Sari Tolvanen | June 13, 2012

There is consensus. Too many big tuna fishing boats are chasing declining tuna populations. Environmentalists know this; the tuna industry knows it and governments, scientists and fishermen know that if we want fish tomorrow, we...

Clover Leaf: how about a switch to ocean-friendly tuna on Oceans Day?

Blog entry by Sarah King, Oceans campaign coordinator | June 8, 2012

Today, on World Oceans Day, a shark and some Greenpeace volunteers took to the streets to ask Vancouverites to urge Clover Leaf, Canada's largest brand of unsustainable tuna, to honour the day by committing to switch to sourcing only...

World Oceans Day

Blog entry by Charles Latimer - Oceans Campaigner | June 8, 2012

Established during the first Rio conference in 1992, World Oceans Day is, 20 years later, an opportunity for us to look at the state of this important ecosystem. Oceans give life  Even though our oceans represent three...

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