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Securing a better future for the oceans and for people

Blog entry by Kumi Naidoo | 8 June, 2015

Mamadou Sarr is a 54-year old Senegalese artisanal fisherman who has been working at sea for over 36 years. He entered the profession out of his love for fishing and the ocean, and has been supporting a family of eight with his daily...

Out of line

Publication | 19 November, 2013 at 17:30

Most of the global longline fisheries are operating out of control and out of sight. A huge fleet of over 5000 vessels roams the world’s oceans with almost no control mechanisms in place to ensure that their operations are legal, sustainable...

Art is essential to activism

Blog entry by Ryan Schleeter | 17 November, 2015

The environmental movement runs on innovation. Our biggest victories aren't won by out-spending or out-muscling our adversaries. Instead, we out-maneuver. We meet big challenges with even bigger creativity. And there are few...

UN talks put wind in the sails of ocean protection efforts

Blog entry by Veronica Frank | 14 April, 2016

The world has started to develop a new treaty to protect ocean life. And the progress is encouraging! A new ocean treaty in the works right now may help protect two thirds of the world’s oceans and set up rules to create and...

Are there human rights abuses in your seafood?

Blog entry by Anchalee Pipattanawattanakul | 16 December, 2016

Migrant workers from Cambodia and Myanmar are being used as forced labour in the Thai fishing industry. Using tricks of deception, non-binding verbal agreements and induced debt, these workers catch fish both for human consumption and...

Marine Stewardship Council: Living in fisheries fantasy land

Blog entry by Dr Cat Dorey | 14 May, 2015 3 comments

Imagine if you're sick or injured and your doctor gives you the 'all clear' while still developing your treatment plan. You'd get a new doctor, right? Well, the latest tuna fishery recommended for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)...

Thai fishing fleet moving to Indian ocean to avoid regulation, finds Greenpeace...

Press release | 15 December, 2016 at 10:06

Bangkok, 15 December 2016 - A 12-month investigation by Greenpeace Southeast Asia has found that Thailand’s overseas fishing fleets are intentionally shifting to remote waters in order to avoid fishing regulations. The investigation started seven...

Tuna industry must urgently reform, says Greenpeace

Press release | 23 May, 2016 at 5:41

Bangkok, 23 May 2016 - Greenpeace today called on Thai Union and the fishing industry, at the 14th Infofish World Tuna Trade and Conference, to step up and rein in destructive and illegal fishing practises. Thai Union, the world’s largest...

How Greenpeace may be about to stop US$150 million getting into a dodgy fishing company

Blog entry by Elsa Lee | 15 October, 2014 2 comments

Seeing Greenpeace in the leading headline of Hong Kong's most prestigious financial newspaper is not something I am used to! But if you knew why, you would see how your support is bringing companies engaged in overfishing to their...

Why changing the tuna industry means stopping labour abuse

Blog entry by Jackie Dragon | 20 October, 2015

The same unbridled economic interests that are driving destruction in our oceans are also allowing horrific labour practices and human rights abuses of workers in the seafood industry. This week, powerful allies joined forces...

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