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Greenpeace wants the Australian and Pacific Island governments to join the growing number of countries that are in favour of the global moratorium and sustainable conservation and management of the world’s high seas.
Greenpeace and other environment groups pushed this issue onto the international agenda in 2004. Since then Greenpeace has been campaigning throughout Europe and the Pacific to push this issue. Also, more than 1300 scientists called for an international halt on high seas bottom trawling.
Our ships, the Rainbow Warrior and Esperanza, have been to the high seas to expose and prevent bottom trawl destruction.
Greenpeace has taken the evidence of deep sea destruction to decision makers and the public around the world, and encouraged people to pressure their governments to act.
Many countries in the Pacific are developing laws to ban bottom trawling within their own waters. Together, many Pacific countries are moving towards establishing a regional regime that will ensure that until an effective legal regime is in place, no bottom trawling will occur in the high sea waters of the Pacific. Australia needs to be encouraged to support this process.
Protecting deep sea life has now become a crucial issue that most governments agree needs to be addressed. The momentum is building and many countries are actively supporting a moratorium on bottom trawling in international waters.
Greenpeace and other environment groups pushed this issue onto the international agenda in 2004. Since then Greenpeace has been campaigning throughout Europe and the Pacific to push this issue. Also, more than 1300 scientists called for an international halt on high seas bottom trawling.
Our ships, the Rainbow Warrior and Esperanza, have been to the high seas to expose and prevent bottom trawl destruction.
Greenpeace has taken the evidence of deep sea destruction to decision makers and the public around the world, and encouraged people to pressure their governments to act.
Many countries in the Pacific are developing laws to ban bottom trawling within their own waters. Together, many Pacific countries are moving towards establishing a regional regime that will ensure that until an effective legal regime is in place, no bottom trawling will occur in the high sea waters of the Pacific. Australia needs to be encouraged to support this process.
Protecting deep sea life has now become a crucial issue that most governments agree needs to be addressed. The momentum is building and many countries are actively supporting a moratorium on bottom trawling in international waters.
