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Overfishing

Orange roughy on the processing line of a factory bottom trawler.

Fishing fleets are dramatically reducing orange roughy numbers.

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The world's oceans are struggling to survive their greatest threat – overfishing.

Thankfully, it’s not too late to turn the tide. Urgent action is needed to change fishing practices and reclaim our oceans for marine life and coastal communities. 

The Pacific region contains one of the last healthy tuna fisheries left in the world, yet it is threatened by overfishing.

To combat this Greenpeace is working on a range of solutions to help protect fish stocks, and the livelihoods and food supply of the people in the Pacific. Find out more.

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Greenpeace activists paint "Tuna Plunder and Fuel Plunder" on the hull of Panamian-flagged MV Fong Seong 888. Fishing companies from Korea, Japan and Taiwan often fish under the flags of other nations to increase the number of vessels they can 'legally' have in the ocean. Enlarge image

Defending the Pacific Ocean

Chasing pirates, freeing animals, confronting illegal activity on the high seas – sounds like something out of an adventure movie. Actually, it's the reality of our action-packed ship tour in the Pacific.

Greenpeace and KFEM activists display a banner in Busan, Korea, the venue of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting this week. Greenpeace and KFEM support the proposal by Pacific Island countries for closure of the high seas areas to fishing, and a reduction of the tuna catch in the region. Enlarge image

An SOS from Pacific tuna

Greenpeace activists created a huge human sign – “SOS Tuna” – on the shores of South Korea's Haeundae Beach. Effective measures to protect depleting tuna stocks in the Pacific are needed from a key regional meeting in Korea this week.

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