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Media releases: Overfishing


'Defending the Pacific' ship tour ends

June 06, 2008

WOMAR the sea snake, GOMAR the seahorse and MOMAR the sea turtle have been chosen by ocean defenders to be mascots for three newly-named proposed marine reserve areas in the Pacific.

Greenpeace confronts world’s biggest Tuna Vessel in Pacific Waters

May 27, 2008

Greenpeace activists today confronted a Spanish owned “super super seiner” which takes almost double the entire annual catch of some Pacific Island countries in a single fishing trip. The biggest and most devastatingly efficient tuna catching vessel in the world, the Albatun Tres was caught deploying its net on the far west side of Phoenix Islands (1) of Kiribati. Activists laid a 25 metre floating banner reading ‘No Fish, No Future’ into the net in an attempt to prevent the vessel hauling in its net.

Activists bust pirate tuna fishing

May 10, 2008

Greenpeace yesterday exposed an illegal tuna purse seiner, the Queen Evelyn 168, in a pocket of international waters between Papua New Guinea and the Federated States of Micronesia. The Queen Evelyn 168 is not authorised to undertake any fishing activities in this part of the Pacific.

Pacific leads the way on bottom trawling

October 25, 2006

It was a win for Pacific people yesterday as their leaders took the lead in opposing the destructive fishing practice of High Seas Bottom Trawling (HSBT) (1) by issuing the Declaration on Deep-Sea Bottom Trawling to Protect Biodiversity in the High Seas.

Greenpeace exposes legal loopholes threatening Pacific tuna stocks

October 23, 2006

Following a two month collaboration with local enforcement officials, Greenpeace today highlighted the loopholes exploited by foreign fishing fleets in order to steal tuna from the Pacific.

Pirate fishing vessel found in Fiji port

October 18, 2006

A pirate vessel black-listed under the Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) has been found in the port of Suva and local authorities alerted to investigate, said Greenpeace oceans campaigner Nilesh Goundar.

Pacific Island countries must be paid for stolen tuna

October 16, 2006

Pacific Island governments should call on Japan and other Distant Water Fishing nations (DWFNs)to immediately pay for tuna stolen in the region, said Greenpeace oceans campaigner Nilesh Goundar.

Australian Senate supports Government push on bottom trawling

October 12, 2006

The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition welcomes the Australian Senate vote calling for Australia to pursue all diplomatic avenues to ensure Australia’s position on high seas bottom trawling is adopted at the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Suspect illegal fishermen flee

October 05, 2006

A suspected pirate fishing boat has fled the Kiribati authorities and run to the high seas (1). The ship was boarded and inspected by crew and Kiribati fisheries officers onboard the Greenpeace ship the Esperanza, in a joint surveillance and enforcement operation. Greenpeace are calling for all Pacific Island countries to keep an eye out for, and to investigate on sight the Dongwon 117, part of the Korean owned Dongwon Industries fleet.

Greenpeace calls for ban of ‘fishy’ boats from the Pacific

September 28, 2006

Greenpeace today called for an immediate fishing ban on all boats in the Pacific who fail to report to local authorities. The call came at a key meeting starting today in Brisbane.

Greenpeace calls for ban of ‘fishy’ boats from the Pacific

September 28, 2006

Greenpeace today called for an immediate fishing ban on all boats in the Pacific who fail to report to local authorities. The call came at a key meeting starting today in Brisbane.

Greenpeace, local authorities target illegal fishing in Pacific waters

September 21, 2006

Greenpeace today wrapped up a two week collaboration with the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), patrolling their fishing grounds for illegal fishing activity. It marks the first part of the Pacific leg of Greenpeace’s global Defending our Oceans tour, highlighting the threats facing our oceans.

Greenpeace launch mission to save Pacific Tuna

September 04, 2006

Greenpeace have today launched the Pacific leg of a 15 month “Defending Our Oceans” ship expedition, highlighting the beauty of our oceans and exposing the threats they face, the greatest of which is overfishing.

Pacific Tuna Overfished

August 16, 2006

Oceans Team Leader Nilesh Goundar said this scientific evidence means unless WCPO nations take urgent remedial measures to control fishing in their waters the Pacific people could lose their most cherished of resources.

New anti-whaling TV commercial launched

June 13, 2006

A graphic anti-whaling television commercial created for Greenpeace by creative agency DRAFT FCB Sydney will be launched today, three days prior to the start of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in St Kitts & Nevis.

Unmasking pirates in African oceans - warning to the Pacific

March 28, 2006

As new evidence emerges of fish being stolen from one of the poorest regions of the world, Greenpeace Australia Pacific Oceans Team Leader Nilesh Goundar has called on Pacific Island Countries to close their ports to pirate fishing boats, denying them access to overseas markets and to ensure that companies engaging in pirate fishing are prosecuted.

Pacific illegal fishing time bomb

March 02, 2006

South Pacific countries are sitting on a time bomb if illegal fishing is not contained within three to five years as key species of fish in the Pacific Ocean will be critically overfished.

Rainbow Warrior sails into Fremantle to demand ‘real’ action to end whaling

September 09, 2005

Greenpeace flagship vessel the Rainbow Warrior arrived in Fremantle today with a clear message – the fight to end whaling globally is far from won.

$US2 billion Pacific tuna fisheries in trouble

September 02, 2004

The world’s biggest tuna fishery is under threat from over-fishing and pirate fishing, according to new information collected by Greenpeace, and announced on arrival in Honiara in the Solomon Islands today.

$US2 billion Pacific tuna fisheries in trouble

September 02, 2004

The world’s biggest tuna fishery is under threat from over-fishing and pirate fishing, according to new information collected by Greenpeace, and announced on arrival in Honiara in the Solomon Islands today.

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