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Underwater banner reading "Marine Reserves Now!" next to octopus in Menorca, Spain. Greenpeace is calling for a global network of marine reserves covering 40% of the Mediterrenean Sea. Enlarge image

Oceans in deep peril

The oceans are in deep peril and need drastic action. Marine reserves could be the answer, according to a report released by the World Watch Institute and Greenpeace.

11 JUNE 2004 - TASMAN SEA A Greenpeace activist on the Rainbow Warrior holds a ghost shark recovered during the day from bycatch discarded by the deep sea trawler Chang Xing in international waters in the Tasman Sea. Greenpeace along with more than a thousand scientists are supporting the call for a moratorium on high seas bottom trawling, because of the vast amount of marine life that is destroyed by this fishing method. Enlarge image

South Pacific fisheries hot in Chile

Australia and Pacific Island countries are urged to maintain their leading role in high seas protection at an important Regional Fisheries Management meeting in Chile.

Before and after view of bottom trawling. Enlarge image

Iceland harpoons deep-sea protection

The proposed moratorium on high-seas bottom trawling was harpooned today at the UN, as Iceland put the interests of their fishing fleets above other countries and scientific advice.

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Deep sea destruction: the UN decides

This week will be our last chance for the UN to call for a moratorium on bottom trawling. The world is watching as Canada and Spain threaten to scupper what scientists call an "overwhelming" case. Take action now!

Taken by a fisheries observer on board a NZ bottom trawler, this photo shows a large piece of red coral being hoisted out of a bottom trawl net. (Note more coral in the net). Enlarge image

Bottom trawling: world watches EU, Canada, South Korea and Russia

As the EU, Russia, and South Korea sink a bottom-trawling protection plan at a key meeting in Hobart, Greenpeace turns its focus to the UN. In the next few weeks the world’s governments have an opportunity to declare a moratorium on unregulated high seas bottom trawling, or send us towards a future where seafood is gone by 2048.

West Norfolk Ridge international waters Tasman Sea/Crewman on the New Zealand bottom trawler Waipori dump a large piece of coral dredged from the deep sea in their net. Enlarge image

Pacific win for the deep seas

Pacific Island nations (including Australia) are leading the battle against destructive fishing practices after they endorsed a declaration on deep sea bottom trawling earlier this week.

Sigourney Weaver at the UN press briefing, held to promote a resolution on high-seas bottom trawling... Enlarge image

Sigourney Weaver says end bottom trawling

Actress Sigourney Weaver joined Greenpeace at the UN in New York calling for a moratorium on high seas bottom trawling.

Nelson 30-July-2006: Greenpeace activists block the trawl ramp of Belize flagged Chinese bottom trawler Chang Xing in Port Nelson, New Zealand. Two other activists climbed the mast and along with one other attached to the mooring line stopped the vessel from leaving port. Enlarge image

Australian moratorium on bottom trawling

Reminiscent of our performance in the World Cup Football, Australia has made a great move in the Oceans World Cup and joined the Deep Sea Defenders.

Incredible deep sea life is under threat from bottom trawling. Enlarge image

Dodo of the deep sea

A long awaited UN report on vulnerable deep oceans reveals that they get about as much protection as the dodo did in 17th century Mauritius.

West Norfolk Ridge international waters Tasman Sea/Crewman on the New Zealand bottom trawler Waipori dump a large piece of coral dredged from the deep sea in their net. Enlarge image

Oceans World Cup 2006

June 8 is World Ocean Day, your chance to take action for our oceans! Tomorrow, another world event begins, with smaller nets but much better television coverage. We wish our Australian soccer team well. But today our government gets a red card for not stopping fishing’s most destructive practice.

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