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Greenpeace activists arrested in campaign to confront supermarkets

Feature story | May 25, 2009 at 17:00

Greenpeace has begun a confrontation campaign to convince Canada’s major supermarket chains to stop selling Redlist species—seafood that is the most threatened by overharvesting. The key activity on the first day of the campaign (Monday May 26,...

Three activists arrested during Greenpeace action at Costco in Kelowna

Feature story | May 27, 2009 at 17:00

Kelowna—Police arrested three activists during a Greenpeace action at a Costco outlet in Kelowna on day three of the campaign to confront Canada’s major supermarket chains for selling Redlist seafood to the Okanagan.

Mass police response during Greenpeace action at Costco in Kingston

Feature story | May 28, 2009 at 17:00

Kingston— Local police arrived in full force Friday during a Greenpeace action at a Costco outlet in Kingston on day four of the campaign to confront Canada’s major supermarket chains for selling Redlist seafood to customers in the area.

Canadian Supermarkets Driving Change on Seafood Sustainability: Greenpeace

Feature story | July 7, 2011 at 8:30

(Vancouver) — A new Greenpeace ranking report shows all eight of Canada’s major supermarket chains are making progress on implementing sustainability policies that will help reduce the burden on some of the most commercially popular – but...

Greenpeace launches video on seafood destruction on Oceans Day

Feature story | June 7, 2009 at 17:00

Greenpeace launched a new video on Oceans Day to highlight concerns over the destruction of seafood and the world’s oceans.

Greenpeace hangs longline from Costco roof to highlight need for ocean protection

Feature story | June 29, 2010 at 13:01

(Vancouver)- Greenpeace hung a giant longline laden with replicas of at-risk marine species from the roof of Costco in downtown Vancouver today to send a message to the company to stop selling seafood that is destructively fished or farmed. A...

Greenpeace blocks seafood freezer at Metro store in Hamilton

Feature story | May 31, 2009 at 17:00

Hamilton, ON – Activists blocked access to a seafood freezer during an action at a Metro store in Hamilton that highlighted day five of the Greenpeace campaign to confront Canada’s major supermarket chains for selling Redlist seafood to customers.

Seafood tour reaches Atlantic Canada

Feature story | June 16, 2009 at 17:00

(Fredericton, N.B.)—Greenpeace’s cross-country seafood tour continued in the Atlantic provinces last week, with visits to a Sobeys in Charlottetown, PEI, and a Wal-Mart in Fredericton, N.B. The purpose of the tour has been to educate consumers...

United we sail – Mauritian fishermen, Greenpeace protest against overfishing

Blog entry by Oliver Knowles | May 12, 2013

This week, politicians, scientists and fisheries managers from around the world are coming to Mauritius to attend the annual Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) meeting. This organisation is charged by governments to protect tuna...

Four Greenpeace Activists Arrested during Sustainable Seafood Action at Safeway Store

Press release | May 25, 2009 at 19:01

Four Greenpeace activists were arrested today after confronting staff at the Safeway grocery store on Foul Bay Road as part of a campaign to stop Canada’s supermarkets from selling Redlist seafood products.

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