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We know more about Mars than we know about deep ocean life, yet we are destroying it with seabed trawling. We have hunted many whale species to the brink of extinction. Modern fishing methods scoop up fish stocks faster than they can be replenished.  Meanwhile, pollution creates huge 'dead zones' in the world's oceans.

Greenpeace is working to protect the world's whale populations, stop marine pollution and end the destructive over fishing currently threatening the entire ocean ecosystem.


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New allies in the oceans revolution

New allies in the oceans revolution

Blog entry by Sari Tolvanen | May 22, 2012

Over the past few years we’ve seen increased consumer demand for sustainable tuna products. At the moment, the best option on the shelves is pole and line caught skipjack tuna , the population of which is still relatively plentiful... Read more >

Protecting Antarctica, the heart of the ocean

Protecting Antarctica, the heart of the ocean

Blog entry by Veronica Frank | May 22, 2012

For many people the Antarctic is little more than a far-away frozen region, literally at the edge of the world; with sterile glaciers, icebergs and colonies of not-so ‘Happy Feet’ penguins, buffeted for much of their lives in the... Read more >

Update from Senegal: victory for our oceans!

Update from Senegal: victory for our oceans!

Blog entry by Raoul Monsembula, Greenpeace Africa | May 14, 2012

Last week, the Senegalese government cancelled all fishing permits for foreign“ pelagic trawlers ,” large fishing vessels that drag nets below the surface of the ocean. This should remind leaders that with political will and... Read more >

Shocking images from the BP Gulf disaster

Shocking images from the BP Gulf disaster

Blog entry by kdavies | May 9, 2012

The White House and BP have been hiding the truth about the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf. After almost two years after Greenpeace submitted a Freedom of Information Request for images and information related to the BP... Read more >

Greenpeace volunteers talk to Torontonians about Clover Leaf's unsustainable practices

Greenpeace volunteers talk to Torontonians about Clover Leaf's unsustainable practices

Blog entry by Alex Speers-Roesch | April 24, 2012

Greenpeace volunteers were hitting the streets of Toronto this past week, going door to door in Leslieville and the Annex talking to people about Greenpeace's most recent ranking of Canada’s major canned tuna brands and raising... Read more >

“Tuna the Wonderfish” not so wonderful after all

“Tuna the Wonderfish” not so wonderful after all

Blog entry by Sarah King | April 17, 2012

Multi-million dollar US advertising campaign to promote unsustainable canned tuna collapses In March, just a year after the launch of a planned three-year, multi-million dollar advertising push to try and increase sales of... Read more >

Pacific Tuna Commission Takes Two Steps Back

Pacific Tuna Commission Takes Two Steps Back

Blog entry by Duncan Williams | April 5, 2012

The week long meeting of the Pacific tuna commission (WCPFC) ended in what will be one of the worst outcomes for tuna conservation this commission has seen. After over a year of talks and advice from scientists concerned that... Read more >

Saving the oceans one tuna brand at the time

Saving the oceans one tuna brand at the time

Blog entry by Sari Tolvanen | March 22, 2012

Too often these days political decision-making is just a front for the big businesses that are really running the show, that is why markets-based campaigning is becoming more and more important. That's why we're campaigning to save... Read more >

Naval Gazing: Military must address harmful activities in killer whale critical habitat

Naval Gazing: Military must address harmful activities in killer whale critical habitat

Blog entry by Alex Speers-Roesch | March 22, 2012

For people concerned about the future of BC’s endangered southern resident orcas, it was a sad day on February 11th when a 3-year-old female washed ashore near Long Beach on the outer Washington coast. Given that fewer than 100... Read more >

Our leaders can and should save the Pacific tuna next week

Our leaders can and should save the Pacific tuna next week

Blog entry by Duncan Williams, Greenpeace Australia | March 19, 2012

Ocean stewardship in the Pacific has come a long way. Ask a Pacific islander fifty years ago about managing fish and you would have been greeted with a look of bemusement. After all, fish back in the day were thought of as... Read more >

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