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Defending our oceans

Apo Island marine reserve

Standing on the shores of Canada’s three coastlines, the oceans seem dark and infinite. But along the seaboard and beneath the waves lie unique ecosystems and habitats home to species of all shapes, colours and sizes. From microscopic plankton that form the basis of the food chain, to the largest species on Earth, the blue whale, our marine waters offer the most diverse habitats on the planet.

But our oceans are in deep trouble. Our once abundant waters are deteriorating due to profit-driven industrial fisheries, pirate vessels operating without license, unsustainable aquacultural systems, needless lethal research of whales, marine pollution, and the impacts of climate change. And our governments’ efforts to manage ocean resources have too often been ineffective and shortsighted.

Our seas need protection and they need it now. It’s time we demand that our seafood be sustainable, that our whales and other, often endangered, marine species be protected from sham research and marine pollution, and a global network of marine reserves covering 40 per cent of the world’s oceans be created to enable our ecosystems to recover.

Sustainables seafood markets
Marine Reserves
Canadian Non-lethal whale research

Recent Developments

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Save the bluefin tuna: ban international trade

A last ditch attempt to save the majestic Atlantic bluefin tuna from commercial extinction is now under consideration.

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Seafood tour reaches Atlantic Canada

(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 and supermarkets about Redlist seafood, much of which comes from the Atlantic Ocean.