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Bottom trawling

Topic | August 24, 2007 at 17:50

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Bioprospecting in the deep sea

Publication | November 17, 2005 at 0:00

The expanding exploration of deep-sea marine biodiversity for scientific, as well as commercial purposes (also knownas “bioprospecting”) has drawn increasing attention to the question of access to and benefits from marine geneticresources in...

Bioprospecting in the deep sea

Publication | November 17, 2005 at 0:00

The expanding exploration of deep-sea marine biodiversity for scientific, as well as commercial purposes (also knownas “bioprospecting”) has drawn increasing attention to the question of access to and benefits from marine geneticresources in...

Pirate arrested

Feature story | June 30, 2006 at 0:00

Descending by rope from a helicopter, the Norwegian coastguard boarded a ship bottom- trawling for cod in the Barents Sea yesterday. The pirate fishing vessel flew no flag, had no call sign and no IMO-number, and used the name 'Joana'. But our...

Landmark agreement for the deep-sea

Feature story | May 26, 2007 at 0:00

After four years of campaigning to bring an end to deep-sea bottom trawling, an international agreement has been made to protect just under 25 percent of the high seas from this incredibly destructive fishing method.

South Pacific fisheries - getting hot in Chile

Feature story | April 27, 2007 at 0:00

When it comes to stopping the strip-mining of the sea, it's time for governments to walk the walk so deep-sea critters can swim the swim.

Bottom trawling: the UN decides

Feature story | November 17, 2006 at 0:00

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!

Greenpeace films shrimp boats bottom trawling near vulnerable soft corals

Press release | August 2, 2005 at 0:00

Greenpeace is calling on the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) to impose an immediate moratorium on high seas bottom trawling, so that vulnerable areas of deep-sea biodiversity that exist within its boundaries can be clearly...

Greenpeace cautiously welcomes decision to protect deep sea life in the Pacific

Press release | May 5, 2007 at 0:00

Greenpeace today cautiously welcomed an agreement which would protect deep-sea life in the South Pacific reached after this week's meeting to establish a South Pacific Regional Management Organisation (RFMO). Governments agreed to measures that...

Widespread destruction and fisheries mismanagement in the Northwest Atlantic

Press release | August 12, 2005 at 0:00

The Greenpeace ship, Esperanza, returned to Halifax today with evidence of deep-sea destruction by high seas bottom trawlers. Greenpeace has collected images and documentation of the damage to deep-sea fish stocks and habitats in the...

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