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Mediterranean pirates busted by Greenpeace

Cod in a fish market. Cod is seriously overfished in many parts of the world. Enlarge Image

In the Red - fish that are best left in the ocean

Far too often, we're left without answers when we're trying to find out if seafood on our supermarket shelves is sustainable -until recently it's been almost impossible to know. Now we are providing an international red list of fish that both consumers and retailers should avoid.

The Arctic Sunrise being pursued by Turkish purse seiner fishing vessels. Crew aboard threw lead weights, rammed the Greenpeace vessel midships, and smashed the windshield of the helicopter. Enlarge Image

Greenpeace vessel attacked

Three Turkish tuna fishing vessels surrounded the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise in the Cypriot Channel, with crew from one vessel attacking the ship with lead weights. Greenpeace is in the area to call for an end to unsustainable fishing and to call for the establishment of a marine reserve between Cyprus and Turkey.

Mediterranean Sea, Arctic Sunrise - crew of the Arctic Sunrise confiscate a length of illegal driftnet from the Italian fishing vessel Diomede II, fishing off the coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea. Greenpeace has called on the Italian coastguard to confiscate the remaining net and seize the vessel's catch. The Arctic Sunrise is currently in the Mediterranean as part of a three-month ship tour, tackling threats to the sea and promoting marine reserves to protect the health and productivity of the Mediterranean. Enlarge Image

Fishing out the Pirates of the Mediterranean updated

Just a few days into our three-month “Defending Our Mediterranean” tour, and already the Arctic Sunrise has come face-to-face with pirates. In the early hours of the morning, we confiscated almost two kilometres of illegal driftnet, containing dead, undersized bluefin tuna - and a small sea turtle.

Coris julis over a Zostera seagrass bed near Kas. The Rainbow Warrior is in the Mediterranean for a three-month ship tour taking action on the threats to the sea and calling for a network of large-scale marine reserves to protect the health and productivity of the Mediterranean Sea. Enlarge Image

Defending our Mediterranean tour launches

The Mediterranean Sea is a global treasure. Rich seagrass meadows and rocky reefs dominate its coastal zone while an awe-inspiring array of underwater mountains (seamounts), cold seeps and trenches are found on its seabed.

Activists present message directly at an international seafood fair - "Time and Tuna are running out". Enlarge Image

Brussels Seafood Expo - business closed!

"Ladies and Gentlemen your attention please, the Dongwon, Mitsubishi, Moon Marine, Azzopardi and Ricardo Fuentes stalls are now closed." That was one message being relayed over the public address sound system at the Brussels Seafood Expo today, as Greenpeace closed down the stands of five tuna suppliers - including the world's largest, Mitsibushi.

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