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For many pacific island countries, no tuna means no future. Enlarge Image

Glimmer of hope for Pacific tuna

The final outcome of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission is too weak to stop overfishing of Pacific bigeye and yellowfin tuna. Pacific islanders are still at great risk from the collapse of this fishery. But the decision to close two of the high seas pockets, between Pacific Island countries, to purse seine fishing from 2010 has left them with a shred of hope.

Captive Bluefin Tuna inside a transport cage. Greenpeace is calling on the countries of the Mediterranean to protect bluefin tuna with marine reserves in their breeding and feeding areas. Enlarge Image

European Union sinks tuna agreement

Shameless. Disastrous. The international body responsible for "managing" what's left of the Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna stock has ignored scientific advice, the demands of Greenpeace supporters around the world, and the pleas of the governments of Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Norway, South Africa and the United States to save the fishery from collapse.

Divers chained the propellers of four vessels with a history of pirate fishing to the quayside in the port of Aviero (Portugal). Greenpeace will hand over the keys to the lock chaining the vessels Red, Caribe, Brites and Aveirense to the dockside to the port authorities of Aveiro. The vessels are owned by Grupo Silva Vieira, and all have track records of involvement in pirate fishing including fishing without a flag or legal quota, using illegal gear, using multiple identities, and other breaches of international regulations. Enlarge Image

Activists lock pirates of Portugal in port

Greenpeace divers have chained the propellers of four vessels with a history of pirate fishing to the quayside in the port of Aveiro. Hoisting a banner demanding "Scrap These Pirates", we're now calling on the Portuguese Minister of Fisheries to ensure that they will not be able to fish again.

09 JUNE 2004 - TASMAN SEA everal species of albatross feeding on orange roughy heads and bycatch behind the Belize-registered deep sea trawler Chang Xing in international waters in the Tasman Sea. Greenpeace along with more than a thousand scientists are supporting the call for a moratorium on high seas bottom trawling, because of the vast amount of marine life that is destroyed by this fishing method. Enlarge Image

Billion dollar fishing industry on the verge of collapse

The world’s largest food fishery is on the verge of collapse. Pollock, used to make McDonald’s fish sandwiches, frozen fish sticks, fish and chips, and imitation crabmeat, have had a population decrease of 50 percent since last year.

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