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Before and after view of bottom trawling. Enlarge Image

Bottom trawling: the UN decides

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!

Esperanza near Flushing harbour. Enlarge Image

The cod is gone: the rest is next

We've taken our call for a United Nations moratorium on high-seas bottom trawling to Halifax, Canada, where we've asked the Prime Minister to take a lead role at the United Nations in stopping one of the most destructive fishing methods ever invented.

Crewman on the New Zealand bottom trawler Waipori dump a large piece of 'Paragorgia' coral dredged from the deep sea in their net. Enlarge Image

Claptrap substantiated

Last week Amaltal Fishing Company director Andrew Talley called Greenpeace assertions "unsubstantiated claptrap". But dramatic photos and footage taken by the Rainbow Warrior crew prove him and others supporting bottom trawling wrong.

SAMS Scientist Lyndsey Dodds with live coral sample from Mingulay Reef complex, Inner Hebrides Islands, UK. Enlarge Image

Esperanza explores little-known coral reef

We've set sail with the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) to explore one of the oldest and least understood habitats on Earth. Using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) - small, unmanned submarines - scientists onboard the Greenpeace ship Esperanza will study, sample and document the fascinating underwater world off the coast of Scotland.

Greenpeace appeal against sea bottom trawling at the United Nations. Things might be better for our oceans if Mr. Squid were Secretary Tentacle of the UN. Enlarge Image

UN fails to protect seamounts

Latest Update: what happened at the UN
Security was tight and fidgety. The cameras were ready to record the moment. Our Greenpeace activist was camouflaged to blend in to her surroundings. She had borne witness to an environmental crime: the bulldozing of fragile ocean seamounts. And she was in the presence of people who could do something about it. At the appointed moment, she leapt into the spotlight to demand action, not words.

The catch is hauled aboard the NZ deep sea trawler Corsair in international waters in the Tasman sea. The red fish is Orange Roughy, the rest is mostly bycatch to be discarded. Enlarge Image

Bottom Trawlers: caught red-handed

Looks like somebody was throwing us a red herring. Last week, Greenpeace activists targeted the Nelson, New Zealand headquarters of the Orange Roughy Management Company (ORMC) in a peaceful protest against destructive bottom trawling. Their Chief Executive denied operating in international waters. But guess what our ship, Rainbow Warrior, just found?

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