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Sending out an SOS for Pacific tuna

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.

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.

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

Pacific islands act to save tuna

Finally, some good news for tuna stocks and a first step towards protecting the Pacific Commons for future generations! Eight Pacific island countries have taken the most significant action ever to combat overfishing in the region.

Greenpeace activists demonstrate against tuna fishing operations in the international waters of the Pacific by deploying a banner reading "Marine Reserves Now" alongside the Korean purse seiner Olympus, 17 April 2008. Greenpeace was calling on the Olympus to leave the area that Greenpeace is defending as a no-take marine reserve. Enlarge Image

Time's running out for tuna

Tuna stocks in the Pacific are running out due to overfishing from illegal and commercial fishing fleets.

Underwater banner reading "Marine Reserves Now!" next to octopus in Menorca, Spain. Greenpeace is calling for a global network of marine reserves covering 40% of the Mediterrenean Sea. Enlarge Image

Worldwatch Report: Oceans in Peril

Our planet's oceans are in deep, deep, peril, says a new report from the Worldwatch Institute. The only road to recovery may be to declare 40 percent of the world's oceans off-limits to human exploitation to ensure the restoration of life in depleted areas.

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