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Greenpeace oceans campaign documents

Below are factsheets, reports and submisions relating to the Greenpeace oceans campaign.

*Polar oceans in peril ...and a planet at risk * Greenpeace International, July 2009 magnify image

Polar Oceans in Peril ...and a planet at risk

July 06, 2009

The Arctic and the Antarctic are under assault - from the impacts of rapidly accelerating climate change; from increased industrialisation; and from the unchecked consumption of our planet's resources.

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While Stocks Last

May 06, 2009

'While Stocks Last' is a report, commissioned by Greenpeace. It exposes a disturbing picture of New Zealand's commercial fisheries and seafood sector. It makes a link between the sustainability of our fisheries and the procurement policies of our supermarkets. It is a wake-up call to all of us; the hard truth is if we continue on in the way we're going, there will be no fish left for future generations. We must change the way in which we treat the oceans, for the sake of everyone – the fishing industry, our fishing communities and our children.

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Pushed to the Brink

August 27, 2008

It is a matter of serious concern that the oceans are being systematically degraded and are in decline. The most immediate and significant threat to the oceans is overfishing and destructive fishing practices like bottom trawling. But, global warming is also having a huge impact on the health of the oceans. We have a tendency to think of climate change in terms of its impacts on land, but it also has multiple negative effects on the oceans, affecting their ability to maintain their food webs and natural ecological functions. Can the oceans survive the onslaught of global warming?

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Truly Sustainable Oceans - It's our right

August 18, 2008

Oceans cover three quarters of our planet; they drive our weather systems, are a ready made food source for billions on land and at sea and give sanctuary to a staggering 80 per cent of life on Earth. Lying beneath the waves are the highest of the world’s mountains (taller than any conquered by Sir Ed!) and the tallest waterfall. From great creatures such as the majestic blue whale, to the largest living thing on Earth – the Great Barrier Reef – to billions of tiny bacteria, our oceans are teeming with life.

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Fishy business: Stolen Pacific tuna in the European market

September 26, 2007

New evidence gathered by Greenpeace and presented in this report shows that part of the tuna fleet licensed to fish in the Eastern Pacific - and linked to the European market - has become involved in illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing activities, also known as pirate fishing, in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean – one of the last remaining large tuna fisheries on the planet.

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Summary of UN Report: Impacts of Fishing

July 14, 2006

On July 14, 2006, the UN Secretary General released a Report on actions taken by States and Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) to protect cold-water corals, seamounts and other vulnerable marine ecosystems from destructive fishing practices, including deep-sea bottom trawling on the high seas. The report was requested by the General Assembly in its Sustainable Fisheries Resolution. This is a 3 page summary of the main conclusions produced by Greenpeace and the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition.

You can also download the full report from the UN website - PDF format, 44 pages, 224KB.

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Sperm whale in the Azores Islands of the North Atlantic. magnify image

Sperm whales - deep sea leviathans

April 26, 2006

Of all the creatures of the deep ocean,the sperm whale probably enjoys the most legendary status. Immortalised in Moby Dick, they are a far cry from the vengeful creature that tormented Captain Ahab and his crew. Quite the reverse. It was the whaling ships of the 19th and 20th centuries that persecuted them. They were much prized for their valuable oil - in the Southern Hemisphere alone,400,000 were killed in the 20th century. No commercial hunting of sperm whales has been permitted by the International Whaling Commission since the global moratorium on commercial whaling came into effect in 1986.

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Roadmap to Recovery: A Global Network of Marine Reserves

March 21, 2006

In this report we present a design for a global network of high seas marine reserves. Marine reserves are highly protected areas that are off limits to all extractive and destructive uses, including fishing. They are the most powerful tool available for the conservation of ocean wildlife and may also benefit fisheries by promoting recovery and reproduction of exploited species.

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Whale sanctuary under siege

November 18, 2005

Established in 1994, the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary is under siege like never before. This year nearly one thousand whales can expect to find no quarter or refuge in the protected waters around the Antarctic. They will be hunted down and killed in the name of science: they will be measured, weighed, cut up and boxed for market, all too often simply remaining on the freezer shelves because so few people relish the taste of whale meat.

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Tradition, culture & science

November 18, 2005

In recent years, Japan’s pro-whaling lobbyists have deployed a series of excuses for continuing the hunt, despite the existence since 1986 of a global commercial whaling moratorium. First comes science: to gather much needed data, they claim, in order to restart commercial whaling on a sustainable basis. Second, comes culture: Japan’s long tradition of whaling and the dietary importance of whale meat. Finally, a new and possibly the silliest, argument has been added: whales eat fish and are threatening fish stocks.

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