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Fair winds Daren Day

Blog entry by Bunny Mcdiarmid | March 26, 2013

Last Friday early in the morning our good friend and colleague Daren Day passed away. Daren had been fighting lung cancer for the past three years and up until his last breath he did not give up the fight.  As Dylan Thomas wrote: '...

Wanted: Polar explorers. No experience required.

Blog entry by James Turner | March 26, 2013

In just over two weeks I will be standing on the frozen Arctic ocean, preparing to ski to the North Pole. I'll be wearing four layers of fleece and a special hat that someone knitted for me. In my pockets I'll carry some almond...

How much scandal can fit in one can of tuna?

Blog entry by Casson Trenner | March 25, 2013

ID: GP02HWGAirship Canned Tuna Banner ActionThe Greenpeace airship A.E. Bates flies  by the La Jolla peninsula near the headquarters of Chicken of the Sea canned tuna company to call attention to overfishing and bycatch issues. ...

Save the RMA!

Blog entry by Nathan Argent | March 25, 2013

New Zealanders value their environment. We are blessed with the great outdoors, beautiful beaches and a rich diversity of nature in our very own back yard. It is what gives us that unique quality of life that is makes us the envy of...

The global tuna industry is increasingly an industry divided

Blog entry by Oliver Knowles | March 22, 2013

The recent news from Australia that Aldi, the last of the major companies in that market holding out against introducing sustainable tuna, has now decided to join the growing band of progressive companies delivering sustainable tuna to...

Sealord lonely cheerleader for deadly fishing method

Blog entry by Karli Thomas | March 22, 2013

On Wednesday we revealed Sealord is the only big Australasian brand which has refused to stop sourcing tuna caught by fleets using a destructive fishing method which kills sharks, juvenile tuna and turtles. New Zealand’s largest...

One month until Arctic gatherings in 32 countries

Blog entry by mmcnicol | March 22, 2013

While 16 of our colleagues and friends gear up for an epic journey to the North Pole next month, volunteers and activists around the world are preparing to take the Arctic to their communities and politicians. Thousands of people...

Coming together to stop nuclear weapons

Blog entry by Jen Maman | March 21, 2013

Earlier this month, more then 130 governments, UN agencies and the global Red Cross Movement met in Oslo at the invitation of the Norwegian government, to discuss the humanitarian, environmental and developmental consequences of...

Showing its teeth, CITES finally protects sharks

Blog entry by Daniel Mittler | March 18, 2013

Today was a day to celebrate as CITES , the convention regulating the international trade of wild plants and animals, finally restricted the trade in key shark species and took steps to curb illegal logging . Although you often...

The word is out: Shell 'screwed up' in 2012

Blog entry by Aaron Gray-Block | March 18, 2013

No truer words were said than US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar when he bluntly pointed out on Thursday that Shell "screwed up in 2012" during its chaotic attempt to drill for Arctic oil. In a damning assessment of Shell's...

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