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New Coral Data for Bering Sea Canyons

January 23, 2008

The Bering Sea is home to some of the largest submarine canyons in the world. These unique habitats are deep enough to provide refuges for species that have literally no place else to hide from industrial fishing operations, and are likely to be home for creatures that have yet to be seen with human eyes.

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Greenpeace activists take action against a Swedish cod trawler, the Glomfjord. The vessel continued trawling in the proposed marine reserves despite Greenpeace's appeal to voluntarily refrain from fishing in the area. Greenpeace is calling for the creation of a marine reserve, to protect the ecosystem, and allow for the recovery of fish stocks. Enlarge Image

The Ecosystem Approach - protecting marine life in all its forms

May 15, 2007

The world’s oceans, once thought to contain inexhaustible resources, are under increasing threat. In recent years, scientific study after scientific study has pointed to the fact that human activities and fishing in particular have been putting extreme pressure on marine ecosystems to the point that profound ecosystem changes are being experienced in many parts of the world.

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Alaska Inter-Tribal Council: Resolution for Ecosystem Based Management of the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea

March 19, 2007

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Background on the Alaska Native Marine Cultural Heritage Zones

March 19, 2007

As we have done with our land based cultural and traditional hunting zones, to protect our traditional foods, so we must begin to protect our marine reserves for our customary and traditional needs. Demands for marine resources are at an all time high, even depleting the vast resources of the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea. Foreign owned and operated processing companies have been given ownership to many of our public resources, such as the crab of the Bering Sea.

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Unwanted bycatch, including a starfish, far outweighs the target catch of orange roughy in a deep sea trawl from 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

Trading Away Our Oceans

January 19, 2007

Instead of pursuing further liberalization, states should ensure existing international law is implemented fully and establish new rules to ensure sustainable and equitable management of the high seas. Furthermore, developing countries must be provided with the capacity and know-how to establish and enforce effective fisheries management regimes in their own waters.

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Rethinking Sustainablity: A New Paradigm for Fisheries Management

July 20, 2006

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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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Roadmap to Recovery: The World's Last Intact Forest Landscapes

March 21, 2006

We have created new maps of the world's forests, based on the most up-to-date, high resolution satellite imagery and a consistent set of criteria. World governments can use these maps to identify which forest areas are most in need of protection and to fast track setting up a global network of protected areas.

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