Rep. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. Greenpeace unveiled a coalition of 3,300 small business owners who called on Congress to take bold action to address global...

Fish swim inside an abandoned Japanese crate found in the high seas of the Central North Pacific Ocean. GREENPEACE/ALEX HOFFORD

The world’s last relatively healthy tuna fishery in the Pacific Ocean is in jeopardy of being wiped out. Now is a critical time to put in place measures to stop this happening.

The word "trash" is spelled out using golf balls on Kahuku beach, Honolulu, Hawai'i. The wide variety of items shown in this image highlight the diverse range of sources from which the plastics in our oceans originate. Greenpeace is highlighting...