All articles by Ellie Hooper
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Seamount Expedition Day 5-6: Testing, testing, testing
After arriving in Marlborough Sounds 0700, and a quick all crew briefing to set out the work for the day ahead, the different teams get to work to prepare the…
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Seamount Expedition Day 4: All onboard
All crew, scientists and Greenpeace team join the vessel in Port Wellington in time. Come and meet the team.
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Greenpeace seamounts expedition sets off to uncover secrets of the deep
A Greenpeace expedition to survey seamounts and other deep sea habitats has set off this week.
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Seamount Expedition Day 1-3 Kitting out the vessel
And it’s a go. After over a year of planning, we’re here in Wellington, Aotearoa – getting the ship ready to head out and explore ocean life in the deep…
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Greenpeace obtains coordinates of coral destruction NZ Government refused to reveal
The New Zealand government is refusing to release details of the location a New Zealand bottom trawler hauled up deep sea coral late last year, despite Greenpeace offering to go and survey the site.
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Coral pulled up by NZ trawler “environmental vandalism”
Revelations that a New Zealand trawler has destroyed kilograms of deep sea corals in a region of the South Pacific earmarked for protection, illustrates exactly why New Zealand must stop trawling these international waters.
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Why are fur seals starving in Kaikōura?
In Kaikōura over 1,000 fur seals have been found dead from starvation. Seabirds are starving too. It's a sign that ocean is under pressure from climate change and overfishing.
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The Luxon Government’s War on Nature cuts into ocean conservation
The Government has continued its war on nature, with two new measures that put fishing industry profits above ocean health.
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Fishing industry conference reeks of greenwash
The theme of this year’s Seafood New Zealand Conference, which started in Auckland this morning, is “Champions of Sustainability”, a title that Greenpeace Aotearoa says is ironic at best, and…
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Ocean between NZ and Australia brims with life. Needs protection
The vast expanse of ocean between Aotearoa and Australia is brimming with life: home to whales, tropical fish, turtles, abundant corals and seabirds. It needs protection.