All articles by Emma Page
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VIDEO Taking action to stop bottom trawling
Over the past two weeks the Rainbow Warrior has been at sea off the coast Aotearoa, documenting bottom trawlers and standing up for ocean protection.Greenpeace activists confronted two bottom trawlers…
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Greenpeace activists aboard the Rainbow Warrior disrupt industrial fishing operation in South Pacific
Greenpeace activists have disrupted an industrial longlining fishing operation in the South Pacific Ocean, seizing almost 20 kilometres of fishing gear and freeing nine sharks, including an endangered mako, near…
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A Rock-Solid Stand for the Ocean: Greenpeace France Blocks Bottom Trawling
Last month, Greenpeace France took a stand and, in a valiant act of environmental activism, took matters into their own hands. At sunrise on Wednesday, May 21, activists aboard the…
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“A devastating record”: New Greenpeace analysis reveals almost half a million blue sharks caught as ‘bycatch’ in Central and Western Pacific in 2023
TASMAN SEA – A new analysis of the latest fisheries data by Greenpeace Australia Pacific has revealed widespread slaughter of sharks in the Pacific Ocean by industrial longline fishers. The analysis estimates that almost half a million blue sharks were caught as bycatch in the region.
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Who is Manuka Resources and why are they trying to mine the seabed in Taranaki?
Manuka Resources is an Australian-owned mining company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, with offices based in Sydney. They have interests in gold and silver mining in Australia. They are also…
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Greenpeace welcomes Green Party commitment to ban bottom trawling
Greenpeace is welcoming the robust Oceans Policy released by The Green Party this morning, while also reminding all political leaders that meaningful ocean protection is essential to stem the twin biodiversity and climate crises.
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Full ban on bottom trawling in Hauraki Gulf needed
Greenpeace is renewing its call for a complete ban on destructive bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf marine park, following a government announcement today that trawl methods will continue in parts of the Gulf.
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Hauraki Gulf Alliance Petitions Parliament to Protect Marine Park from Destructive Fishing Practices
Today, a diverse range of recreational fishing, environmental, law, corporate and business organisations united as the Hauraki Gulf Alliance will deliver a petition calling for bottom trawl methods to be banned from within the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park.
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New Zealand blocks deep sea protection for South Pacific
The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) has given the green light to destroying up to 30% of vulnerable deep-water corals and sponges, following repeated lobbying from New Zealand against higher levels of protection.
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Let’s make 2023 the year for ocean protection
This year holds unprecedented opportunities for ocean protection. These exciting and future-defining moments don’t come around often, so let’s make the most of them.