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Greenpeace rafters block Talley’s bottom trawler in Nelson
Sitting on a 6-metre raft displaying a “Stop Bottom Trawling Seamounts” banner, Greenpeace activists have this morning blocked a Talley’s bottom trawling vessel to disrupt its departure from Port Nelson.
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“Don’t get trapped”: One worker’s warning about what really happens in the fishing industry
A fisher shares his story of forced labour on the high seas and how he’s taking action to help protect the rights of migrant workers in the fishing industry.
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VIDEO: The Lonely Shark, with music by Thom Yorke
A short animated film about two sharks with a sad ending.
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We have international laws to stop plastic pollution from fishing vessels, so why are they not being enforced?
Ocean plastic pollution was a focus at the recent UN oceans conference, which issued a declaration in support of an earlier decision by the UN Environment Assembly to start negotiations…
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New Zealand’s silence on deep sea mining risks deep wounds to Pacific relations
In a dramatic shift at the United Nations oceans conference in Lisbon this week, a series of Pacific Governments have formed an alliance to oppose deep sea mining in international
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Greenpeace calls out David Parker’s “hollow words” at global oceans meeting
Greenpeace is calling on Oceans and Fisheries Minister David Parker to back up his words with action this week, as he attends the United Nations Oceans Conference in Lisbon.
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Pressure mounts against deep sea mining as more Pacific countries take a stand
In the first governmental alliance of its kind, the Pacific nations of Palau, Fiji and Samoa have announced their opposition to deep sea mining, calling for a moratorium
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World Oceans Day – Why protecting the oceans means protecting people
The phrase ‘ocean protection’ will usually conjure up images of how human activities and our rapidly changing climate are impacting marine life. From fishing vessels with nets the size of…
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Prime Minister should ban seabed mining, say over 35,000 New Zealanders in a petition delivered today
A petition signed by over 35,000 New Zealanders calling on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to ban seabed mining in Aotearoa was delivered in Pōneke (Wellington) today, celebrating World Ocean Day…
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2022: A massive chance to protect our oceans…
We live on a blue planet. Our oceans support all life on Earth. They regulate our climate by absorbing heat and carbon. They feed billions of people, and provide livelihoods…
