{"id":58682,"date":"2022-06-09T17:55:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T05:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=58682"},"modified":"2024-07-12T11:14:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T23:14:21","slug":"world-oceans-day-why-protecting-the-oceans-means-protecting-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/world-oceans-day-why-protecting-the-oceans-means-protecting-people\/","title":{"rendered":"World Oceans Day \u2013 Why protecting the oceans means protecting people"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The phrase \u2018ocean protection\u2019 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 football fields decimating fish populations, to turtles trapped in plastic debris or marine wildlife caught up in the destructive race to drill for oil or mine the seafloor, there are many critical issues facing the millions of species which call our oceans home.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2017\/11\/GP0STOM6C-e1592466782880-1024x692.jpg\" alt=\"An oil exploration ship at the centre of a storm of controversy for its seismic blasting agenda earlier this year in New Zealand is on its way back.\r\n\r\nThe Schlumberger owned Amazon Warrior, the world\u2019s largest seismic exploration ship, is just two days away from the South Taranaki Bight, where it plans to seismic blast for oil right in the middle of blue whale habitat.\r\n\r\nIt will be searching for oil on behalf of Austrian oil giant, OMV.\r\n\r\nGreenpeace climate campaigner, Kate Simcock, says the Government still has a chance to reject the ship\u2019s oil exploration application.\r\n\r\n\u201cAlthough the Amazon Warrior is heading straight for us, the Government has not yet approved Schlumberger\u2019s request to seismic blast across almost 20,000 square kilometres of the Taranaki Basin. There is still time to turn this ship around, but they must do it urgently,\u201d she says.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe understand Schlumberger is proposing up to three months of constant blasting, every 10 seconds, 24 hours a day. The impacts on blue whales in this area are likely to be torturous, interfering with their communication and feeding.\r\n\r\n\u201cAs well as the harmful impacts on marine life, science tells us we can\u2019t afford to burn most of the fossil fuel reserves we know about if we\u2019re to have a chance at stabilising our climate. Searching for new oil makes zero sense.\r\n\r\n\u201cJacinda Ardern says climate change is her generation\u2019s nuclear free moment. Going nuclear free meant stopping the nuclear ships. Taking action on climate change means stopping the oil ships. We\u2019d like to see the Prime Minister back up her bold words with strong action.\u201d\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gQW2MB3XiXI\r\n\r\nRenowned marine ecologist, Dr Leigh Torres, recently released underwater recordings taken from the South Taranaki Bight that capture seismic blasting from an oil exploration ship drowning out the calls of a blue whale. She compared the blasting to a nail gun going off in your kitchen every eight seconds for months on end.\r\n\r\nSimcock says the Amazon Warrior should prepare for public resistance when it enters New Zealand waters.\r\n\r\nIt faced mass opposition last summer as it searched for oil on behalf of Statoil, Chevron, and OMV off the Wairarapa Coast. Thousands signed petitions, crowdfunded a boat to confront it at sea, and sent emails of complaint to Statoil and Chevron. East Coast iwi, Ng\u0101ti Kahungunu, sent their voyaging waka, Te Matau a M\u0101ui, to deliver a message on behalf of more than 80 hap\u016b of Te Ikaroa.\r\n\r\nIn April, Greenpeace activists, including Executive Director Dr Russel Norman and volunteer Sara Howell, swam in front of the Amazon Warrior 60 nautical miles out to sea, stopping it from seismic blasting for the day.\r\n\r\nThe activists and Greenpeace were charged by the oil division of the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE), under the 2013 Amendment to the Crown Minerals Act known as the &#039;Anadarko Amendment&#039;. They face a year in jail and up to 0,000 in collective fines.\r\n\r\nThey have pleaded Not Guilty and will face trial in April next year.\r\n\r\nENDS\" class=\"wp-image-987\" title=\"Boy with Tuna Fish Stands in Sea \u00a9 Christian \u00c5slund \/ Greenpeace\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">8 years old Tokabwebwe Teinaura from the village Te O Ni Beeki, helping carry a yellowfin tuna to the shore on Tarawa Island, Kiribati. \u00a9 Christian \u00c5slund \/ Greenpeace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>However, there is another group of creatures whose survival is equally dependent on healthy oceans, but aren\u2019t always mentioned in conversations around ocean conservation: Humans.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How humans depend on the ocean<\/h2>\n\n<p>More than 3 billion people rely on the ocean for their livelihoods, the vast majority of which are in the Global South. The ocean provides coastal communities with jobs in small-scale fishing, a practice that has been passed down through generations, as well as newer industries, like tourism. The oceans also keep us fed. Seafood is a key part of billions of people\u2019s diets, and many people rely on it to survive.<\/p>\n\n<p>Communities all over the world have deep cultural and spiritual connections to the ocean, and many Indigenous Peoples in particular have put the sea at the centre of community life for generations.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2022\/06\/b482ef33-gp04786-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Women in Senegal. \u00a9 Cl\u00e9ment  Tardif \/ Greenpeace\" class=\"wp-image-54232\" title=\"Women in Senegal. \u00a9 Cl\u00e9ment  Tardif \/ Greenpeace\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Women at the fishing port of Kafountine, Senegal. \u00a9 Cl\u00e9ment Tardif \/ Greenpeace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How humans are impacting the oceans<\/h2>\n\n<p>While some people are working hard to protect our oceans, other members of our species are exploiting our oceans for profit, threatening the livelihoods of other people globally.<\/p>\n\n<p>Destructive industries like industrial fishing are emptying our oceans of life, including in international waters which have very few laws to stop these activities.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2017\/02\/5bc9e778-gp04bs8_medium_res-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Philippine Purse Seine Fishing Operation \u00a9 Alex Hofford \/ Greenpeace\" class=\"wp-image-13763\" title=\"Philippine Purse Seine Fishing Operation \u00a9 Alex Hofford \/ Greenpeace\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A diver from the Philippine purse seiner \u2018Vergene\u2019 at work around a skipjack tuna purse seine net in international waters \u00a9 Alex Hofford \/ Greenpeace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>This fishing free-for-all in international waters is having a devastating impact on coastal communities. The UN estimates that around 60 million people are employed worldwide in fishing and fish farming. Most are in developing countries, and are small-scale, artisanal fishers and fish farmers. Often, there aren\u2019t enough fish being caught to make a living out of or feeding families so people have to fish for more days of the week. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2022\/06\/6dca1be2-gp0stq8z8-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"West African Small-scale Local Fishermen in Senegal. \u00a9 Liu Yuyang \/ Greenpeace\" class=\"wp-image-54243\" title=\"West African Small-scale Local Fishermen in Senegal. \u00a9 Liu Yuyang \/ Greenpeace\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">As night begins to fall, Joal Fadiout is more lively than ever, with artisanal fishing boats returning to shore to sell their catch. Fish is the principle source of protein in Senegal. \u00a9 Liu Yuyang \/ Greenpeace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>For example, we spoke to Oke, a fisherman in Nigeria who said, \u201cOur children are not able to frequently go to school anymore. It has affected our wives\u2019 being able to sell their wares, the cost of living has skyrocketed.\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Hear more from Oke in this video from our Vital Voices series:&nbsp;Play<\/p>\n\n<p>This is just one example of what is happening to coastal communities all over the world.<\/p>\n\n<p>The industrial fishing companies don\u2019t just harm coastal communities \u2013 their own workers are suffering too.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global\/2022\/may\/17\/migrant-workers-exploited-and-beaten-on-uk-fishing-boats\">Recent investigations<\/a>&nbsp;revealed that migrants from the Philippines, Indonesia, Ghana, Sri Lanka and India working on boats in UK waters reported shocking conditions, working 20 hour shifts while having to endure violence and racism.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We all need healthy oceans<\/h2>\n\n<p>Even if you live thousands of miles from the oceans, they\u2019re still crucial to your future. Healthy oceans are key to tackling climate change.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/2019\/09\/25\/srocc-press-release\/\">Our oceans have absorbed 20-30% of recent emissions<\/a>, buying us a little more time to avoid the worst impacts of climate breakdown. But unless we protect the habitats and systems that keep ocean life healthy, they\u2019ll stop being able to absorb carbon dioxide, and climate change will accelerate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2017\/11\/c387b2b2-gp0str0ik_pressmedia-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Our new report \u201cHow Clean is Your Cloud\u201d  is out today - to show that the massive increase in Internet use is  mainly being powered by dirty energy. Apple, Amazon and Microsoft all  score badly in the report for relying on dirty coal and dangerous  nuclear power for their data centres.Since 2010, and again in  2011, we have been calling on all the major Internet companies to come  clean about the amount and type of power behind the Internet services we  use everyday. Today Apple responded (via the New York Times):&lt;div class=&quot;post-content&quot;&gt;\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t&lt;div&gt;\n\t&lt;div class=&quot;post-content&quot;&gt;\n&lt;div&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Our new report \u201c&lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/archive-international\/en\/publications\/Campaign-reports\/Climate-Reports\/How-Clean-is-Your-Cloud\/&quot;&gt;How Clean is Your Cloud&lt;\/a&gt;\u201d  is out today - to show that the massive increase in Internet use is  mainly being powered by dirty energy. Apple, Amazon and Microsoft all  score badly in the report for relying on dirty coal and dangerous  nuclear power for their data centres.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Since 2010, and again in  2011, we have been calling on all the major Internet companies to come  clean about the amount and type of power behind the Internet services we  use everyday. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today Apple responded (&lt;a class=&quot;zoom&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/04\/18\/business\/energy-environment\/cloud-services-rely-on-coal-or-nuclear-power-greenpeace-says.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot;&gt;via the New York Times&lt;\/a&gt;):&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;blockquote&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;In a statement issued in response to the report, Apple disclosed for  the first time that the data center would consume about 20 million watts  at full capacity - much lower than Greenpeace&#039;s estimate, which is 100  million watts. In territory served by Duke, a million watts is enough to  power 750 to 1,000 homes.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Kristin Huguet, a spokeswoman for Apple, added that the company is  building two large projects intended to offset energy use from the grid  in North Carolina: an array of solar panels and a set of fuel cells.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;\/blockquote&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;While it is good to see Apple acknowledge it should reveal more  details of the energy consumption of its data centres, the information  they released today does not add up with what they have reported to be  the size of the investment and physical size of the data centre.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;When Apple announced they were building a data centre in North  Carolina, they announced a commitment to invest <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2017\/11\/c387b2b2-gp0str0ik_pressmedia-1024x684.jpg\"  Billion (USD) over 10  years.\u00a0 For a number of the facilities in the \u201cHow Clean is Your  Cloud?\u201d report, we made estimates of power demand using fairly  conservative industry benchmarks for data centre investments: 1MW of  power demand from servers for every  million, though the number is  often closer to  million for many companies. Thus, a <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2017\/11\/c387b2b2-gp0str0ik_pressmedia-1024x684.jpg\"  billion  investment should net Apple 66MW of computer power demand.\u00a0 Assuming a  fairly standard energy efficiency factor for new data centres for  non-computer energy demand of 50% gives you a 100MW\u00a0 data center.\u00a0 While  Apple is well known for making more expensive consumer products, if  Apple&#039;s plans for the <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2017\/11\/c387b2b2-gp0str0ik_pressmedia-1024x684.jpg\"  billion investment only generates 20MW in power  demand, that would be taking the \u201cApple premium\u201d to a whole new level.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;h2&gt;Size Matters&lt;\/h2&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The size of the facility at 500,000 sq foot would also indicate a  much larger power demand. Amazon&#039;s chief web engineer recently &lt;a class=&quot;zoom&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/perspectives.mvdirona.com\/2012\/03\/17\/ILoveSolarPowerBut.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot;&gt;conservatively estimated&lt;\/a&gt; that based just on the size of the facility, the iDatacenter would  consume at least 78MW, and speculated that it is probably higher.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;We made these estimates because companies like Apple and Amazon have  not disclosed details of how much energy data centres use now and will  in the future. We provided Apple with our data prior to releasing the  \u201cHow Clean is Your Cloud?\u201d report, and while they did not agree with our  estimate, they declined to provide specific information on their energy  demand. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;While we welcome Apple&#039;s attempt today to provide more  specific details on its North Carolina iData Center, it does not appear  to have provided the full story, and is instead seeking to provide  select pieces of information to make their dirty energy footprint seem  smaller.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The IT industry can be a part of the solution to old-fashioned  problems like emissions from coal. Some companies, like Google, Yahoo  and Facebook are already doing that, by taking steps to move toward  powering their clouds with clean energy, not coal or nuclear. This  campaign is creating an opportunity for Apple to join them and start  becoming a part of the solution to climate change, so that we can deal  with emissions from the growth of &#039;cloud computing&#039; before it becomes an  irreversible problem. Step one in seizing this opportunity is for  companies to be transparent about their energy use.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;\/div&gt;\n&lt;\/div&gt;\n&lt;\/div&gt; \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t&lt;\/div&gt;\" class=\"wp-image-10852\" title=\"Local Fisherman in southern Thailand.\u00a9 Sirachai Arunrugstichai \/ Greenpeace\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">At sunrise, a local fisher washes his krill net by the beach in Thepha, Songkhla province, Thailand. \u00a9 Sirachai Arunrugstichai \/ Greenpeace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>That\u2019s why World Oceans Day isn\u2019t just about marine wildlife. When we fail to protect the oceans, we\u2019re failing to protect ourselves.<\/p>\n\n<p>From coastal communities to migrant workers on ships to everyone who relies on a stable climate, we all lose out when the oceans are being exploited.<\/p>\n\n<p>A strong\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/publication\/21604\/30x30-a-blueprint-for-ocean-protection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Ocean Treaty<\/a>\u00a0would help keep parts of the high seas off limits to destructive industries.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The phrase \u2018ocean protection\u2019 will usually conjure up images of how human activities and our rapidly changing climate are impacting marine life. 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