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Europe's monster boats plunder Pacific tuna stocks

Blog entry by Nathaniel Pelle | 14 November, 2014 5 comments

We usually refer to them as Pacific Island nations, but territories like Kiribati are more like vast ocean nations. Kiribati (pronounced 'Kirr-i-bas') is a nation of 33 coral atolls and reef islands dispersed over 3.5 million square...

5 lesser-known threats to the fragile Arctic Ocean

Blog entry by Emily Buchanan | 19 April, 2016 5 comments

You probably know that climate change is melting Arctic ice  with astonishing speed . And while some hear a warning bell, others see a business opportunity. As Arctic ice disappears, oil companies and fishing fleets are moving further...

4 reasons to tackle destructive fishing this World Tuna Day

Blog entry by François Chartier | 2 May, 2016

On World Tuna Day, the Greenpeace ship Esperanza is at sea stopping the destructive fishing practices of the largest tuna company on the planet – Thai Union – which owns popular tuna brands like John West, Petit Navire, Mareblu and...

Time and tuna are running out

Background | 5 November, 2008 at 19:06

The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is responsible for managing one of the most important fisheries in the Mediterranean, bluefin tuna. Yet the bluefin tuna fishery has been driven to the brink of collapse...

Princes responds to your emails but not your demands for sustainable tuna

Blog entry by Joss Garman | 21 January, 2011 11 comments

Princes is sending out an automated response to anyone emailing the company asking them to stop using fishing methods that kill sharks, turtles, dolphins and other fish in order to fill their cans with tuna. I've taken the letter...

The video the tuna industry doesn’t want you to see

Blog entry by Sari Tolvanen | 17 November, 2011 8 comments

For over a decade, I’ve been working around the world to protect the oceans and for the last five years, I’ve been focused on protecting the Pacific. The world’s largest ocean, the Pacific is home to nearly 70% of the world’s tuna .

Packaged whale meat sold for US$30

Image | 10 May, 2005 at 3:00

Packaged whale meat sold for US$30,000 after butchering a juvenile minke whale "accidentally" caught as bycatch from a fishing boat. Korea reports an unusually high number of "accidentally" killed whales each year which are legally sold for meat.

Pirates of the Mediterranean

E-card | 20 April, 2010 at 14:01

The bluefin tuna fishery in the Mediterranean is on the verge of collapse. These three ministers were supposed to safeguard its future. Instead, they've let the fishing industry plunder an irreplaceable treasure. If they don't close the...

Princes Tuna can

Image | 4 August, 2008 at 17:04

The canned tuna you buy could be killing threatened marine life, such as sharks, rays, sea turtles and other fish as unwanted bycatch.

Helicopter Pilot Blows Whistle On Tuna Industry

Video | 19 November, 2011 at 18:25

A helicopter pilot speaks out about his experiences onboard a number of purse seine tuna fishing vessels operating in the Pacific. His gruesome footage shows how the use of Fish Aggregation Devices is resulting in the bycatch of all sorts of...

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