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Protecting oceans: It's not rocket science

Blog entry by Sofia Tsenikli | February 16, 2012

It’s not rocket science -  closing areas of land and water to humans allows nature to recover and restore its fragile balance. The idea has been successfully tried and tested many times on land but it has taken years of destruction...

What I talk about when I talk about F***ing

Blog entry by Areeba Hamid, Greenpeace India | February 15, 2012

I am on the Greenpeace ship Esperanza, en route to Port Blair right now. It has been fantastic to sail from Singapore to India (took us 5 days) and calming to have just the never ending ocean stretched out before you every time you...

Defending our Pacific with the new team in Korea

Blog entry by Lagi Toribau | June 29, 2011

It is without a doubt that our oceans are an integral part of human survival and crucial to how Mother Nature goes about her business on a day-to-day basis and maintains. After all, 80% of all the life on Earth lies beneath the surface...

Progress for our oceans: UK retailer gives tuna a break and US supermarkets are ranked

Blog entry by Steve Smith | April 13, 2011

Credit: Alex Hofford/Greenpeace Tuna caught in the Pacific Ocean Great news! UK retailer Morrisons  has announced a new policy on tinned tuna, committing to stop sourcing fish caught via destructive fishing methods: this means...

Google ocean

Blog entry by Nick | February 5, 2009

A few days ago a new version of Google Earth was launched including the two thirds of the planet that was previously unmapped - our oceans! After renowned marine scientist Sylvia Earle noticed the serious lack of aquatic information...

Can we create healthy oceans and tackle climate change at the same time?

Blog entry by Louisa Casson | November 22, 2017

“We woke up to the fact that there’s ocean change just like climate change. We need ocean action like there’s climate action.”   These words rang out at international climate talks last week, spoken by Peter Thompson,...

Our Ocean Wonderland - How to cook jellyfish

Video | September 20, 2009 at 11:00

Once we empty our oceans of all the fish, we'll have to learn how to cook jellyfish! Sushi, anyone?

Drop into the Ocean

Video | January 25, 2010 at 11:00

Take a deep breath and imagine the oceans... Short Greenpeace documentary outlining the threats to our oceans and what can be done to restore their health produced in 2005.

Update from Senegal: victory for our oceans

Blog entry by Raoul Monsembula, Greenpeace Africa | May 11, 2012

Last week, the Senegalese government cancelled all fishing permits for foreign“ pelagic trawlers ,” large fishing vessels that drag nets below the surface of the ocean. This should remind leaders that with political will and...

Protecting the wild south: Antarctica

Blog entry by Richard Page | November 2, 2011

Oceans campaigner Richard Page is currently attending the annual meeting of CCAMLR Commission, where discussions are underway for a representative network of marine protected areas across the Southern Ocean by 2012. Although it’s...

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