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Summary of UN Report: Impacts of Fishing

Publication | July 14, 2006 at 0:00

On July 14, 2006, the UN Secretary General released a Report on actions taken by States and Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) to protect cold-water corals, seamounts and other vulnerable marine ecosystems from destructive...

The trawl's in your court

Feature story | July 30, 2006 at 0:00

At the crack of dawn this morning several Greenpeace activists locked themselves to a high seas bottom trawler to prevent it from leaving Port Nelson. Four activists boarded the Chang Xing, locking themselves to the mast and other parts of the...

Two Greenpeace activists aboard Belize flagged Chinese bottom trawler

Image | July 30, 2006 at 1:00

Nelson 30-July-2006: Two Greenpeace activists aboard Belize flagged Chinese bottom trawler Chang Xing in Port of Nelson, New Zealand. The two activists along with one other attached to the mooring line stopped the vessel from leaving port.

Greenpeace activist Tia Taurere attached to the mooring line of Chinese high seas...

Image | July 30, 2006 at 1:00

Nelson, 30-Jul-06: Greenpeace activist Tia Taurere attached to the mooring line of Belize-flagged Chinese high seas bottom trawler in the Port of Nelson.

Rainbow Warrior completes joint mission with MSF to transport humanitarian supplies...

Feature story | August 14, 2006 at 0:00

Over 75 tons of essential medical supplies have been safely transported to Lebanon via sea, following a joint operation between Greenpeace and Medecins Sans Frontieres, in which three voyages were made by the Rainbow Warrior between Larnaca in...

Sigourney Weaver at the UN Press Briefing in New York

Image | October 3, 2006 at 1:00

Sigourney Weaver at the UN Press Briefing in New York demonstrates the state of the sea bed before and after a bottom trawl.

Iceland resumes commercial whaling

Feature story | October 18, 2006 at 0:00

In Iceland, the whale watching industry contributes more to the national economy than commercial whaling did before it was put on hold in the '80s. Yet now, after 17 years, Iceland has officially resumed commercial whaling.

An endangered fin whale is brought to the harbour of Iceland

Image | October 22, 2006 at 1:00

An endangered fin whale, is brought to the harbour of Hvalfjörður, Iceland. The fin whale is the first kill by Iceland and marks the resumption to commercial whaling for the country in 2006.

Countries condemn Iceland's whale hunt

Feature story | November 2, 2006 at 0:00

Twenty six nations (including New Zealand) deliver a formal diplomatic protest (called a "demarche") to the Icelandic government.

Whaling fleet departs Japan

Feature story | November 15, 2006 at 0:00

This year the Japanese fleet will again try to kill 935 minke and 10 fin whales off the coast of Antarctica in what the whalers are calling a "feasibility study" for expanded "research" whaling.

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