School of tuna.

Most of New Zealand is submerged and forms deep-sea plateaus, volcanoes and mountain ranges, commonly known as seamounts.

The size of seamount destruction illustrated against the Eiffel Tower and Sky Tower.

12-06-2005, West Norfolk Ridge, Tasman Sea: A 400 year old Paragorgia coral being hauled aboard the New Zealand bottom trawler Waipori.

12-06-2005, West Norfolk Ridge, Tasman Sea: Crew on New Zealand bottom trawler Waipori wrestle with a large piece of 400 year old Paragorgia coral hauled up from the deep-sea.

The ocean holds more threats for whales than just whaling.

Greenpeace encounter Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean and attempt to disrupt the whaling operation.

Greenpeace encounter Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean and attempt to disrupt the whaling operation. Greenpeace was using every available means to bring the 2005 hunt to an early end and make it the last time the Sanctuary was breached...

Greenpeace encounter Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean and attempt to disrupt the whaling operation. Greenpeace was using every available means to bring the hunt to an early end and make it the last time the Sanctuary is breached by...

Southern Ocean: The Yushin Maru catcher ship of the Japanese whaling fleet injures a whale with its first harpoon attempt, and takes a further three harpoon shots before finally killing the badly injured fleeing whale. Finally they drowned the...

Southern Ocean: Greenpeace activists hold a banner with a question mark beside the Nisshin Maru "Research" factory ship, demonstrating the fake nature of the whaling operation.

Hiroshima clock, stopped at the time of the atomic bomb's explosion.

On Mission Bay beach in Auckland, NZ Greenpeace supporters take symbolic action against Japan's whaling in the Southern Ocean.

You can help save me.

ON Valentines day Greenpeace activists presented RFMO meeting delegates at Te Papa in Wellington with a rose and a poem each. The poem: Roses are red, The High Seas are blue, Implement strong interim measures and The world will love you.

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.

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.

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

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.

Norwegian whalers flensing a minke whale.

There are more economic benefits to watching whales, than hunting them.

The Greenpeace ship Esperanza arrives in Auckland Harbour.

Southern Ocean whaling expedition leader Karli Thomas from New Zealand aboard the Esperanza in Auckland, New Zealand before departing.

New Zealander Karli Thomas in front of the Greenpeace ship Esperanza. Karli is the Expedition leader on board the Esperanza in the Southern Ocean.

Auckland, New Zealand - The MV Esperanza departed Auckland today for the Southern Ocean to once again attempt to shield the whales from the whaler's harpoons and show the world the reality of whaling that is taking place under the guise of...

Auckland, New Zealand: The MV Esperanza departed Auckland today for the Southern Ocean to once again attempt to shield the whales from the whaler's harpoons and show the world the reality of whaling that is taking place under the guise of...

A Greenpeace activist giving Valentines day cards and flowers to a Japanese tourist arriving in Auckland.

A Greenpeace activist giving Valentines day cards and flowers to a Japanese tourist arriving in Auckland.

Ross Sea, Southern Ocean. The MY Esperanza in the foreground of the disabled Japanese whaling ship Nisshin Maru, a re-fuelling vessel and a hunter vessel tied alongside it. Fire broke out on the Nisshin Maru last Thursday and one man is still...

February 22th 2007. Ross Sea. Southern Ocean. Greenpeace activists onboard the MY Esperanza hold a banner calling for the end of whaling in Antarctica because of the unacceptable threat to whales and the pristine environment posed by the Japanese...

The Greenpeace ship Esperanza sails into Sydney Harbour from the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. After 42 days at sea, part of which was spent assisting the fire-disabled whaling factory ship Nisshin Maru and then escorting the entire whaling...

The Greenpeace ship Esperanza sails into Sydney Harbour from the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. After 42 days at sea, part of which was spent assisting the fire-disabled whaling factory ship Nisshin Maru and then escorting the entire whaling...

The Greenpeace ship Esperanza sails into Sydney Harbour from the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. After 42 days at sea, part of which was spent assisting the fire-disabled whaling factory ship Nisshin Maru and then escorting the entire whaling...

The Greenpeace ship Esperanza sails into Sydney Harbour from the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. After 42 days at sea, part of which was spent assisting the fire-disabled whaling factory ship Nisshin Maru and then escorting the entire whaling...

TOKYO, JAPAN, 1st of April, 2007 The Greenpeace ship MY Esperanza sailed into Yokohama Bay this morning after spending 6 days drifting off the coast off Tokyo after being effectively banned by the All Japan Seamen's Union for the organisation's...

Humpback whales show their flukes while feeding near the Antarctic ice edge in the Southern Ocean. Greenpeace is carrying out non-lethal research on whale populations in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary from their ship, the Esperanza.

Greenpeace whale scientist Leandra Goncalves (L) and cameraman Gavin Newman in close proximity to a Humpback whale feeding near the Antarctic ice edge in the Southern Ocean.

The Greenpeace vessel the MY Esperanza, back in the Southern Ocean this year to track Japanese whalers

Iceberg in the Southern Ocean

The Greenpeace vessel the MY Esperanza, back in the Southern Ocean this year to defend the whales against the Japanese whaling fleet, which continues to whale under the guise of 'scientific research'.

The Japanese government whaling vessel Nisshin Maru flees from the Greenpeace ship Esperanza in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.

The Japanese government whaling vessel Nisshin Maru flees from the Greenpeace ship Esperanza in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.

Greenpeace activists hold the Kanji symbol of the year, 'nise', meaning FAKE - against the hull of the Japanese whaling fleet's factory ship Nisshin Maru, in the Southern Ocean.

Screen shot of the origami whale petition, where you can create and customise your own origami whale to send with a message to the Japanese Prime Minister.

Chris Hay, Carmen Gravatt deliver 1,300 letters to the Japanese Embassy in Wellington New Zealand

Sad fish at the launch of the NZ Red Fish List at Kelly Tarlton's in Auckland

Sad fish at the launch of the NZ Red Fish List at the Auckland waterfront.

Nicole supports the Tokyo 2 in Wellington today by having her photo taken to present to the Japanese Embassy. Greenpeace today set up an anti-whaling stand outside the Japanese embassy in Wellington where during the lunch hour around 150 people...

Bunny McDiarmid ED Greenpeace New Zealand supports the Tokyo 2 in Wellington today by having her photo taken to present to the Japanese Embassy. Greenpeace today set up an anti-whaling stand outside the Japanese embassy in Wellington where during...