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Protecting the Canyons of the Bering Sea
Situated between Alaska and Russia, Zhemchug and Pribilof canyons—both larger than Arizona’s Grand Canyon—cut into the slope along a several-hundred-mile stretch of the continental shelf break that is so productive…
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Carting Away the Oceans V
While the oily gleam of sardines, mackerels, and other small, rapidly-growing fish in wetcase ice is becoming more common, most seafood merchants continue to focus on large, predatoryfish such as…
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“Save the Whales” 35th Anniversary
On April 27, 1975, Greenpeace launched the world’s first anti-whaling campaign from the docks of Vancouver. The mission would become the spark that ignited a global “Save the Whales” movement…
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Taking Stock of Tuna
Tuna is the world’s favorite fish. It can be found from high-end sushi restaurants in Tokyo to family shopping trolleys in North American supermarkets and the dinner plates of Pacific island communities. With the world’s appetite for tuna now greater than what our oceans can sustain, tuna stocks globally are coming under pressure, suffering from…
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Pushed to the Brink: The oceans and climate change
It is a matter of serious concern that the oceans are being systematically degraded and are in decline. The most immediate and significant threat to the oceans is overfishing and…
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Canned tuna’s hidden catch
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