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Activists confront fishing vessels plundering biodiversity hotspot in the Southwest Atlantic
Greenpeace Andino activists confronted destructive fishing vessels in the Blue Hole, a biodiversity hotspot in the high seas, 300 kilometers off the coast of Argentina. The peaceful protesters unfurled a…
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Jason Momoa calls on world leaders at the 7th Our Ocean Conference to protect the oceans
In collaboration with Greenpeace USA, actor, activist, and native Hawaiian, Jason Momoa delivered a powerful statement today to delegates at the 7th Our Ocean Conference in Palau highlighting the special…
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Greenpeace says countries that care about ocean protection must step up and say “no to deep sea mining.”
Following the trigger pulled by Nauru on the “2-year rule” to begin deep sea mining by next summer, ISA member states have sped up negotiations on the rules to regulate…
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What’s keeping the unprofitable high seas fishing industry going? Simple: Forced Labor.
By now, you have likely heard of the ecologically destructive impacts of industrial-scale high seas fishing. Think of that iconic scene near the end of Finding Nemo – when the…
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Greenpeace responds to US government Finding on use of forced labor on Taiwan fishing vessel
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has determined that a Taiwanese fishing vessel, the Da Wang, used forced labor in its operations. The agency’s investigation uncovered evidence of all…
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Diving deep: Antarctica
Greenpeace journeyed to Antarctica on the Arctic Sunrise, carrying a small but might two-person submarine called the DeepWorker.
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2021 Tuna Retailer Scorecard: The High Cost of Cheap Tuna
When Greenpeace USA published the first edition of Carting Away the Oceans (CATO) in 2008, not a single company out of the 16 major US retailers ranked on seafood sustainability received a passing score. Most of the companies surveyed had hardly given a thought to sustainable seafood; many had weak or non-existent policies, and commonly…
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Why Deep Sea Mining scares us most of all the spooky things at the bottom of the ocean right now
More than 80 percent of our oceans are still unmapped, unobserved, and unexplored. In the deepest, darkest parts of our seas are some pretty spooky things.
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Fact Sheet: The Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, a top threat to ocean ecosystems and global food security, is inextricably linked to human rights abuses at sea. Workers on fishing vessels around…
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High Stakes: The Impacts of Destructive Fishing
The Indian Ocean is a crucial ecosystem in the race to protect the high seas. From safeguarding marine biodiversity to promoting sustainable, socially responsible fishing, the changes needed to protect…