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Time to strengthen fisheries enforcement to stop pirate fishing and end...

Originally posted to Greenpeace Africa. The monitoring of tuna fisheries must be strengthened and transfers of fish at sea banned to end the overfishing crisis in the Indian Ocean, Greenpeace...

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Greenpeace is thankful for YOU!

Greenpeace ship Esperanza on an Arctic expedition to study unexplored ocean habitats threatened by offshore oil drilling. No matter how you choose to break bread and give thanks this Thursday, here in...

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Going Gangnam, Greenpeace Style

As Gangnam fever swept the globe, not even the Rainbow Warrior was able to escape the madness. So while sailing out in the Indian Ocean, working to document and expose unsustainable and illegal fishing...

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Little fish, big victory!

Humpback whales rely on menhaden as a food source I’ve been involved in fisheries management reform for over two decades and in all that time there has only been a couple of times I would say that an...

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Is Trader Joe’s breaking their promise to our oceans?

Greenpeace’s oceans campaign is experiencing a little déjà vu when it comes to a certain grocery store and their seafood policy. In the summer of 2009, after a Greenpeace report ranking Trader Joe’s...

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Medieval Tuna Reloaded or Shark Vs. Mermaid Death Squad?

We all know the conventional tuna industry is terrible.  It’s cartoon-bad, video-game-villain-evil, worse than Wario, King Hippo, Dark Link, Sub-Zero, Gannon, Mother Brain, or Bowser.  The companies...

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What is “Shark Vs. Mermaid Death Squad”?

Life certainly was fun while it lasted out there in the ocean.  I wasn’t an exceptional shark by any means–never on Shark Week or in an epic battle with a zombie–just a normal fish with a cartilaginous...

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William Shatner teams with Greenpeace to protect the Bering Sea

Today, Greenpeace launched a new video featuring the voice of William Shatner calling for the North Pacific Marine Fisheries Council to protect the Bering Sea canyons from industrial fishing. Save...

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New Hope for the Arctic?

Often as an environmental campaigner, I find myself thinking the planet would be in much better shape if more thought was given, and caution taken, before industries are given free rein to exploit its...

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Greenpeace calls for Bering Sea protection with thermal airship

Greenpeace’s thermal airship, A.E. Bates, flies over Seattle, a fishing industry hub, to call attention for Bering Sea protection. Greenpeace will fly its thermal airship over the Seattle area all...

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Greenpeace awaiting decision about Bering Sea protection

An Orca whale jumping out of the water off the coast of southeast Alaska. I am here in picturesque Juneau, Alaska where the North Pacific Fishery Management Council discusses the fate of the Grand...

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Spoiler alert: Fishery Council votes in favor of the Bering Sea

Yesterday afternoon in Juneau, Alaska,  the North Pacific Fishery Management Council took a huge step forward to protect the Grand Canyons of the Sea. Despite considerable pressure from powerful...

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A Breakthrough in How We Work to Protect Our Oceans

Originally posted to Huffington Post The Bering Sea is known to scientists and conservationists as one of the most remarkable places on Earth — a home to sponges, coral, fish, crab, skates, sperm...

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#FeelGoodFriday: Bering Sea on the right path to protection!

This has been a big week for the oceans! After much speculation, the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council (NPFMC) voted unanimously to begin the process of conserving and protecting the Bering...

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Airship Adventures: From Seattle to Juneau

With all 105,000 cubic feet of air milked out of the airship envelope and packed neatly away in its trailer, the airship crew departed the mists and winds of Seattle for a 1,700 mile drive to Juneau,...

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The EnvironmentaLIST: Best examples of Greenpeace brandjacking

You’re reading the first installment of Greenpeace’s new weekly roundup “EnvironmentaLIST.” For the debut list, here’s a look back at the best brandjacking moments, using a brand’s look and feel to...

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The EnvironmentaLIST: The worst things the tuna industry does to our oceans

When what you do is hundreds of miles from civilization, it’s pretty easy to get away with some messed up stuff.  The tuna industry in particular can reap the benefits of an “out of sight, out of...

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Starkist headquarters in Pittsburgh gets a visit from Greenpeace

Korean company Dongwon, who owns tuna company Starkist, uses some of the most destructive fishing practices in the world causing needless death of countless sea turtles, sharks and juvenile fish of...

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Let the nationwide countdown for Shark Week commence

There are exactly 4 days, 9 hours, 13 minutes, and 8 seconds until my favorite day of the entire year. It’s not my birthday, it’s not Christmas, it’s the first day of Shark Week! Shark Week is an...

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You can watch sharks on TV. Or you can BE a shark.

Life certainly was fun while it lasted out there in the ocean.  I wasn’t an exceptional shark by any means–never on Shark Week or in an epic battle with a zombie–just a normal fish with a cartilaginous...

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