hi,greenpeace：
I'm a seniorschool student,i heard from the news you all which did in the south pole, I supported your move, the Earth belonged to the humanity, simultaneously also belonged to each survival on this stretch of land biology, only had the love only then can true cause the person and the nature is harmonious, you were paying your love for these lovable living thing，Simultaneously also is may forever the vitality for our this beautiful star!
These crime Japanese is cannot prevent your justice, cannot prevent world regarding the natural protection, refuels does, good luck!
If sees my message, regardless of is the green peace member, or is the friend which and I has the same opinion, welcome you send e-mail to me(lyzmzp@yahoo.com.cn), the Japanese please avoids .
a student who from P.R.CHINA

hi every one im kaz and i have been supporting Green Peace for the last six months i do what i can im a cyberactivist and an oceans defender i also use my dads photocoying and printing business to print posters and put them every where i can. i talk to all who will listen and thoes who wont about the great things you are doing. i would love to be out there with you doing everything i can to help save our oceans i live in a small town inland in New Zealand i want to study and get experience in enviromental issues especially marine life but where do i start? there is practically nothing here that has anything to do with the oceans and i cannot move to a town that would provide more opportunities for me in the area of marine research for the betterment of the environment. what can i do?

No Comments at all...I've been Greenpeace's cyberactivist for three days, so I want to share many things or experiences with all of u... By the way, my name is HENRY, 18 years old, from Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, and I'm a high-school student, at Transworld Institute of Technology in Taiwan, with major : Environmental Engineering & Management, the 1st semester. And one of my dream is, I want to join any of Greenpeace's program or campaign, and of course...be a real campaigner, environmentalist or naturalist... OK...nice to meet all of u, Bye... Greenpeace Forever...!!!

You guys are wonderful and doing a fantastic job. Im so proud to be a Greenpeace supporter, all our love and good energy to you, xx

hola! I hope I can get news from Daniel Bravo, everything it´s going fine with Ale and Maria... and the rest of the family. We miss you and hope to get news from you soon.
Besos de las niñas que te extrañan grueso!!!

Hello Bunny, Nolan, Daniel, Eddie, and everyone else on board. Donnie wishes to apologise for bringing the bad fish. If he would of told me I would of saved him the embarrassment because I would of known he was lied to by the processor.

I saw some factory-trawler salted pollock from Iceland at the local fish plant yesterday. The rich are still getting richer off of our terrible marine policies but your visit was so welcome.

The southern tip of Nova Scotia would be a good place for you to stop. West Head, Cape Sable Island, has a deep water wharf large enough I'm sure. Dragging is continuing and I'm sure Donnie Davis' fishery will become a recreational one soon. At 13 I caught a 300lb halibut just off the island here tell Eddie. The halibut are smaller now but do seem to survive trawlers a little longer.

I videoed some scallop rakes again the other day. I'll put together a DVD of all dragging gear including a clam dragger later this fall. Both Donnie and I were really impressed by the members of Greenpeace and the crew of the ship.

I wish I had of brought more home-made DVDs or other things to donate to the cause. I admit that I was almost litterally dragged there but it broke my heart to leave for the long drive home that evening. Donnie was featured in a newspaper article that you generated. I tried to send it to the address Nolan gave me but it bounced back. I'd like to send it to you again as an attachment.

Donnie's wife is still worried that the fish-mafia here in Nova Scotia will get us for openly supporting you as local fishermen. Donnie was featured in two TV newscasts as well but what else can "they" do to us?

The people from Halifax didn't even know what a coral is not to mention what has happened to our great coral populations. Too bad about the rainout of the coral display but I'm glad to of spent the time on the ship. I've been an fisherman/activist, conservationist and now ameteur researcher for quite awhile. Sometimes it hard to justify the sacrifice until I meet others like yourselves. Trawling or dragging is surely a serious international war-crime and I pray your efforts lead to a world-wide ban of the insanity.

Donnie and I wish you well and hope to keep in touch. Derek

DEREK P JONES

the best wishes for all of you..from our heart..from venezuela..we are doing a step forward in defend of our planet..our enviroment..

big kiss..great huge...

keep doing it..good luck..

Thanks for all your comments. It meant a lot to the crew to read your supportive messages while we were at sea.

Lisa (web editor on the Esperanza)

Hello to greenpeace activists!

This is the first time I visit the greenpeace website and I am glad to see that some of this earth's citizens are concerned about the destruction of natural habitats. I respect and admire each of you for dedicating yourselves to the welfare of every other citizen and species.

Kudos,

Carolyn, Montreal, Canada.

You guys are doing a great job generating lots of needed attention to this important issue.

Thanks so much

salute to all friends on board,

it is a great job you all are doing .
we need change , we need to act now .let us end this unsustainable fishing NOW !
and GREENPEACE is the organisation that can force changes for a better planet for those living and for those yet to be born.
Just as we won in Ulsan, Korea, we will win our fight this time also..
there are millons behind you all , supporting and standing for the cause you are fighting against.

praying for a safe journey and wish u all the best..
we will WIN.....

regards
Deepak.D

it's a cool job you people are doing. i'm sure you'll be able to change the way things are now.

all the best wishes from me and my friends from Kapani Comrades... we are also trying to make the planet a better place to live by creating public awareness.
visit us at: kapanibd.org

Good Luck!

sami
Bangladesh

best of luck to all on board. keep up the good work. if i could be with you i would. as i cant ill do the next best thing. ive written a book and i will post you excerpts from it to give everyone on board something different to pass the time. if anyone would like the complete first chapter please email me. it s the story of my family. the akiens steeplejacks. our story is as close to out of this world, as the name would suggest. it really is.

haho weini,
nem talallak a meet the crew kozt - miert? vagy te vagy a galamb? ja, akkor csini :)
remelem a gyagyak rajonnek, hogy ez az uzenet neked szol, vagy irjam be, hogy ZISZ MESZIDZS IZ FOR GABOR, DO HANGERIEN DEKKBOJ.

csiszatolas ide, festegetes oda, azert bazi jo lehet most neked ott. sulyos flesh lesz ezek utan bp... na, ha vegre mindketten visszaterunk a rogvalosagunkba, majd egyutt zombulunk a godor lepcsoin, jo?

csoook!
flora

Greetings, keep on seeking publicity, if the public really knew what is going on at sea and land. But
I hopa you are ll well,

Paul van Gelder
Holland

Hey guys, was awesome hanging out with you cool fellas the weekend you came to Nelson, hope that you had a great trip back to Auckland, and are still spreading the love and peace!!!
love tash xxx

Keep up the good work, there are a lot of us behind you 100% of the way. The more exposure there is, the more people will sit up and take notice. And you are the ones that are making that happen. Thank goodness for people like you.

Hello from Midland,Michigan
On July 10,1985, as part of their Great Lakes campaign, Greenpeace was in Midland ,Michigan plugging Dow Chemical's discharge pipes.on the Tittabawassee River. I was there and will never forget that day. As I was coming up the riverbank Dudley Pearson from The Detroit News approached me and asked if I'd heard the news? I had not. He then told me that someone had blown up the Rainbow Warrior in New Zealand. I will never forget those words and the feelings of shock. To this day I wonder about the coincidence.This tragic event happened on the same day that Greenpeace plugged Dow's pipes.I wonder if other Greenpeacers who were here are thinking and remembering that day in the same way.
My thoughts and prayers are with all of you. Thank you for everythingyou do. You have my deepest admiration.
Sadly, Dow's dioxin contamination of Midland and downstream residents is even worse than we ever could have imagined. We are still waiting for clean-up and public health protection. Dow is still defending dioxin. If you can ,visit the Tittabawassee River Watch website (trwnews.net).
Warm Regards,
Diane Hebert
Midland/Dow Activist since 1978

You're more important than the world leaders.

Awesome work guys,keep it up!

hi guys
thanks for coming to nelson and showing the nelson people the rainbow warrior i hope you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you all back here one day real soon i look foward to meeting some of the crew again

safe trip take care
bye guys

From Aaron

You guys are diong a great job, Keep it up!!

U guys rule!!!!!!

Its Awsome wat ur doin, bottom trawling has to stop and its good to know that theres someone out there putting a stop to extinction. trawlers are EVIL. i thank u on behalf of my whole family.

U guys rule!!!!!!

I really admire what you are doing and how committed you all are to the enviroment. Keep up the good work and here is hoping that the decision makers in power begin to see sense before it is too late.

Hi everybody! I'm activist from gp brazil and I wish good luck for you and the campaing. Kisses for all and take care of yourselves.

Veronica

Dear Rainbow Warriors,

albeit it is not the same as deep-sea trawling, I'd like to make you aware of the fact that something with similar devastating consequences is happening off New Zealand's north island West-Coast.
Plans for seabed mining are underway in that area and it seems this is not realised in the wider New Zealand public. Maybe you can somehow help to rectify this.
Have a look at http://www.blacksands.org.nz which is a web site set up by a west coast action group to oppose the mining activities.
I am not affiliated in any way with this group, but in my opinion the problem does not receive the attention it deserves.

Thanks for all the work you did.

Cheers
Frank

Hi all you earth warriors, fantastic to see you out there protesting the unsustainable deep sea fishing industry. I lecture at Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Education (in the Top End of Australia) in the Natural & Cultural Resource Management area. Naturally our students are totally opposed to overharvesting of both marine & land resources. We recognise their traditiional land/sea management skills, and see our role as enabling them to access mainstream lingo and knowledge to best manage their lands. Greenpeace is certainly one organisation that they are all aware of, and have respect for. Way to go. Hi Erin, great to hear you are out there helping to 'fight for country'. Take care all. Lub D

Your Courage is to be admired, keep up the good work to raise awareness!
greetings from Elisabeth

hello people on board,

i have been hearing about ur great thing and verything u do i admiring it so much and i like it, everytime i look at ur website he make me to be a man i want to be in life and i love the sea so so much bcus they are quiet and gentil.
when are was a kid i dream of a sea dream to be among the team i mean to be one of the crew like u guys,but destiny change.
my father was ones a boat man i mean he also hunt a fishs in the sea like u guys.
anyway i love what all u guys are doing over there i admiring alot.
am from africa nigeria.

Dear Crew of Rainbow Warrior,
I'm Zaihan, a reporter from Singapore. I would like to do a feature about the Rainbow Warrior. I Know that the anniversary, July 10, is coming soon and that a few months ago, the Rainbow Warrior was berth in Singapore for a couple of days. How do I go about the interview? Who do I send my queries to? I hope you guys will be able to help me. Should you need to contact me, please send me an email, sms or call me via me mobile phone at 65 9823 9388.
Thanks,
Zaihan

Keep on doing your great work, it's criminal what these fisherman are doing must be banned.

Hi,

Good luck to you all! Sorry but having a family and being involved in politics at a local level, I haven't had time to give your campaign more support.

I was interested in your video. I'm surprised that the Waipori is still going. It was one of the first of the larger NZ trawlers but is actually quit small by today's standards as it is only about 40m long. The other thing is that you only showed a beautiful piece of coral, only one small sample of the diverse and interesting creatures down there.

Somewhere I have some photos of some of the fish from research bottom trawling done on the Amatil Explorer in the Southern Ocean in 1990. I used to work as a science technician at MAF at Greta Point, the best place that I ever worked. I left because they were about to coporatise the Marine Research Centre by making it part of NIWA, in 1995.

By the way, I'm a lacto-vegan.

Regards,
Warwick Taylor

Well done you are all doing a very good job, I was watching the News the other night on the whaling in korea and Japan and I hope that it works in our favour not theres. It is also good to see the updates on what is happening around the world and what the public can do about it instead of turning a blind eye

It is with much gratitude for your skills and courage that we say, "Thank you for all you are doing to protect our fragile planet."

May you travel safely and well.
Deidre and Don Prince

hi um i think wht u guys r doing is great im trying my bezt to get out there and help but its hard to find anythuink is my area i was wondering how would i go about getting invoed with the whale saving. im a member of green peace also

Keep up the good work. We have to stop Japan and from whaling at any capacity. If the ban was lifted I think we should do everything possible to stop those whaling boats !

Hi there, you are all doing such an awesome job. keep up the good work.

Dear Greenpeace:
Is it possible you don't have posters of any of your sea vessels available? I love The Rauinbow warrior! It's a great name for your vessel! If radio For Peace International returns to air,Would you be interested in airing programs on it? Many thanks and Good Luck to you all,My freinds at greenpeace!

You people are doing fantastic work!!!! We appreciate and support what you are doing.....long term vision is the only way to go.....keep up the short term battles!!!! :-)

Best wishes to you all, and keep up the wonderful work.

Could someone remind Daev Walsh that he still owes me an article about the Hellfire Club; he may have run away to sea, but he won't escape that easily!

Keep up the great work guys(and gals).Your very much appreciated by the mothers and fathers who want this wonderful world to be here for our children.

best wishes and regards!!!

keep on truckin'

i wish you all the luck, and many succes

Fantastic work guys. Thank God we've got dedicated & proactive people like you who understand what is important to protect. Hope you haven't got too many spud bruises! Love & Peace, Sarah

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

cool as pioneers...guys and galls...the nxt generations will thank U..they,ll talk about u
round their , camp fires...in their offices, on their fames...& in their fishing boats...cheers rob

THANK YOU for putting yourselves out there to protect this strand in the Web of Life.

Hey Guys!

Keep up the terrific work! Wish I were there with you - so you’ll have to settle with a few words from me instead…

Know that you are all in my prayers and that one-day man will put aside the needless destruction of our oceans/lands & air. May we all stand under a clean-free environment once again and hopefully pass on the gift to the next generation after our own footsteps…

God bless,

Saipaia Finau

Hello, suburban mum of two here.
I'm blown away by the footage you've filmed. You are true heros to bring this infomation to the world. Please keep up the dedication, professionalism and hard work!!

arn't humans weird. the things we do for money, well some of us do...
hopefully we can teach our children to know better. Love to you all. hope its not too cold.

keep going guys.
love and respect.

hey guys so lucky to have a great dedicated crew to do what we at home cannot. thank-you all and good luck.

Your crew have my whole-hearted support & admiration. Keep up the good work & let's boycott Talleys!

Keep up the good work on behalf of us all. Greatful thanks for your foresight and determination. We can only keep at it until someone takes us seriously. Barbara Oamaru

I am an ecology student at Otago; the statistics on the state of the oceans are depressing. We need to do something to save them because we don't even know what we're losing. Keep up the good work!

we have learned today about the rainbow warrior
and we hope you could please continue your work
if you could please send back a photo of where you are and some infomation about where you are and about some boats you have encountred like the factory boats from japan please and if you do thank you.

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Hi to everyone at Orchard's School! This is Dave here, I'm the web editor on the Rainbow Warrior. At the moment we're west of of the north island of New Zealand, in the Tasman Sea. Most of the time we've been tracking bottom trawlers on the Challenger Plateau, and the Norfolk Ridge - both of which are in international waters, outside the Exclusive Economic Zone of New Zealand. We haven't seen any Japanese bottom trawlers out here - all the trawlers we've seen this time were from New Zealand. However, there are also Australian boats out here as well as Flag of Convenience vessels.

Hope this helps!

Dave

Am so impressed and proud and happy and overwhelmed at your determination, commitment and hardwork. This crazy world would be a whole lot more crazy if not for Greenpeace, so thank you all so much for being the voice of reason and conscience. You've brought major attention to the atrocity that is being committed under our very noses and your efforts are appreciated. Our thoughts and support are with you all.

utilising effeciency, technology and sheer guts, bloody good to see! Kia kaha ko wahine raua tama upon those big blue seas of Toangaroa. put the pressure on, then watch them sink.
arohanui, piripi

Nice one g peace crew....been watching your success on the internet and telly....loads of public support out here, even the Taranaki farmers I met!!!! Hope you all have your sea legs....we'll spot you on land wobbling about like drunkerds. Kate, big hello....hope to catch up soon. samx

Keep up the great work - I was gobsmacked to see the footage of the 500yr old coral being tossed overboard like two days ago!!!! It makes it all much more real to me.
I hope we will succeed - much love guys!

Keep on keeping on. those tthat make money now from raping the seas will complain loudest when the seas are dead. what happened to their minds that they can be so selfish and yet not see.

Thanks for the effort out there Greenpeace Yay!

You've really brought something to the dinner tables of NZ and it ain't fish fingers!

The land work in Nelson will be tough too - but lots of Kiwis are behind you now.

Love your work.

Hi Carmen and Crew,
Keep up the excellent work guys! Sounds like your mission will have it's rewards...we appreciate your efforts on our behalf.
Take care and watch out for any more high powered vegetable attacks.
Hana and Mark.

GOod work guys,

carry on doing your best to stop bottom trawling, and promote sustaiable development!! CHEERS!!

Hey you go dudes! keep it up!
you must be very ballsy to be out there in this cold...
it sucks to think my dad worked for tallies (not in fishery though)
good on you!

GO GREENPEACE! You are doing good work!
Natasha Stanley.

just wanted to say that what you guys/gals are doing is great. i wish i could help out more but i'm in scotland right now. i've been reading up on the disaster that is what the North sea Fisheries area has become. its so sad and i'm so hoping that this can be prevented in New Zealand

thanks
good luck
chris

You guys are doing an awesome job - keep it up! Heres hoping they take note and stop the trawling.

Kia ora Team
Thanks go out, to you all for the magic work you are doing.
From those of us that cannt be there in person, we are there in spirit with you all, and you are in our hearts.
Go safely
Ka kite
Arohanui
Darryl

well done lads and lasses, keep up the good work, i hope those fisherman choke on those potatoes, and stop there crazy fishing methods!! i also heard the other day that certain companies have started dredging sand around the coasts of nz for commercial purposes, just wondered if you guys will get envolved with that?? you ve propably got your hands full with those greedy fisherman!! hope you ll suceed!! there are plenty of people watching and supporting you all round the world!!!

Great work especially the timing of the release of the photos of the coral. We fully support your fight against the wilfull plunder of the oceans. Good luck with the rest of the campaign.

well i just want to say you guys and gals on the rainbow warrior are doing a great job keep it up

You go guys! you've got my full support. Good news coverage too...got all my family and friends talking, and questioning where their fish comes from.

Great work you people do you guys are like kaitiaki's(guardians) of the land and are out there publicising it, kia kaha to you(strength). Kia ora ,power to the people for the freedom the truth you people show what really is happening, support you's all the way!!!!!
GOOD LUCK IN THE PROGRESS :)

Carmen

I heard you on National Radio this morning. Well Done! Sean Plunkett's an arse. I thought you argued the case for a Moratorium very well. I support Greenpeace's position. Keep up the good work guys.

Regards

Adam

I was blown away by the photos of the coral and just wanted to write to say kia kaha, what you are doing out there is so important and I hope the ocean carries you well. You were on National Radio's news at 9 this morning - and they reported the size of the coral tree which caused those around me to gasp. We had a minister follow up saying that there was no point in attacking the good guys, and that we should instead look at regulating the 'pirates' who act out of all jurisdication and don' t abide by what rules there are. I personally don't see how those two things are mutually exclusive, and if the 'good guys' aren't so good, perhaps we should look a little harder at what everyone is doing.

Keep it up and thank you!

Nicky

good on you for showing how these guys are wrecking the ocean environment.

I hope that something can be done to outlaw bottom trawling practices by these fishing boats

You guys rock!!! I am proud of you for (once again) getting out there, this time into freezing water! and doing something positive to help stop deep-sea trawling.
Keep you the good work!

Nga mihi kia koutou,
You all know how important this work is, but even more vital is communicating it back home and you are all doing such a great job! Congratulations on the great website and awesome media coverage - it's got all the tea-rooms across the nation talking. Hopefully the net result of all this will be the application of consumer power! May our collective kaitiaki guide you all out there on the ocean and return you safely home again when it's time...
Glenis Philip-Barbara,
Ngatirangi, Te Whanau a Tapuhi

I feel like words cannot really convey my gratitude for what you are doing. You make me so proud just to be a member of Greenpeace. Kia kaha my friends. Fight the good fight. You have so many people behind you, supporting you every wave of the way. Love - Joseph

strong spirit as always RW crew.
NZ spunks are totally rocking! really impressed with the work!
much love, sam.xo
see some of you in Australia soon! :)
big hug for abri!

Guys you are true environmental warriors!!
Keep up the great work.
Stay strong

Tena koutou katoa, keep up the great work dear friends, I appreciate your courage , that you follow the strength of your convictions; if I was physically able & well enough to come and support you I would! So I'm with you in spirit, kia kaha, stay safe, the Creator be with you & protect you all, arohanui, Jan.

Keep up the great work.
Well done ..........as always

Kia kaha!

Thank you so much for getting out there and making a difference! Battling huge corporations has to be one of the most difficult things to do in these times, keep up the great work!! Oh, I hope someone out there knows some good potato recipes...

when someone is doing something which is not only wrong but evil the only effective response is direct action

Thanks for what youre doing!

wow, you guys are radicool! keep up the amazing effort, we are having a celebratory dinner in your honour tonight!!!! go hard we love the ocean

Dear crew, it is with deepest heartfelt thanks that I write to you to thank you again and again for being my/our voices and bodies in absolute opposition to the autrocities being committed against our beautiful planet. As I sit at home small children asleep in their beds I pray that your actions will be supported by the rest of us who care deeply and yet find ourselves only able to write these small words as our contribution. Never feel alone the rest of the world supports your actions and can only cry with the deepest of gratitude to you and the deepest of grief for our losses in the deep sea.
Arohanui
Ana and family, Rotorua, Aotearoa

I know you have alot of emails, probably saying the same things, but I am disgusted, totally dismayed....

My daughter and I support your efforts 100% - thank you so much for battling high seas and angry fisherman to save the precious deep sea life and coral forests. We wish you lots of luck in everything you do. May the force be with you so to speak. From Michelle and Gini

Thanks you guys. If I were young and fit I would be there with you!
The slaughter is just dreadful. Keep fighting, we must win.

Hey guys,

because of what you are doing my children will get to see marine life for real and not in a book, which would be titled all things extinct.

may God keep you and your families safe and protected while you are away protecting our resources. my kids thank you too.

always in my prayers,

Jo Brown

Tomorrow should see even more publicity for the Greenpeace campaign against bottom trawling with the Green Party of Aotearoa NZ launching their conservation policy and heavily emphasising the same issue.

Strength to you all - those bloody potatoes might sound funny but they're deadly missiles!

Without your campaign, commercial fishers would just crunch the bottom of the sea till it's destroyed. So, we're glad you're out there.

Alison

May God Almighty continue to give you the strength and capability to carry on the good work you are doing of making sure this planet is able to support and care for all future generations and that those who continue to plunder it be brought to their senses and be made to think of tomorrow's children rather than of lining their pockets today. Keep it up Greenpeace and may the good Lord bless and keep you all.

Te Atua te aroa.
Fanaura K. Kingstone

A HUGE shout out to you guys!!!!!!
When I saw what you had done on the news I could not have been prouder!!! You guys are amazing and I know you will keep up the excellent work! I can't beleive the attitude of the trawlers and am glad that there are people such as yourselves to fight for mother nature and to bring these sort of atrocities to the attention to the public!
Well Done
Love and Light
Kate

Keep up the great work!

COngratulations to you wonderful Greenpeace activists. You have braved the "slings and spuds of outrageous fortune" on our behalf. You have again justified our support of Greenpeace making a stand and highlighting the destructive effects of human economic acivity (aka GREED) on our precious environment. Big hugs from us both. Keep it up.

I'm glad somebody Greenpeace is out there doing something about the state of oceans. I'm a uni student studying ecology and conservation and hearing about various fishing methods such as bottom trawling has stopped me from eating commercially caught fish. Its good to see Greenpeace making everyone aware and trying to put a stop to bottom trawling once and for all. You have my support all the way.

I feel great hope that there are amazing people in this world that care enough to fight against the terrible things that others are doing to our wonderful planet. Keep it up guys.

It must be freezing out there! Good on you for giving the big fishfinger to Talleys!

You guys are doing a great job!!!!!! Keep it up, hopefully they'll soon see the error in their ways!!!! I'm telling everyone who'll sit still long enough about what's happening and what you guys are doing :-)

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Keep up the stirling work you are doing to draw athe world's attention to the destructive nature of bottom trawling. As with other projects that Greenpeace have initiated, I am certain that your efforts will be successful

hey guys, go hard and stay strong! i am soooo PROUD of you all and its good to know that some people are actually taking action and doing something about this sort of thing......alot of people dont realise the damage it causes to marine life and their environments and we need to take more care and have a little consideration for other living things on this earth.
I salute you, protectors of the deep sea and wish you all well...........
you have given the underwater world a voice.
May god protect you on your voyage........amen

Keep up the great work guys!! I'm behind you all the way :-)

You have all my support!

Hey Guys you are all doing great work out there..Thank you, from one proud greenpeace supporter...who knows one day i might be able to get out and join you and do my bit to...once again thanks and give yourselves all a pat on the back..you deserve it...

You people do such fantastic work, I am so proud of the way you step up for what you believe in!! I would love to be out there helping preserve the ocean bed for future generations to come. You guys ROCK!!!

Ive just been studying marine biology and to imagine what those boats do to all that amazing and still undiscovered deep sea life is really disgusting. I really applaud you greenpeace for what you doing and only wish that i could do more to help

Wish I was there doing this work with you guys. You are all TRUE heros of this planet.

I'd just like to say thanks to all the people out there helping to protect our sea bed. Keep up the good work and we all really appreciate your sacrifice, time and effort. Being away from home, its great to see nz doing what they can to protect what belongs to everyone.

Well done keep up the good work. Without people like you what chance would the world have. I am a 100% behind the wonderful work you are doing. All the very best Diana XX

my old boyfriend spent many lonely months at sea trying monitoring spanish fishing boats and giving those who overfished or use ecosystem destroying methods, such as deep sea trawling, hefty fines through the EU. its lonley work, often ignores, ususally misunderstood and I am so glad to hear that you are doing it.

as a creature that feels more of the sea than land a lot of the time, i appreciate you looking after my home!

so thank-you for all your time and sacrifices,
sea lover rebecca

As tangata whenua I am right behind protecting natural resources. This applies to anywhere in the world, Te Ao Huri Huri

Kia Kaha

well done guys, you are doing what we all wish we could do,the media will almost always try and paint a bad picture of your attempts to bring these money hungry leeches to some sort of justice,keep up the good work, and may God be with you all,and watch over you.

hey deep sea protectors,
just a message of solidarity to ya'll... looks wild out there on the ocean! you're doing an amazing job and all the crazy creatures livin in the great depths will be ever grateful for your sea sickness and hard work!
it's hard enough to get people to appreciate the ocean on their backdoor, let alone the beautiful, mystical, powerful wonders of the deep. Keep it up!!!
oh, and a belated happy birth day to carmie!
YOU'RE a STAR!
love bec (from the indian ocean).x.

Keep up the fabulous work guys! Your saving the oceans for our kids, you are modern heroes!
God bless!

Keep up the great work. The deplete/extinct cod stocks off Newfoundland are an unhappy lesson to us all. God Bless you all.

ta for the great work

I Have been a supporter of Green peace for a few years now,and am constantly amazed at the feats your members achieve.I love our ocean and the creatures in there.It is sad to see so many people not thinking of long term affects of drift nets and other human greed that is of no benefit to anyone but themselves.Keep up the good work,and keep safe. Arohanui KIM

Keep up the good work!
Greetings from Germany!

Cogratulations on your efforts, I hope no one was hit by flying spuds but you might have them for dinner !!! Our thoughts are with you all & i'm sure you make a differance. Dick.

Its pretty rough and cool weather on land in here at Hari Hari in South Westland so you are all in our thoughts and prayers out there in the Tasman Sea. Keep up the great work and may GOD bless you all.
Jim Costello and family.

You guys are doing something absolutely amazing, and it's benefiting all of us. More people need to know about this.
I admire your courage, persistence and care. Thank you so much for representing people like me and getting out there!
Good luck, keep up the awesome work.

Well done again Rainbow Warriors!
you and the actions you take are probably the oceans' last hope. Molly Anderson

Keep up the good work. If they can waste potatoes like that, the good lord knows what else they are up to. I haven't had fish fingers myself for a while anyhow.

Well done. This is a battle that has to happen.

Thank-you for taking this action on all our behalf. I think the wider public needs to be made aware of the damage these boats do. As with many activities such as this, they don't intend to do the damage, it is a by-product of their main activies, but I think they are also unware of how damaging this damage really is. unless you have studied the deep ocean or otherwise been made aware of coral forests and their slow growth how would you know. Ignorance is no excuse but activies like your help increase awareness. Well done!

Great going guys, keep up the good work!!

Keep up the great work! I admire your tenacity, against all odds, even spuds. (No need to reply).

keep up the great work and bring these problems, that are usually swept under the carpet, out in the open(sea).

Good on you guys for your constant and never ending appreciation of the sea and all its creatures. You are doing an amazing job, especially when being hit with flying potatoes, totally too crazy.
Keep up the great work and dedication, all of greenpeace are behind you 100%. I just wish that this problem would stop, maybe soon aye!!

keep safe, luv to you all amy

You guys are extraordinary!! My best wishes be with you!

great stuff keep it up

keep up the ocean spirit. u guys are doing a great job. much support coming ur way . have a safe and successful journey :)

cheers.

ke la force soit avec vous ...
camarade defendant les droits de la nature...
je sui de tou coeur avec vous mes freres

ke mere nature ce fasse respecter...
aalleelloouuiiaa
et nnneeeooonnn power.........

you guys are doing a great job.new zealand should be so proud of you.
I cant expess how much this means to every one living on this earth.
Keep up the awsum work dudes.
your ledgens.:)
take care out there.

nadia

well done courageous crew (and your stalwart supporters) for keeping the pressure on the trawling tyrants. may schools of happy fish guide you through the high seas to seek out the next guilty vessels... the world is watching - let's hope the people are listening! :)

Cead mille failte!

I cannot begin to explain how happy and proud I feel that there are still people out there willing to fight for something other than money. Even with the potatoes, which clearly make better missiles than chips!

A thousand thank yous!

Keep it up. David and Goliath. It takes action to get what you want and it seems you are not afraid of taking it, the world notices even though sometimes it appears we are not.
Good Luck
Slainte
Gary

hey, keep up thte gr8 wrk. you are an awesome crew and thanx for looking out for our environment for us and the future generations. Cheers

Hey Hey Crew

You all must already know that you're doing a fantastic job out there in the ocean fighting to protect deep sea ecosystems.
Your great work gives me lots of exciting buzz to pass around to the people of the streets of Toronto, when I frontline canvass.
Keep up the awesome work, for you guys give the rest of us Greenpeacers motivation and reason to do our job better.

Love
Queenly

Hey guys,

Piracy indeed... never mind that they're the ones raping and pillaging the bottom of the ocean, aye. You people are fighting for a good cause and don't ever doubt that or let these spud-slinging assholes get to ya. Keep up the pressure!

Congratulations to all you courageous fighters and supporters of deep sea life! Wishing you much strength, love and positive energy in this important campaign. Keep up the pressure!
Maike

I repeat an earlier comment ...............

"Thank you from my children,
their children,
their children
and so on ............. "

I wish I had your "b....lls"

Thank you thank you thank you - from all our family, our children and our future children - with you there is hope that some of the craziness with stop.

Keep up the good work!! if you don't do it nobody else willl!!!

Well done guys! I can't believe they fired potatoes at you! Hope no one was hurt.
Thoughts are with you. Keep up the good work and come home safe. We are all very proud of you.

Thanks for your brave efforts to save the precious undersea life on the bottom of the oceans. Kia kaha! You have my unreserved respect and gratitude.
I am boycotting Talley's seafood and urging my friends to do the same.
Good luck!

U guys are an inspiration! i wish i could be out there doing what you are doing. Keep up the good work and don't let those Tally's folk get u down!!

Keep up the great work, my thoughts and prayers are with you all at this time. We can not allow big business to overrule what is right. We are the guardians of the earth and scripture says that those who destroy the earth will themselves be destroyed.
Marilyn Lawson-James

Thanks guys!

Not easy out there we know. If you are feeling seasick eat peppermints - peppermint oil is great to waft under your nose to take away nausea or drink peppermint tea!

Hugs,

The Stott Family

It brings deep sadness to see a total disregard to the sea life just because its easy to destroy than to save and respect the environment.

Keep up the good work, keep safe, communication is a powerful tool.

I thank you
my children thank you
my children's children thank you
my children's children's children thank you...

Keeping them accountable, great work.

Hi Guys
Your doing great out there. They should have known better that a few High-Speed potatos whouldn't put you off!! Though I hope no one was hit, or hurt!
I just wanted to say THANKS for being out there and standing up for what you and those of us back home believe in. THANK YOU! We will win this war-thanks to you!!
Be Safe all and good luck.

Kia kaha crew! Keep up the amazing work and let Talleys disgrace themselves even further in the public eye. You're all doing a fantastic job x

Hi Guys
congrats on your good work - this appalling devastation must be stopped, and your efforts to raise awareness of what's going on are outstanding
Arnott

I feel so helpless when it comes to doing something about the distruction in this world. It is so good to know that you brave people can stand up and help to protect things that cannot protect themselves from the heinous, pointless things that some heartless people can do!
Quote: "Joy to the world, all the boys and girls, joy to the FISHES in the DEEP BLUE SEA! Joy to you and me" if only that was the case, so I send you my support and much love for what you are doing... TAUTOKO!! Peace out! xxx

You are very brave... What you are doing is just so selfless and so appreciated!! May your guardian angels stand by you when things get tough - wishing you all the best & know you have NZ behind you!!

Keep up the wonderful work!!
Janelle
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Hi Guys, keep up the good work, I can't believe they would kill something so beautiful!! It's horrible. Hopefully soon it will be banned!!! KEEP GOING HARD!!!!!!!!!!!

I think you guys are doing a really good job... stick it to 'em!!!! :)

Hang on in there everyone . You are doing a great job . We as Kiwi Grandparents appreciate that you are prepared to do something for the future of our children
keep up the good work

Regards
Chris and Julie Shirley NZ

Well-done guys. Greed is a mighty powerful leader. Keep up the pressure a conscience is needed.

You are doing a wonderful job. It takes courage and dedication to follow princples in the face of mass indifference and the status quo. I admire your strength and give to you my voice and support. Best wishes. Regards Ileen

You're doing an extraordinary job. The TV coverage last night was FANTASTIC in bringing the issues into the homes and cowsheds of our country
Your vision, courage and organising ability is beyond words

Talley's products are off my shopping list. Keep up the good work.

Hi Guys, Keep up the good well done job to save these disastrous fishinf techniques done by this conglomerate companies.
Lets save for the future generation or those yet unborn. I am a supporter of you suburb somehow risky job.

Bravo to you all. I take my hat off to you all for doing the hard yards in protecting what we do have remaining on this earth. It is a pity people couldn't see footage of the destruction bottom trawling does as it is actually happening. Unfortunately for most people it is out of sight out of mind. Go Hard.

Keep up the good work, these large companies care little for sustainable practise. They trade of thoughts of our future for short term gain on their balance sheets. You guys are awesome and I know it's dangerous. They have scant regard for anything when they are out there doing the damage so be carefull. Your message is getting back. Well done.

The photo of that coral was most unsettling. I can't believe this is happening by a NZ Company. You guys rock. Keep up the awesome work and take care of yourselves.

i think the action you are all taking to protect our waters and treasures of the sea is pretty amazing. my whole class of 6 year olds support you!
emma

As octogenarians we are among your oldest supporters but just as enthusiastic about your action as anyone else. How dare the fool Talley claim that reports of damage to the sea bottom are claptrap in the face of the informed opinoon of 1000 impartial marine scientists. Keep up the good work!

You guys rock!! Your doing an awsome job so don't let the man bring you down.. man... ha but really, good on you, and best wishes!

I'm 100% behind you - keep up the fantastic job! Thank you for making so many of us aware of what's going on out there.

My family and I are appalled at the blatant disregard for the collapse of the oceans ecosystem Talleys is contributing to! Do Talleys not have the foresight into what they are doing long term? My family and friends will no longer purchase your products until this is stopped.

I think you all are doing great work. I hope no one was hurt by the potatoes. Keep up the good work.

Thank you for bringing this to the worlds attention and doing something about it. You are brave people who are not only allowing the earth to heal, you are also giving us who care a sense of empowerment. Kia kaha.

Hey good work out there -
don't get hurt...

You know, direct action really gets you media but be careful. A lot of people stand to profit from making you guys look like militants and therefore disreputable.
Let them know you're not just stirrers, but represent the actively well educated.

Peace! Arohanui
D from NZ

Dear Greenpeace crew,

Thankyou for standing strong against these fisheries people.
Their acts are criminal please keep fighting for as long as it takes.

Thankyou from my heart.
Stewart

Kia Kaha guys. Its good work you are doing out there, and you are getting the support and admiration of New Zealanders back here. It was awesome to see you on the news. Keep it up!!!

You are doing a fine job there; it's risky business and you need to take care; our thoughts are with you all the way and although it's a 'drop in the ocean' every little bit counts...it's good to see the media involved, for once the public will be made more aware of what is going on in NZ waters.

regards

great work guys !!! keep it up

THANKYOU with all of my heart,its great to see you all out there charging against these rapists of our mother.while you guys are out there we are busy on land trying to stop the chinese and saudis from getting a permit to mine our sand.hopefully once we stop them we can all join to rid our oceans from bottom trawling and all comercial fishing.I say if you wanna eat fish catch it ourselves.all of RAGLAN are behind you on this one as is our mother earth. KIA KAHA,CHARGE ON

Keep it up Greenpeace!........You guys are amazing.

With out your determination this wouldn't have been brought to light. Lets hope that the government will get the message too.

'That we are NOTHING with out this planet we live on and not to take it for granted expecting that it will always be there.'

Proud to be a Greeny

Thankyou so much for having the guts to stand up for what you believe in. It's so important to get the message across to people that we are running out of time and our precious beautiful planet must be protected. Its thanks to people like yourselves that the public are being made aware of these important issues.

You do a great job. Discussions are going on among us and we are trying to spread the word.
Keep up with the good work!!!

True
We have to protect our sea forest, the coral reefs, we should not let the trawlers to turn our coral reefs infested sea bed into a graveyard.
It is goin to take a long time for them to return back to its normal appearance or worst, they will never grow back =(

Oh my God!! Can't believe the picture on the email with the large piece of coral - that's disgusting!! Keep up the great work team - I'm so proud of you all for doing your wonderful work. I'm proud to be a Greenpeace Supporter!! Power to the little people!!

Great to see this making the news headlines - it wouldn't have done without your action.
People really appreciate what you are doing - keep up the good work :)

WAY TO GO GUYS, I AM SO PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS ORGANISATION!!!!!!!!

I QUESS SPUDS COULD HURT IF THEY HIT HARD ENOUGH, HOPE ALL OF YOU ARE OK!!

GREAT TO HEAR THE VOTE RESPONSE TO BOTTOM TRAWLING FROM TV1, MAY IT BE BANNED SOON!!!

hey i fink what you're doing is AWESOME!
keep it up

Thanks Guys for all your had work. Keeping Mother Earth (the Beautiful gift we have been given) safe, is something you guys are doing a fantastic job at and we can't thank you enough. You are all true Warriors, thank you, Lots of Love to you all Liz

Bravo, keep it up barb

Hey guys, keep up the good work! We have got to put a stop to this madness before the entire deep water fisheries and habitats are destroyed!
Take care,
Richard Natali
Christchurch, NZ

It's David and Goliath and last time Goliath lost. So will these Companys that feel they have the right to rape the oceans. Money cannot replace ancient coral and fish. Once destroyed it's gone forever. When will these conglomerates learn that money is not everything. Sustainability of everything is how it should be. Keep up the good work and lets press the points home hard to the politicans.

Kia ora greenpeace crew, please keep figthing for whats important. I appreciate as do many people the hard work you do for the good of the enviroment.
May or journeys be safe ones and your work be rewarded.

Kia kaha,

Chris

I Just Wanted To Say Thank You And Wish All 'The Crew' Good Luck For All Future 'Quests' ..Keep Up The Great Work!

Hey Guys, i am so proud that we have people like you brave enough to stand up to these ignorant fools!!! I am a marine biologist and completely understand the full effects of these trawlers. Wish i was there with you, and if they fire potatoes, you should fire back tomato sauce!!!!

Great work, keep it up.
Suzanne

Of course bottom trawling is very destructive to many types of marine life. As practised now it cannot be otherwise. So keep up the good work because time is fast running out to save this planet.

keep up the good work

The actions you Green Peace people take to protect our environment, give folk like me reason to believe that there will be a future for planet Earth! God Bless all of you and keep you safe... Jan

Hey there guys and gals...
Just a small note to say a big GOOD SHIT! I am in total support of what you are doing, and have sent a personal message to the fisheries about the cause that you are so boldly defending.
Being a Zoologist, I understand the threat to ancient sea life through bottom-trawling, and just wanted to say wicked work.
Honestly, if you ever need some more activists/campaigners... flick me a call and Id love to help you out!!

Keep it up coz NZ loves you for it!

Rob

Hi guys. Thankyou for taking up this fight for New Zealanders and for the world.It is a worthy fight! Best of luck.

Colleen Hughes

Great work! Thank you for doing this on our behalf! jx

i am a first hand witness of the total distruction of the deep sea trawling. i was crew, and have seen things amatal will never let u know!
giant squid, amazing fossils,unseen fish,list goes on and on!
has to be stoped! i will do anything!to help

you have to put a stop to this. I for one have bought two children into this world and I dont want it to us and generations before us to take away from them the enjoyment of exploringour oceans. There are other ways and alternatives to fishing.

Good job greenpeace!!!!!!!!! We need more cats like you in the world or we won't have it much longer. You efforts on raising awareness and trying to stop the destruction of our once beautiful world. We all love you guys and wish you all the best. Keep it up!!!

Peace

I wish I could volunteer to be out there with you! Someone tell me how :) Good on you guys :)

Good on you Greenpeacers, you are all heroes. Thank you for fighting the good fight. People like you give me hope. Stay well and keep dodging those potatoes.

All the very best,

Nicky

hi guys :)

good on you! thanks so much for putting the hard yards in for us over here on the mainland!

thinking of ya :)

Big Ups to You!!! I Salute You for What You Do!!!
I wish I had your courage to battle the giants as you do, and know this always ..... you have my support!

I am very impressed by your recent efforts bringing attention to the ongoing destruction of sealife through bottom-trawling practices. I hope none of your crew were too badly bruised after being shot at with potatoes, of all things. Much respect and wishing you all a safe journey for the rest of your trip.
Ben-Wellington

Keep up the great work, the world needs people like you!

Admire your efforts. Constantly battling human stupidity, ignorance, greed, and shortsightedness is not easy !! The human species overall is far too stupid to survive much longer of course but at least some of us can say we knew, we understood, and we tried.

there are trees that only grow in particular regions in southland, so i imagine it's a similar thing under the sea. there could be countless unique and wonderous species growing in a particular locale being decimated by one of these ships. this shouldn't happen no matter what the profit. protecting fish species is one thing, and protecting entire swarths of underwater landscapes is another!

Hey, continue working like that.
We are runing out of fish, so hurry up!!!

Just as well someone is out there to stop them.
They don't HAVE TO use no depth control floats and trawl the bottom! Stupid lot!
Kath

Hi Guys,
Keep up the great work!

Good on you guys!! Keep up the good work. Someone needs to take action around here.

You guys are so awesome. Thanks 4 doing what u do. Keep up the good work!!!
Lotsa luv,
T.Jason and Janie

Keep up the good work all you wonderful people. I am completely there with you in spirit. If I were a bit younger I'd be there in person! I really admire you all for the often difficult actions you take and risks, danger and abuse you face.
God bless all of you and safe home.
Roz

Good stuff guys. It's the same old bullshit that people will do anything for a quick buck without thinking of the long term consequences. Unfortunately you can't really blame Talleys any more than we can blame the mindset of society in general but still, watch out for those spuds huh!

Steve.

Well done crew. The world is f****d without people like you.
Thank you from all of us.

Thank you so much for taking action about this urgent problem! I was very proud to be a Greenpeace member yesterday when the story was on the news. And it's very important to get people to pay attention to this issue; I feel very desperate about it, and very frustrated that these companies won't own up to the damage they are causing. One thing we all can do is never again eat orange roughy. I gave it up as soon as Greenpeace educated me on this issue several months ago. Thanks again.

GO CARMEN, GO THE WHOLE CREW,
I AM EXTREMELY PROUD OF YOU!

Thanks for doing an awe-inspiring job on behalf of all earth- and sub-marinelings... the media lately says it all. My environmental action group - 'VOICE' at Paraparaumu College reckon you ROCK!

Arohanui and keep going!
Nicola
(ex-staff, ex-GPNZ Board member)

Man you guys are awesome!!! Thanks heaps for taking action on behalf of all us earth lovin people.
Take care
Arohanui
Debs

If I had the guts I'd be out there with you. You not only have my support but my entire family. I feel gutted about what is happening with the deep sea trawling now that I am educated about the consequences. What can we do!? Give you our full support? Throw ourselves in front of the boats? God, we should all be doing something!!! Go guys, your doing it for us whimps!!!

Just to let you know that my thoughts and best wishes are with you today. Thank you for all the hard work you are doing on the world's behalf - we need more people like you! You will always have my support and the support of all thinking people on this planet.

Don't let them wear you down.

Victoria

Keep up the good work we al know you fight the good fight, don't worry about what the bottom trawlers say, the publlic of NZ know what devastation they are doing to our sea floor because of your hard work.

Go Go Go
You are the champions of the sea, Tangaroa will be proud...
Kia Kaha Kia Manawanui
Aroha nui
Rana

HI, Thank You!
Thank you for putting your lifes at risk, but please keep yourselves safe and warm. You should be commended for your actions and your integrity should not be questioned. If more peope would take a stand against injustice and selfish behaviour and look after our environment then the world would benefit. I only hope that the future generations don't blame all of us too harshly and realise that some of us were very brave. I am always saddened and ashamed when peoples greed and ignorance gets in the way of them seeing the bigger picture. Without our beautiful oceans where will we be? The balance must be kept at all costs and every little bit you guys do is a step in the right direction. Perhaps if there are any teachers reading this, that maybe they will feel inspired to set little projects for our children to do to educate them, so that they will not make our mistakes! or at least learn from them. Hopefully, there will be enough left for them to enjoy. Life should be about quality, not quantity - but it is hard to fight against corporations. The only saving grace is that there are some companies out there trying to do the right thing, long may that continue. Life is a balance, thank you for trying to maintain it. Good luck. Lee.

To the crew - fantastic initiative. Keep up the good work on the high seas.

Keep up the great work guys!

Kia Kaha

Well done!! :-)

Speaking as a dredged up, orange, 500 year old relic, I'm totaly behind all this.

Also,.. What do the guys on board use the potatos and air guns for when they're not shooting at so called 'pirates'?!

I'm guessing, those damn piratical whales,. ;-)

That,. Or the ships cat is trying to type out an e-mail of heartfelt thanks right this second,.

Hey guys,
I think you all are doing a really good job keep it up!
I cant believe the accusations they are making about you. You guys are showing the true meaning of green peace by getting out there and trying to help save the earth, i just wish more people could see how much damage deep sea trawling is doing to our sea beds
You have my support 100% and i hope that we can spread the word to the world in time,
cheers guys, keep safe
michelle

Hey guys,
Just wanted to thank and congratulate you on the great job you're doing out there. If only we could make more people aware of the devastation, perhaps the UN would feel a little more pressure to actually do something besides talk. Keep up the great work, I am following your progress with much interest! And Luiza, loved the profile rs...!
Justin

Keep up the good work - the world's future is in your hands
Don't be put off by Talley's self serving comments . Know that we support you to the hilt.

You guys aren't pirates you're bloody heros. Keep up the good work.

I hope the buzz of doing something useful for the planet more than makes up for the hardships I know you guys must face doing this stuff. thanks from all at our house in Wellington, Leia, Tama, Mark and Shelley

Youve been doing a great job. I salute you all...!! Many thanks to all of you ...OUR ENVIRONMENT CHAMPIONS.
God Bless everyone.
BEN

Go hard awesome warriors. You have mine and my family's full support.

THANKS FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK AND BRAVERY. I SUPPORT YOU 100%
AROHA,
MAHOE

Just wanted to say thanks for having the balls that I don't - to get out there (literally) and really give everything you've got to protect everything we've got on this miracle we call home.

Thanks so much, from the bottom of my heart, and the bottom of the sea!

I support your campaign -- on the reasonable assumption that there is persuasive evidence that bottom trawling is damaging. Your photos are helpful evidence. More will help.

In principle, also, it seems to be a destructive practice.

Do you have any idea what area around New Zealand's seamounts is being damaged by such trawling? is it significant?

Sincerely
Dr Ralph Chapman
Wellington

Go for it - you people give me a lift!

thankyou and keep at it

Hay - you guys rock. Glad you are there. We are all behind you and doing everything we can for support.

I just want to say that you guys are doing an awesome job and i'm supporting you 100%.

Dont let them destroy any more sea life. Im glad we have people like you in the world

Keep safe guys! You are dong a great job, best of luck and lots of good energy to you xxx

Keep up the good work.

Awesome stuff guys, don't let them get away with it!

Hi keep up the good work in keeping the public informed on the distruction of the seabed and fish life.

Without people who are willing to confront and disclose to the public we would be none the wiser.

Take courage and know my prayer's are with you.

well done guys great job

Greetings to Kate from uncle Steve and Auntie Lily who are motorcycling in Greece and Albania at present. Lots of love and keep up the good work

you're there for all of us.
every bit of opposition to destruction is a positive action. love and strength and wishing you warm fingers from the UK!

Forgot to say - amazing the people I have been bumping into over the last couple of weekes who are following the warriors movements closely and are very much in support of the cause.
much love

Hey, good work all of you.
From Matt and Rangi in New Zealand. Happy Matariki and wrap up warm.
Go Carmen! and Kate if that's the Kate I know.
Choice

Matt

On reading the message from Simon Niles, i felt a response was needed. This issue of the practice of deep sea trawling is being highlighted by greenpeace as it is an extremely destructive. The only people who can be accused of a vandalistic approach here are the large fishing corporates, ie, destroying the vast biodiversty of the oceans. The actions of Greenpeace were, and as always, peaceful, not as Simon has said "terror tactics". Perhaps the question to ponder is, do a select group of people have the right to plunder the oceans to their gain at the expense of generations to come? And to believe a multi national industries' word, that an organisation that has been passionately creating positive change in the environment for over 30 years, would purposely damage property, is ludicrious. As far as Greenpeace attaching an inflatable to the trawlers vessel..... . No one was in danger, and this type of action is merely to highlight and ultimately to stop this type of destruction. It is far more hazardous, for the fishing crew to be firing hard objects fueled by compressed air. Always pays to look at the bigger picture !!

Bloody great work guys. We are all talking about what your doing here at the office with great pride. I wish i was out there with you - maybe next time.
I big Kia-ora to Logi, Garetth, Carmen and Rosco (thanx for the rum by the way =)
Kia Kaha, Keep safe and I'll see ya when you get back.
Russ

May you acheive what you set out to do, the Worlds a much better place with Greenpeace in it and too my little brother Wooly, luv you, proud of you, stay safe. Liz

i have been anti bottom trawling since i first heard of it but had forgotten a lot about it till i heard a report today on radio. when i came home and checked your website i was deeply shocked and saddened to see mankind at its worst once again. we as kiwis must stand up against this disgusting form of "fishing" and get our voices heard worldwide. i am proud of what greenpeace are doing and hope to see real changes soon. ban bottom trawling...

Thanks for your passion, committment and action. Keep up the good work - we and all the fish and planet thankyou.

Kia ora guys,
Stoked with what you guys are doing and hope the sea isn't too lumpy today, we've got pretty stormy weather forecast here in Christchurch. I'm the frontline team leader in Chch. Looking forward to it and getting awareness raised and a moratorium in place, with us all working together it will happen.
Stay safe
Dan

Hi all,

Like myself and many others, the systematic destruction of our oceans fauna an flora by deep sea trawling remains a constant and troubling concern. Our thoughts and support are with you as we all seek to make an impact on this planetary castrophe.

We must never lose our passion for what must be done, we must always be unreasonable in our desire to transform our communties and governments inauthenticities about commercial fishing.

Good Luck and take care

Cheers
Wayne Griffiths

Just a few words of support for you all. Thankyou from a mother in Nelson. I will attempt to muster support for this cause.
Love and light to you all.
Chrissie Small

Thank you for your passion & commitment to this beautiful world we live in. I have just seen the images on the website of the amazing creatures who are so threatened by this method of fishing. Such diversity! If only the people who are bottom trawling could see them, perhaps they would become aware of what they are doing? I wish you all fair winds & waters Peta

There is no greater thing for us to be doing in life than what you are all doing now - you stand for the people like me - who cannot get on a boat and go out and take action like yourselves - but I will email protest and write - in support of the deep sea trawling that needs to be stopped.

Thankyou - for doing such a great job - and being such great human beings.

I take pride in being a New Zealander - and am proud that you are all out there doing this for our future and our childrens future - and not only that but for this earth that we all call home - i always say - if only we treat this earth with the same respect that we give our own children and the things closest to us.

Thankyou- my thoughts are with you

Peace

Starry^ NZ'r in the UK

We are studying endangered species at the moment - keep up the good work

hey gareth, keep those fingers cabin boy and tying knots is what the navy's all about, do ya get to do the cool whistle's too? hawhaw.....
So how does it feel being in the middle of the ocean, can ya see land ahoy? Cabin fever? space madness... Expecting some photo's...or it's a good ol' fashion keel-hauling when you get back, somehow.
So any hints as to "the secret ", any idea when whatever will happen?
Meghan misses yo heaps more than me, but i miss you too.
aarrrrrrrrr....

Hey Guys,

I just want to let you all know that we from the Fiji ofice are with you all the way.........you rock and great work. Special hi to Carmen!!!!!!!

Heya crew,

i should be back out there with you all! im wishing you as much luck as we had last year and i am praying for clear skies and calm seas for you guys. big hello to Logi, Chris, Rosco, Carmen, Dave and anyone else back on board from last year.

go get em'

xx love em

PS

Geographically and Militarily, a likely North Korean test location would be near Chongjin, Sea Of Japan...

Save the Whales! Save those big fat funky Whales!

Oops,

I guess I spelled Armada wrong, sorry about that...

BTW,

Good to read the Rainbow Warrior is back in Auckland, they sure did give me a hard time at the local Airport when I arrived to dive the original wreck located off Keri Keri back in 96...

Nuclear testing may be over in the 'South' Pacific but apparently North Korea is gearing up for an 'imminent' test and it could quite possibly resemble the underground/underwater type location the French used in Polynesia, thus the suggestion to chart a new course for Hiroshima...

Hi to all crew members,
First of all, my respect for what you are engaging in!Although I've been studying Environmental Science for 2 years (A-level in the UK) I've never come across the bottom-trawling scandal.
Therefore I will do my best to inform others about this kind of fishing activity and its implications on biodiversity.
Keep it up!
Yours sincerly, Janine

Good luck to all on board, Hi to Erin, sounds like you're busy but having fun. Will keep up to date with the trip. Greetings from Hume st and Stratton court.

Hey there!

The 60th Anniversary of Hiroshima / Nagasaki is only a few months away, Expo 2005 is underway nearby, why don't U guys chart a new course for Japan and show the World U care!

Could the accumulated radioactive fallout from Atomic and Nuclear tests along or near the Pacific equatorial line have contributed to the El Nino effect?

Why don't U guys organize an Armanda of ships and sail this year from Hiroshima to Bikini Atoll to Christmas Island to Tahiti, encourage participation from NGO's such as the Cousteau Society to Government organizations such as the NOAA, try to get them to participate in a major operation, call it operation 'Heavy Water', in order to raise public awareness in conjunction with global media companies towards the potential results of Atomic and Nuclear testing and furthermore, the catastrophic consequences if such weapons are ever used?

If it's not a priority, make it so, current global circumstances require people like U to stand up and ring the alarm bell...

A loyal grassroots supporter from British Columbia...

Hi Dave and the rest of the crew! Hope the sea treats you well the rest of the trip. We have not yet been able to save the boreal forests yet, but meanwhile, we'll be heading off coast on the Esperanza next week to promote marine resrves on the Baltic Sea. Lots of greetings from Finland,
and Dave - girls in Inari are asking how you're doing ;)

hiya everyone!

good luck on the turbulent seas,
hi to miss erin farley- 45 mclachlan misses you!

lucille

Hey Gareth, maybe you'll read this before you get to your emails...Well, everyone is really proud of you (even my Dad!) and I am the most proud. I miss you. Hey to Rosco and Logi and Chris, hope you are looking after my boy.
You guys are great.
Love
Meghan