PRESS RELEASE: Greenpeace leaves a mark and casts a net of legal doubts on Icelandic ship
Northwest Atlantic, 6 August 2005 - Greenpeace called on Iceland and other members of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) to get their deep-sea fisheries mismanagement under control by branding the side of the Petur Jonsson, a 64-meter Icelandic bottom trawler with the word "Legal?" in international waters of the Northwest Atlantic.
PRESS RELEASE: Greenpeace discovers pirate fisher companies fishing in international waters.
Northwest Atlantic, The Greenpeace ship the Esperanza currently in the Northwest Atlantic area heard a routine radio call to all EU vessels fishing in the NAFO area (1). The Lootus II and the Madrus were called, suggesting that these boats are both back fishing in the area.
PRESS RELEASE: Greenpeace records activities of bottom trawlers in the Northwest Atlantic
Northwest Atlantic, The Greenpeace ship Esperanza, documented a Portuguese bottom trawler, the Santa Cristina in international waters off the Canadian NE coast hauling in deep sea redfish.
PRESS RELEASE: Greenpeace films shrimp boats bottom trawling near vulnerable soft corals.
Northwest Atlantic, Greenpeace is calling on the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) to impose an immediate moratorium on high seas bottom trawling, so that vulnerable areas of deep-sea biodiversity that exist within its boundaries can be clearly identified and protected before it is too late.
PRESS RELEASE: "The cod has gone, the rest is next"
Greenpeace exposes fisheries failures in the Northwest Atlantic
Halifax, Canada - The Greenpeace ship Esperanza arrived in the Northwest Atlantic today to document the indiscriminate devastation of deep-sea marine ecosystems caused by the most destructive of all industrial fishing methods - high seas bottom trawling.
60% of all high seas bottom trawling occurs in the Northwest Atlantic by only a few countries (1). The vessels drag weighted nets along the sea floor. Huge chains or rollers attached to the front of the nets destroy everything in their path, including highly sensitive cold-water coral and sponge forests. They also catch numerous other marine species, which are thrown overboard, dead or dying, as 'trash'.
PRESS RELEASE: Rainbow Warrior returns from bottom trawling protests
Nelson, New Zealand: The Rainbow Warrior will sail into Nelson Friday for a weekend of public open days and discussion, after nearly three weeks at sea highlighting the destruction of the deep sea by bottom trawling in international waters.
Last week Amaltal director Andrew Talley called Greenpeace assertions "unsubstantiated claptrap". Today, photos and footage taken by the Rainbow Warrior crew prove him and others supporting bottom trawling wrong.
PRESS RELEASE: Amaltal Miss the Boat with Dodgy Legal Tactics
Thursday, 9 June 2005: After two successful days disrupting destructive bottom trawling, the Rainbow Warrior has headed off to find bottom trawlers from other nations, including Australia. The Rainbow Warrior had already steamed away from the Ocean Reward on its mission when Greenpeace received notice that Amaltal was going to apply for an injunction.
PRESS RELEASE: Greenpeace Again Halts Bottom Trawling in International Waters
Tasman Sea: For the second day in a row, Greenpeace has disrupted a New Zealand bottom trawler in international waters. Bottom trawling the sea floor is the biggest threat to life in the deep sea, and every trawl does incredible damage.
PRESS RELEASE: NZ Maritime Union backs Greenpeace protest action against bottom trawling
The Maritime Union of New Zealand is supporting the direct action by Greenpeace activists on the Rainbow Warrior against bottom trawling fishing vessels in the Tasman Sea.
PRESS RELEASE: Rainbow Warrior Takes Action Against Bottom Trawling
Tasman Sea: On the first day of United Nations' discussions on how to manage the Earth's oceans, Greenpeace has taken action against a vessel using the most destructive fishing method in the world, bottom trawling.
PRESS RELEASE: High time for high seas: Time out on bottom trawling key to sustainable oceans
Deep Sea Conservation Coalition Press Release
New York, Monday, June 6'th 2005: As the United Nations Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (UNICPOLOS) meeting begins today, the international community faces a crisis of illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing. The high seas make up the majority of the world's oceans and large parts of the high seas are devoid of effective internationally agreed controls for activities such as high seas bottom trawling making it the single biggest area open to abuse and exploitation.
PRESS RELEASE: Rainbow Warrior to campaign on deep sea life
Auckland, New Zealand: In the lead up to the 20th anniversary of the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, Greenpeace's flagship vessel leaves today for international waters around New Zealand to highlight the destructive impacts of bottom trawling.
