16 March 2007
So long and thanks for all the fish...
©Greenpeace/Sutton-Hibbert
November 2005, some of the team
at the start of our voyage.
Well it's the end of the road, or maybe "end of the shipping lane" would be more appropriate. Together, we've been from Capetown to Hawaii, the Southern Ocean to West Africa, the Azores to the Philippines. We've seen oil spills, toxic pollution, pirates and fishy tuna fishermen. Together we've pressured corporations, governments, banks and the UN itself.
We have shaken the corporate foundations of Japanese Fisheries Agency whaling, confronted the financiers of Lafayette Mine, put bottom trawling on the agenda at the UN, sent thousands of messages to the Icelandic government about commercial whaling, and much much more. We've outlined the need for a global network of marine reserves, and called for stricter enforcement of laws against overfishing.
Ocean Defenders, we salute you!
We'd like to thank you for truly being with us on this amazing journey. Thank you for taking action, sending hundreds of thousands of emails, leaving comments and ideas on our blog, talking to us in the forum, sending your artwork to Art4Oceans and your pictures to Flickr, creating an Ocean Defender myspace page with over 6000 "friends" before we even thought of it (thanks Dougie!), visiting our ships, writing to newspapers, downloading Blame Canada! ringtones, linking to us from your websites and blogs, watching the webcam, and telling your friends and family about the crisis facing our oceans.
The journey might be over, but our work isn't. We will keep working around the world to ensure the health of the world's oceans and the plants, animals and people that depend on them - read on to see how you can too.
Thanks again and all the best,
Adele,
Defending Our Oceans Web Coordinator,
(for Rose, Shane, Sara, Kate, Cristina, Andrew and Team DOO
What happens now?
This blog will be archived and we'll have a whales blog as we head to Tokyo and then to the International Whaling Commission. The Defending Our Oceans website will have the latest oceans news, but will be gradually folded back into our ongoing oceans work - so, although the expedition is over, we will still be Defending Our Oceans.
But wait - we still need your help!
You don't have to stop taking action! You will soon start receiving emails from your local Greenpeace office. If you don't have one you will be placed on our international list. You can also choose to join our International (English language) mailing list here.
And we hope you will all join us on the Defending Whales community website. We have a lot of work to do before the next International Whaling Commission meeting (at the end of May), and could really use your help.
Comments
And thank you Adele!
Your tireless work behind the scenes made the web part of this project work. It's been fantastic working with you!
-- Andrew
(Greenpeace web editor)
Posted by: Andrew at March 16, 2007 4:28 PM
A HUGE thank you....you guys did us proud!!! Another big thanks for your blog keeping us informed and the live video showing us exactly what was going on. You've taken us places I know I will never get to see and I've enjoyed the journey. You'll be missed by us....bu know your friends and family will be so very very happy to have you safely back in their arms again. So long and good luck in your future endeavors...Kathy
Posted by: Kathy at March 16, 2007 5:57 PM
Hello,
good travel!
kiss
Posted by: Isabela at March 17, 2007 12:52 AM
Thank you everyone for taking us along on an incredible journey.
It was a tremendous learning experience and emphasized the need for all of us to re-double our efforts to save the oceans - in fact, all life.
Received my issue of New Internationalist - great articles.
Echo
Posted by: echo at March 18, 2007 1:29 PM
HI GUYS!!!
Im a mexican activist and volunteer for Greenpeace Mexico. Always I read your blog and another time i want to say to all the Crew: Thanks for your hard work!! Thanks for woke up early morning (i know its so difficult) and start to do yours activities, cause everything than u do (cleaning the boat, make the meal...) and paint the blankets and the rest of the work!! Thnks 4 have the spirit inside u and show us that with your actions!!!
THANKS!!! AL THE CREW, IN ALL THE WORLD...U DO AND EXCELENT WORK!!!
Posted by: Daniel Goel at March 18, 2007 7:11 PM
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