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by Raoul Monsembula is a Greenpeace Africa oceans campaigner based in Dakar, Senegal.
Last week, the Senegalese government cancelled all fishing permits for foreign“pelagic trawlers,” large fishing vessels that drag nets below the surface of the ocean.
Greenpeace ship's Arctic Sunrise arrives in Dakar welcomed by a flotilla of local fishermen on their pirogue boats. 02/15/2012
by George Pletnikoff
Every day, Shell oil creeps closer to the Alaskan Arctic. When Shell likely obtains final US governmental approval sometime in the next month, they will send their two rusty rigs into the Beaufort and Chuckchi Seas to drill exploratory wells–and begin sucking the life out of one of the last wild places on earth. Continue reading
The devastation wrought by global industrialized fishing continues on a massive scale, and in spite of overwhelming evidence and strong warnings from the scientific community, we continue to plunder our seas. Populations of the ocean’s apex predators – sharks, tuna, swordfish, and similar animals – have dropped by as much as 90 percent. Bycatch remains a scandalous problem: each day, an enormous portion of the world’s total seafood catch is tossed over the sides of fishing boats due to inefficient, indiscriminate fishing methods. The worst of the destructive fishing practices, bottom trawling, is responsible for 80 percent of all bycatch incurred globally.
Greenpeace’s Carting Away the Oceans report has evaluated supermarket sustainability since 2008, and up until this year no retailer had earned a green rating. This year, for the first time, the CATO report features two retailers that have earned green ratings, vaulting them to the top of the list. Find out who topped the list.
Guest blog by EoinD
In an effort to prevent destructive oil drilling in the Arctic, dozens of Greenpeace Nordic activists have boarded and occupied a Shell-contracted icebreaker in Helsinki harbor as it prepared to leave for the Alaskan Arctic. At 10:30 in Helsinki, Finland, 20 activists from 13 different countries boarded the Nordica and have locked themselves down throughout the ship, from the cabins to the top of the mast. Continue reading
It’s hard to quantify how environmentally harmful the foods we eat are, but the Huffington Post has taken a stab at it for Earth Day by compiling a list of the “Top Ten Most Harmful Foods for the Environment.” Tuna comes in at #8 on the list in terms of carbon footprint. But how accurate is that when we look at overall environmental destruction? When I think of the way tuna company Chicken of the Sea treats our oceans, US canned tuna merits a podium position. Continue reading
By Oliver Knowles, Greenpeace International
Multi-million dollar US advertising campaign to promote unsustainable canned tuna collapses
In March, just a year after the launch of a planned three-year, multi-million dollar advertising push to try and increase sales of unsustainable canned tuna in the US, the “Tuna the Wonderfish” advertising campaign – funded by US tuna companies and executed by the US industry lobby group National Fisheries Institute (NFI) – has collapsed, having already spent a staggering $20 million dollars (15 million euros) of a planned $60 million budget.
By Noémi, Cross-posted from Almond Corner
Thinking Outside the Can with Tarragon Trout Fritters with Beetroot Mayonnaise
There is life without eating tuna! Personally, I have quit eating tuna already for 8 years and I do care very much that the seafood that gets onto our plates is from sustainable sources. Greenpeace has started a campaign in order to finally stop ripping up our oceans. So people out there it is time to finally wake up! Why not try these trout fritters instead the usual tuna stuff?
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Want to help us Think Outside the Can? Share your tuna free recipe with us and you could win a $250 gift card to Williams-Sonoma! Show your support for sustainable fishing and be canned tuna-free. First 25 contest entries win a free Greenpeace Mug! It’s also a great way to get the fame and recognition your blog deserves!
By helping us Think Outside the Can, you’ll be telling Big Tuna that sustainability is possible, and that it’s past time for them to stop ripping up our oceans.
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By Nava Atlas (@navaatlas2), Cross-posted from VegKitchen (@Veg_Kitchen)
Vegan version of a classic
In this age of hurried meals, when even the most avid cooks crave a degree of convenience, casseroles can seem like a charming anachronism. They bring to mind perfect 1950s moms, wearing aprons and pearl earrings. Yet, there is irresistible comfort in a heartwarming casserole, and the entire enterprise can be brought up to date with contemporary ingredients and fresh produce. Here’s a vegan version of an old-fashioned casserole.
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Want to help us Think Outside the Can? Share your tuna free recipe with us and you could win a $250 gift card to Williams-Sonoma! Show your support for sustainable fishing and be canned tuna-free. First 25 contest entries win a free Greenpeace Mug! It’s also a great way to get the fame and recognition your blog deserves!
By helping us Think Outside the Can, you’ll be telling Big Tuna that sustainability is possible, and that it’s past time for them to stop ripping up our oceans.
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By Jerry James Stone (@jerryjamesstone), Cross-posted from Treehugger
I made this recipe exclusively for Greenpeace’s Think Outside the Can campaign. I am not a huge fan of fake meats so I used garbanzo beans to replicate the tuna-y texture. It worked out quite well. Enjoy!
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Want to help us Think Outside the Can? Share your tuna free recipe with us and you could win a $250 gift card to Williams-Sonoma! Show your support for sustainable fishing and be canned tuna-free. First 25 contest entries win a free Greenpeace Mug! It’s also a great way to get the fame and recognition your blog deserves!
By helping us Think Outside the Can, you’ll be telling Big Tuna that sustainability is possible, and that it’s past time for them to stop ripping up our oceans.
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Thanks to you and more than 91,000 other concerned members of the public, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission passed a precedent-setting conservation measure to protect menhaden.
But now comes the next, and more difficult step in the process — the one where the ASMFC actually figures out how they are going to do it.
Massive companies, like Omega Protein, want to see business continue as usual and are using their influence to push the Commission to delay action for up to another ten years. We’ve come too far already to let that happen.
