Underground seamounts threatened

Scientists believe that no less than 98% of marine plant and animal life live in or on the ocean floor. Large numbers of them live around underwater mountains, also called …

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Omega-3 and overfishing blue whiting

In the northern Atlantic Ocean blue whiting is currently being excessively and irresponsibly fished. In Iceland alone 276 million kilos of it. The majority of this is processed into fish …

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Overfishing continues unabated

Overfishing is prevalent along most of the world’s coasts. The consequences: 1. Fishing fleets target increasingly small species so that they no longer have enough time to mate. 2. Fishing …

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Overfishing – for decades

Unless drastic measures are taken, the waters around Europe, and elsewhere, will start to look like a desert, and an empty fishpond. Fishermen often forget that they only harvest and …

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Farming tuna a huge disaster

Fishing for tuna was once very efficient. In the Mediterranean it was the huge tuna such as the Sicilian Mattanza that was fished. But that is a thing of the …

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Stop whaling

Stop whaling. On 12 September 2010 ‘A Night for the Oceans’ was organised. A fund-raising event for Sea Shepherd with the cooperation of Noble-House aimed at protecting and cherishing our …

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Save the oceans

On Friday March 5, the UK government closes a public consultation on whether or not to create the world’s largest Marine Protected Area around the Chagos Islands. Commercial fishing companies …

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Halt to the expansion of cod fishing

Every once in a while, it’s nice to read about positive developments for our oceans and the fishing industry. Large international fishing fleets and customers have come together with the …

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Don’t eat shrimp or sprat

The effects of microplastics remain unclear, but preventative methods are being studied While the effects of microplastics, as well as the chemicals and bacteria they carry, are still under investigation, …

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Together, we can protect the oceans

Small initiatives can make a difference. Lots of small initiatives can make a big difference. Together, we can safeguard the oceans and seas from further pollution and help preserve critically …

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Amanprana North Sea Challenge 2014.

A recreational event for charity. North Sea Challenge voor schonere kusten voor onze kinderen! Daarom sponsort Amanprana! Kim Clijsters is godmother of Amanprana North Sea Challenge 2014 Kim Clijsters is …

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Complete stop to deep sea fishing

1500 scientists recently warned that human activity, such as destructive fishing is causing the volume of catches to plummet. If we do not change course radically we can expect to …

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The Sardine run

The Sardine Run occurs between May and July when millions of sardines – or more specifically the Southern African pilchard Sardinops sagax – spawn in the cool waters of the …

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