Blue Technology

Greenpeace: Defending our oceans

• Can Japan save the world’s most valuable fish? July 21, 2010
  TOKYO: Japan is celebrating “Marine Season” (“Umi-No-Shun-Kan”) this week and it’s also the International Year of Biodiversity. What better way to mark the occasion here than to launch a campaign to protect the most threatened fish species? That’s exactly what Greenpeace Japan is doing by releasing a seafood ranking guide. The first of its kind, it includes […]
• Whaling talks fail June 23, 2010
  In response to discussions taking place today at International Whaling Commission meeting in Morocco that signal that there will be no deal, Greenpeace Japan Programme Director Junichi Sato issued the following statement: […]
• Why Greenpeace won’t compromise on commercial whaling. June 21, 2010
  As the International Whaling Commission (IWC) annual meeting begins in Morocco, there has been a flurry of media coverage over a possible ‘deal’ or ‘compromise’. Often the details, and sometimes the central points, can get lost as things are translated, edited, reworked and re-edited for the media, so we wanted to take the opportunity here to spell out just […]
• Activism is not a crime June 21, 2010
  Non-governmental organisations and their activists play an active and essential role in representative democracies. Like journalists and other watchdogs of society, they are part of the vanguard against tyranny and their service to the political system, while often inconvenient to politicians, should not be underestimated. However, there is an increasing and […]
• Arctic Under Pressure Expedition June 18, 2010
  Arctic Under Pressure Expedition. […]
• Big trouble for bluefin tuna June 13, 2010
  By now it ought to be obvious to anyone - if we want bluefin tuna tomorrow we need to stop catching them today. But despite the clear scientific evidence and predictions of the bluefin's demise - our activists faced a 2 hour confrontation at sea today when they took action to ensure fish for the future. […]
• Whale heroes face jail on World Oceans Day June 8, 2010
  World Oceans Day is a day for us to celebrate our seas and a time for us to honour ocean heroes across the planet. But today - as the trial of two of our anti-whaling campaigners came to an end in Japan - the prosecution asked for Junichi and Toru to be jailed for 18 months. This is an outrageous politically motivated request considering they are absolutely […]
• Really? Are you sure? June 7, 2010
  If you think Junichi and Toru are guilty - surely you missed something. […]
• Tokyo Two trial witnesses June 6, 2010
  Here is a summary of what the court heard from the witnesses involved in the Tokyo Two Trial […]
• Tokyo Two Trial June 6, 2010
  The court case against anti-whaling activists Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki - known as the 'Tokyo Two' - has been long and complicated, but the facts of the case are simple, and undisputed. If you were on the jury - what would your verdict be? […]