The terrible scale of our planet’s plastic pollution crisis has been making headlines in recent years, as have a number of apparent technological solutions to the problem – but can we really rely on physical ocean clean-ups to sort out the mess for us?
Our latest report highlights the damaging impacts of ‘quick fix’ ocean clean-up technologies.
The 88 member countries of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) have been urged to adopt a new 50-Year Vision to save whales, dolphins and porpoises from extinction in the face of increasing ocean threats
The international convenience store chain SPAR is selling whale products in Norway and we urge supporters to help our campaign by complaining to senior management and taking action social media to tell it that profiting from the slaughter of whales is unacceptable
Oil companies are planning to search for oil near the Balearic islands which may pose a significant threat to marine animals by exposing them to potentially deadly levels of oil exploration noise. A delegation from OceanCare will visit Spain to directly negotiate with the Spanish Government to halt the industry plans.
The Environmental Investigation Agency and eight other NGOs have written to the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands, Kaj Leo Johannesen, to express their deep concerns about the high number of pilot whales killed there so far this year. In the year to August 24, 590 long-finned pilot whales have been killed.