Environment

Greenpeace intercepts super trawler Margiris in southern Australia

Greenpeace is calling on the Australian government to refuse to grant a fishing license to the FV Margiris and introduce a policy to ban all super trawlers from Australian waters.

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Seabed mapping: new opportunities for blue growth and jobs in seas and oceans

The oceans and seas that surround Europe offer new opportunities for growth and jobs to meet the Europe 2020 goals. To best tap this potential, we need to know more about what is happening under the sea. The European Commission is proposing to create...

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Isaac Now a Tropical Storm, Pounds US Gulf Coast

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Isaac was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm on Wednesday. But the slow-moving storm is hovering over New Orleans,...

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MAFFS firefighting mission drops 2 millionth gallon of fire retardant for the year

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Aircrews use a C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System to drop fire...

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