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To check out the latest videos from the expedition, go to Ocean Defenders TV. The videos below are from our oceans campaigns from around the world.

Japan, whaling and the Esperanza

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

It is cherry blossom season in Japan, and Tokyo is beautiful, with lovely spring weather and trees in full bloom. Unfortunately while people here enjoy the season, our ship the Esperanza is at sea in force 8 conditions as organisations within Japan attempt to deny her entry into port.

UPATE: After nearly a week of intensive lobbying and paperwork, Greenpeace Japan has managed to get the Esperanza into Tokyo Bay. Press release | crew blog

Whalers' factory ship arrives in Tokyo

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Nisshin Maru arrived in Tokyo Bay today. Its time in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary was cut short by a tragic fire, which claimed the life of one crewmember and threatened the Antarctic environment. Over the course of this past season 505 minke and three endangered fin whales were killed.

Recently the an International Whaling Commission (IWC) review of Japan's so called whaling programme showed that their "research" has learned virtually nothing about whale populations in the Southern Oceans despite 18 years of hunting.

Blame Canada South Park spoof. Canada and Spain attempt to sink a bottom-trawling protection plan. Send this e-card to a friend.

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:15:03 GMT

The Greenpeace ships MY Esperanza and MY Arctic Sunrise in Capetown on the day of the launch of Defending Our Oceans.

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:50:06 GMT

Defending Our Oceans: The Year that Was

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Esperanza has departed Sydney. This marks the end of the Defending Our Oceans expedition - 477 days, 12 legs, thousands of miles and tens of thousands of Ocean Defenders later. In possibly the longest web article ever, we look back at the highlights of the year (well, 15 months to be exact), and thank all our Ocean Defenders for their unending dedication and support (and sense of humour) over what has been an amazing voyage.

During the IWC meeting Greenpeace activists attempted a demonstration where they would install a symbolic whale tail graveyard on the beach before St. Kitts security stopped them.

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Greenpeace ship Esperanza sails into Sydney Harbour from the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. After 42 days at sea, part of which was spent assisting the fire-disabled whaling factory ship Nisshin Maru and then escorting the entire whaling fleet out of Antarctic waters, the Esperanza will spend only 48 hours in Sydney and then sail directly to Japan, to call for the Nisshin Maru to be decommissioned before the next whaling season begins.

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:35:40 GMT

The Greenpeace ship Esperanza sails into Sydney Harbour from the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. After 42 days at sea, part of which was spent assisting the fire-disabled whaling factory ship Nisshin Maru and then escorting the entire whaling fleet out of Antarctic waters, the Esperanza will spend only 48 hours in Sydney and then sail directly to Japan, to call for the Nisshin Maru to be decommissioned before the next whaling season begins.

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:34:40 GMT

The Greenpeace ship Esperanza sails into Sydney Harbour from the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. After 42 days at sea, part of which was spent assisting the fire-disabled whaling factory ship Nisshin Maru and then escorting the entire whaling fleet out of Antarctic waters, the Esperanza will spend only 48 hours in Sydney and then sail directly to Japan, to call for the Nisshin Maru to be decommissioned before the next whaling season begins.

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:33:54 GMT

Welcome to Sydney, Esperanza!

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

After sailing around the planet, and 42 days in the Southern Ocean, the Esperanza and her crew of 38 tied up alongside in Sydney, Australia. It may be the end of the Defending Our Oceans expedition but her work is not yet done: the Esperanza will head to Tokyo to continue our anti-whaling campaign.

Witnessing the Plunder 2006

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:41:51 GMT

Pirate fishing fleets operate in contravention of conservation and management rules, labour and tax laws. Crew employed on board of these pirate vessels often live in near-slavery conditions. This report focuses on exposing the high levels of illegal fishing in waters of Guinea and explaining how fish finds its way to the port of Las Palmas.

Victory! Sweden (mostly) free from Baltic cod

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

7 March 2007 - Last year, Greenpeace activists and Ocean Defenders took to the supermarkets across Scandinavia to convince them to get out of Baltic cod, a stock that is severely overfished and at least a third of which is illegally caught. Finally the last domino has fallen: Swedish supermarkets are now free from frozen Baltic cod.

Pirate fishing blacklist

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Today we launched the world's first global online database of blacklisted, Illegal Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing vessels. This database will help regulators, port officials, fish buyers, coastal communities and others keep track of pirate fishing vessels. It also exposes how shamefully little official bodies have done to curb pirate fishing on a global scale.

Keep the pressure on Denmark!

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:09:11 GMT

Esperanza heads to Sydney

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Esperanza has shadowed the Japanese whaling fleet, including the crippled mothership Nisshin Maru, out of the Southern Ocean. Most of the crew are quite relieved to be approaching Sydney considering the terrible weather the last few days. But even as the voyage comes to an end, our work is far from over...

Campaigners Sakyo Noda and Melanie Duchin radio the Japanese government whaling fleet. The message relayed from the Esperanza was: "For the sake of the environment, the whales and your crew - never again!"

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:42:42 GMT

The GPS UNIT on board the Esperanza showing the ship passing the 60 degree south latitude line, the boundary of Japanese government-designated whaling grounds.

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:38:56 GMT