A few countries, namely Japan, Norway and Iceland, continue to
ignore a 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling—every year they
kill thousands of whales to feed a black market of illegal whale
meat. For more than 40 years Greenpeace has been at the
forefront of this evolving fight to end this needless slaughter
of one the most magnificent creatures on the planet.
Unfortunately, there is also a domestic threat to whales and
other marine life right off the coasts of the United States.
While President Obama has shown great leadership by supporting
the South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary, he has allowed Navy sonar
testing and seismic testing from the oil and gas industry. By
their own reports, this type of testing will result in massive
numbers of marine life injuries and fatalities. Learn more about
seismic and sonar testing and what it means for marine life
including whales and dolphins. The environmental community must
continue to fight on all levels to end the slaughter. Over the
next three years Greenpeace will: 1.