Greenpeace Bering Sea Expedition Begins

U.S. Newswire, June, 2007

To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS

Contact: Steve Smith of Greenpeace, 1-202-465-5352, steve.smith@wdc.greenpeace.org

WASHINGTON, June 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Greenpeace ship Esperanza arrived in Homer, Alaska to begin the group's ambitious research and outreach expedition into the Bering Sea, the same waters where Greenpeace's very first protest took place nearly 36 years ago. The international environmental group will spend two months this summer in the Bering, conducting scientific surveys of underwater canyons and working with native Alaskan communities to push for sustainable fishing practices in the area. By utilizing state-of-the- art technology to observe coral, sponges and hopefully discover new species, and through gaining the support of native communities,...

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