ANIMATION VIDEO

Short animation video about one of the most endangered species of our planet: the Bluefin tuna. This video gives you the whole story of the Bluefin, with lots of detailed information and some shocking facts.

Storyboard & Animation: Michael Dilissen & Diederik Jeangout
Audio: LABS Musik/Laurent Aglat
Voice-over: Heather Bain

Together with the help of all our supporters we translated our video in French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Korean and Chinese. 

CHOPSTICK GUERILLA

We wanted to create some buzz in a sushi restaurant. These restaurants are the main reason the bluefin tuna is on the verge of extinction, because they keep serving the endangered species.We wanted to encourage customers to interact with the sushi chefs about this issue, so we created the CHOPSTICK GUERILLA campaign. 

So for all you naughty do-it-yourselfers out there, here's the step by step manual for the guerilla action. 

HOW TO MAKE A CITY BLUEFIN FREE?

We were invited by the principals and the teachers of primary school Broeders Driegaaien to pay them a visit and teach their children about one of the most threatened species of our planet: the bluefin tuna. Together with the school we had a brainstorm on how to get a city bluefin free. We want to make Sint -Niklaas, Belgium bluefin free, a city where it is prohibited to buy or sell bluefin tuna. 

Here's a video of that day...

Next step in our strategy was to deliver the postcard and the posters to the city council, in order to get an appointment with the Mayor of Sint-Niklaas. Want to see if that worked out? Check it here!

Together with the city of Sint-Niklaas we are looking for ways to execute our plans. More details will follow soon.

We want to thank teachers Ilse and Liesl and all the children involved in this project. Thanks, boys and girls!

SAVE THE BLUEFIN PIGGY BANK

We want to give everybody the opportunity to donate something to us, regardless how big or small their gift is. We know for a fact that most people hate their little coins and everybody wants to get rid of them. That's why we designed the "Save The Bluefin" piggy bank, and it's coming to places near you!

We are collecting a number of objects that will enable us to go on a campaign to save the bluefin tuna. All the gear we are collecting will be used this summer, and 100% of your money goes to these objects. By putting a coin in our piggy bank you are helping us in purchasing a diving knife, a diving mask, a snorkel, a pair of flippers or binoculars. But what's it going to be? Only one way to find out!

Our piggy bank is travelling the country, so check our news feed for updates on this project.

We want to thank DPM for helping us in building this massive piggy bank. Without their support this wouldn't have been possible.

STAY TUNED

On the 29th of April we organised a fundraising party STAY TUNED. Axel Daeseleire, DJ ROY, DJ Menual, DJ Lotuk, DJ Jango, Mr Pee and DJ WHY helped us out by donating their time and effort to us. It was a good night, and helped us getting more funds for our mission.

CANDLE SALE

In April 2011 we met Emmo. He lives and works at Amrum, a small island in the North Sea that is part of Germany. Once in a while he cleans up the beaches of the island, and what he regularly finds are big chunks of wax. This wax comes from big ships who dump them at see while rinsing out their tanks, and is seen by lots of marine life as a tasty snack. Unfortunately, this wax can't be digested and most of the sea life dies a long and painful death.

By taking away these chunks of wax Emmo is saving numerous creatures of our seas. But the beautiful part of it is that he recycles this discarded wax into new candles. The profits he makes with these candles are given to projects who are focusing on conservating our oceans. And guess what. Emmo sent us 20 candles which we can sell to you!