Ecuadorian Seiner Monteneme

The Ecuadorian purse seiner 'Monteneme' fishing. Shots include its crew hauling in a net full of skipjack tuna. A turtle is also caught in the net. The vessel was spotted by Greenpeace near the 'Paramount Seamount', in the vicinity the northern Galapagos Islands. Greenpeace is calling for a total ban on fish aggregating devices, or FADs, and the setting up of a global network of marine reserves.

Unique identifier: GP03IFH

Type: Video

Shoot date: 04/12/2009

Locations: Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean

Credit line: © Greenpeace

Duration: 3m22s

Audio format: Natural

Ranking: ★★★★★★★ (A)

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FAD Documentation in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

Fish aggregation device (FAD) documentation in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The Ecuadorean purse seiners 'Cabo Marzo', 'Monteneme', 'Ingalapagos' and 'Ocean Lady' were spotted by the crew of the Greenpeace ship MY Esperanza. Purse seine fishing vessels set their huge nets on these FADs taking everything with them, including a large bycatch of unwanted fish. Their bycatch included: juvenile bigeye tuna, juvenile yellowfin tuna, black marlin, Spanish mackerel, wahoo, triggerfish, mahi mahi, green sea turtle and Olive Ridley turtle. Greenpeace has confiscated several FADs which are currently banned in pockets of the Pacific Ocean. Greenpeace is calling for a total ban on the use of fish aggregation devices (FADs), and the establishment of a global network of marine reserves.

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