Russian Super Trawler Mikhail Verbitsky

The 120 meter long Russian super trawler "Mikhail Verbitsky" fishing in West Africa waters. Foreign fleets are plundering the West African waters while fish stocks are diminishing. Bycatch like dolphins end up dead or dying in the giant nets of the super trawler. Greenpeace is campaigning in West Africa for the establishment of a sustainable, low impact fisheries policy that
takes into account the needs and interests of small-scale fishermen and
the local communities that depend on healthy oceans.

Unique identifier: GP03P8K

Type: Image

Shoot date: 21/02/2012

Locations: Africa, Atlantic Ocean, Senegal, Western Africa

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Pierre Gleizes

Ranking: ★★★★★ (C)

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West Africa Fisheries Tour

West African waters including those of Senegal have been subject to overfishing for decades, the effects of which are being felt by local communities. 90% of the cost for fishing rights to huge trawlers that plunder West African waters is financed by EU tax money. The scientific community recognizes that fishing capacity of many stocks must be reduced in order to ensure the long term sustainability of West Africa’s marine resources. Greenpeace is campaigning in West Africa for the establishment of a sustainable, low impact fisheries policy that takes into account the needs and interests of small-scale fishermen and the local communities that depend on healthy oceans.

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