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Fishing (Industry)
Fishing ships
Greenpeace crew
Illegal
KWCI (GPI)
Oceans (campaign title)
Outdoors
Pirate fishing
Trawlers
Two people
Two Star Korean Trawler - Defending Our Oceans Tour (West Africa: 2006)
Mike Fincken (first mate) of the Greenpeace ship the Esperanza observes the Two Star Korean trawler steaming away from Guinea 12 miles protected zone after being found in an area where it is not authorised to fish. The name on the bow and the call sign on the bridge deck are hidden by net and cardboard to prevent aerial identification.
Greenpeace and the Environmental Justice Foundation are working in partnership to expose the scandal of pirate fishing, as part of the year - long Greenpeace Defending Our Oceans expedition to highlight a range of threats to the oceans.
Unique identifier:
GP0PDC
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
25/03/2006
Locations:
Guinea
,
North Atlantic Ocean
Credit line:
© Greenpeace / Pierre Gleizes
Ranking:
★★★★★★ (B)
Containers
Shoot:
Defending Our Oceans Tour in West Africa
Pirate fishing is happening right now in every ocean. Greenpeace and the Environmental Justice Foundation have been patrolling the waters off Guinea, one of the poorest countries in Africa, to document fishing activities. Illegal activity can be linked to fish imports in Las Palmas, a number of licensed boats and leads also to the forgotten men inhabiting the "zombie" vessels off the coast of West Africa. Over one hundred vessels were observed during this investigation and nearly half are engaged in, or linked to illegal fishing activities. The UK Department for International Development estimates this cash and food starved nation is losing US$100 million each year in stolen fish.
Related Collections:
Planet Ocean (All Photographers)
Defending Our Oceans Tour in West Africa (Photo + Video)
Defending our Oceans (All Photographers)
Witnessing the Plunder 2006
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