Permalink: https://www.media.greenpeace.org/archive/Whale-Shark-in-Pacific-Waters-27MZIF29TBNR.htmlConceptually similarWhale Shark in Pacific WatersGP03TNOCompleted★★★★Whale Shark in Pacific WatersGP03TNPCompleted★★★★Whale Shark in Pacific WatersGP03TNQCompleted★★★★★★Whale Shark in Pacific WatersGP03TNRCompleted★★★★★★Whale Shark in Pacific WatersGP03TNSCompleted★★★★★★Whale Shark in Pacific WatersGP03TNUCompleted★★★★★★Whale Shark in Pacific WatersGP03TNVCompleted★★★★★★Whale Shark in Pacific WatersGP03TNWCompleted★★★★★★Whale Shark on Board a Purse SeinerGP028M4Completed★★★★View AllGP03TNTWhale Shark in Pacific WatersA whale shark swims in the warm water off the coast of the Philippines. According to the Australian government, around 66% of whales and other toothed cetaceans die as a result of botched attempts to use whale sharks as lures for tuna. Greenpeace is campaigning to stop the use of ‘fishing aggregating devices’ (FADs) in Pacific waters. These floating devices are left in the water by fishing vessels to attract tuna. However, their usage results in the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of thousands of juvenile tuna, whales, sharks and rays every year – known as ‘by-catch.’Locations:Philippines-Western Pacific OceanDate:21 Mar, 2012Credit:© Paul Hilton / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4170px X 2671pxKeywords:Beauty-Blue-Copy space-Fish Aggregation Devices (FADs)-Fishing (Industry)-KWCI (GPI)-Nature-Oceans (campaign title)-Outdoors-Underwater shots-Whale sharksShoot:Whale Sharks in Pacific WatersWhale sharks swim in the warm water off the coast of the Philippines. According to the Australian government, around 66% of whales and other toothed cetaceans die as a result of botched attempts to use whale sharks as lures for tuna. Greenpeace is campaigning to stop the use of ‘fishing aggregating devices’ (FADs) in Pacific waters. These floating devices are left in the water by fishing vessels to attract tuna. However, their usage results in the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of thousands of juvenile tuna, whales, sharks and rays every year – known as ‘by-catch.’Related Collections:Global Oceans Media Collection (All Photographers)Year in Pictures 2012 - Broad Edit (All Photographers)
