Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Action-against-the-Taiwanese-Longliner-Ho-Tsai-Fa-18-in-the-Pacific-27MZIFLYVTJ0.htmlConceptually similarAction against the Taiwanese Longliner Ho Tsai Fa 18 in the PacificGP01HM6Completed★★★★Taiwanese Longliner and Greenpeace Inflatables in the PacificGP01HMACompleted★★★★Crew of Taiwanese Longliner Talks to Activists in the PacificGP01HM5Completed★★★★★★Aerial View of Taiwanese Longliner Ho Tsai Fa 18 in the PacificGP01HM9Completed★★★★Action against the Taiwanese Longliner Ho Tsai Fa 18 in the PacificGP01HLBCompleted★★★★★★★Crew of the Taiwanese Longliner in the PacificGP01HL5Completed★★★★Marlin is pulled up by Taiwanese Fishermen in the PacificGP01HL6Completed★★★★Inflatable Next to Taiwanese Longliner in the PacificGP01HL4Completed★★★★Marlin on the Taiwanese Longliner Ho Tsai Fa 18 in the PacificGP01HL7Completed★★★★View AllGP01HM7Action against the Taiwanese Longliner Ho Tsai Fa 18 in the PacificCrew members of the Taiwanese longliner Ho Tsai Fa 18 try to prevent activists painting signs on the side of the vessel. The activists had inspected the catch of the fishing vessel and concluded that it is contributing to the overfishing of bigeye and yellowfin tuna and sharks between Papua New Guinea and the Federated States of Micronesia. Greenpeace is calling for these pockets of international waters between Pacific island countries to become marine reserves.Locations:Pacific OceanDate:10 May, 2008Credit:© Greenpeace / Paul HiltonMaximum size:3000px X 2349pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Cleaning-Confrontation-Day-Fishers-Fishing (Industry)-Fishing vessels-Greenpeace activists-Greenpeace inflatables-Hard hats-KWCI (GPI)-Longline fishing-Oceans (campaign title)-Outdoors-Overfishing-Painting actions-Small group of peopleShoot:Defending Our Pacific MV Esperanza TourThe Greenpeace ship MV Esperanza toured in the Pacific Ocean to defend the pockets of international waters between Pacific Island countries – the Pacific Commons - as marine reserves from greedy fishing fleets intent on fishing out the world's last tuna stocks - the world's favorite fish. These mother ships, known as 'reefers', are a gateway for laundering tuna out of the region.A report was released that estimates that on top of the known fish catch, at least another 34% is stolen by pirates in the Western and Central Pacific.Scientists have been warning for years that bigeye and yellowfin tuna are suffering from overfishing. 60% of tuna eaten globally each year comes from the Pacific heading mostly to markets in Japan, the European Union and United States.Greenpeace advocates the creation of a network of marine reserves, protecting 40 per cent of the world's oceans, as the long term solution to overfishing and the recovery of our overexploited oceans.Related Collections:Defending Our Pacific Expedition 2008 (Photo & Video)
