Activist Inspects Tuna Catch on Philippine Fishing Vessel in the Pacific

An activist inspects juvenile yellowfin and skipjack tuna in the hold of the Philippine mothership Kenken 888. The vessel has transferred the catches of six purse seiners at sea over the past month and was documented with a pirate purse seiner in close contact. Yellowfin and bigeye tuna are suffering from overfishing. Greenpeace is calling for the pockets of international waters between Pacific nations to become marine reserves.

Unique identifier: GP01HLY

Type: Image

Shoot date: 09/05/2008

Locations: Pacific Ocean

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Paul Hilton

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Defending Our Pacific MV Esperanza Tour

The 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.

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Defending Our Pacific Expedition 2008 (Photo & Video)

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