Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Albatun-Tres-Fishing-Vessel-and-Net-near-Kiribati-27MZIFLYQVUF.htmlConceptually similarAlbatun Tres Fishing Vessel near KiribatiGP01HN5Completed★★★★★★★Action against the Biggest Tuna Fishing Vessel in the PacificGP01HWVCompleted★★★★★★★Fishing Operations onboard the Albatun TresGP01HNBCompleted★★★★★★★Purse Seiner in East Pacific OceanGP01Y3DCompleted★★★★★★Action against the Biggest Tuna Fishing Vessel in the PacificGP01HNACompleted★★★★★★MV Esperanza and the Biggest Tuna Fishing VesselGP01HNCCompleted★★★★★★Skipjack Tuna and Bycatch in East Pacific OceanGP01Y40Completed★★★★★★Action against the Biggest Tuna Fishing Vessel in the PacificGP01HN6Completed★★★★★★Action against the Biggest Tuna Fishing Vessel in the PacificGP01HN7Completed★★★★★★★View AllGP01HN4Albatun Tres Fishing Vessel and Net near KiribatiSpanish Albatun Tres is 115 mt long and is the world’s largest tuna purse seiner. Vessels such as this travel from one fish aggregation device (FAD) to another and spread their huge nets to catch everything swimming around the FAD. Around 10% of the catch generated by purse seine FAD fisheries is unwanted bycatch and includes endangered species of sharks and turtles. The catch of large amounts of juvenile bigeye and yellowfin tunas in these fisheries is now threatening the survival of these commercially valuable species. Greenpeace is calling for a total ban on the use of fish aggregation devices in purse seining and the establishment of a global network of marine reserves.Locations:Kiribati-Pacific Ocean-Phoenix IslandsDate:27 May, 2008Credit:© Paul Hilton / GreenpeaceMaximum size:3000px X 1902pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Aerial view-Commercial fishing-Day-Endangered species-Fish Aggregation Devices (FADs)-Fisheries-Fishing (activity)-Fishing (Industry)-Fishing nets-Fishing vessels-Greenpeace inflatables-Inflatables (boats)-KWCI (GPI)-Oceans (campaign title)-Oceans (topography)-Outdoors-Overfishing-Seine fishing-TunasShoot: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:Fish Aggregation DevicesMonster Boats: The Scourge of the Oceans (Photos & Videos)'Protect the Oceans' Expedition Launch Collection (Photos, Video & 30x30 Report)Defending Our Pacific Expedition 2008 (Photo & Video)Rescuing the Pacific and its Tuna (All Photographers)