Blocking Fishing Vessels in Harlingen to protect Scholbox

Greenpeace activists and Greenpeace vessel Moby Dick have blocked the exit of the port in Harlingen, to prevent the trawlers from going to sea. Activists in inflatable boats with banners are going up and down the blockade to show the fishermen where it is located.
The blockade was organized to protect the 'scholbox', an area of 40.000 square kilometers in the North Sea.

In original language:

Blokkade van Vissersschepen ter bescherming van Scholbox

Greenpeace activisten en het schip Moby Dick hebben de haven van harlingen geblokkeerd om te voorkomen dat vissers de zee op kunnen. Deze actie is georganiseerd om de Scholbox (een gebied in de Noordzee om jonge schol te beschermen) te beschermen.

Unique identifier: GP01PDA

Type: Image

Shoot date: 04/10/1993

Locations: Harlingen (Netherlands), Netherlands, Wadden Sea, Western Europe

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Benno Neeleman

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Blockade of Fishing Vessels in Harlingen the Netherlands

Greenpeace activists and Greenpeace vessel Moby Dick have blocked the exit of the port in Harlingen, to prevent the trawlers from going to sea. Activists in inflatable boats with banners are going up and down the blockade to show the fishermen where it is located.
After an hour, the fishermen navigated straight through Greenpeace blockade. The blockade was organized to protect the 'Scholbox', an area of 40.000 square kilometers in the North Sea. The Scholbox is made to protect young and small plaice and was prohibited for bigger trawlers part of the year. Greenpeace demands that the Scholbox is prohibited for trawlers with more than 300 hp the whole year.

This action proved its succes; in 1994 the Scholbox was protected the whole year round.

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