Blue Shark on Spanish Longliner

A Blue shark is pulled aboard the Spanish longliner Herdusa no1 Vigo, South West Indian Ocean. Greenpeace is observing fishing activities in the Indian Ocean where poor management has left many stocks over exploited.

Unique identifier: GP049SO

Type: Image

Shoot date: 28/09/2012

Locations: Indian Ocean, International Waters

Credit line: © Paul Hilton / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★★★★ (A)

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Shoot:

Rainbow Warrior Indian Ocean Fisheries Tour

The Greenpeace's ship, Rainbow Warrior, is on an expedition in the Indian Ocean to expose overfishing and to highlight the problems associated with excessive tuna fishing, unsustainable or illegal fishing practices, the lack of law enforcement, and the need for countries to cooperate and ensure that communities benefit from the wealth of their oceans in future. Poor management has left many stocks over exploited including albacore tuna and many sharks. The Rainbow Warrior is sailing in Mozambican waters with fisheries enforcement officials on board in order to carry out joint surveillance and expose cases of illegal fishing. The shoot includes images of pole and line fishing activities in the Maldives.

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