Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Catching-a-Sailfish-27MZIF2W814B.htmlConceptually similarCatching a SailfishGP03CB6Completed★★★★Catching a SailfishGP03CB8Completed★★★★Catching a SwordfishGP03CB5Completed★★★★Taiwanese Longline VesselGP03CB0Completed★★★★Taiwanese Long Line VesselGP03CCLCompleted★★★★Taiwanese Long Line VesselGP03CCBCompleted★★★★Shark Finning on LonglinerGP03CB4Completed★★★★Palauan Law Enforcement VesselGP03CCMCompleted★★★★Taiwanese Long Line VesselGP03CCKCompleted★★★★View AllGP03CB7Catching a SailfishWorkers haul a sailfish, a common 'byctach' species, on board the Taiwanese long line fishing vessel 'Sheng Chi Hui No. 7' at sea in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Pacific island nation of Palau, 08 December 2011. The boat is suspected to have been shark finning contravening Palauan law, whose waters were established as a shark sanctuary in 2009. The Greenpeace ship 'MY Esperanza' is on a three month expedition to expose and stop destructive fishing practices, and to protect dwindling fish stocks in the Pacific.Locations:Pacific Islands-PalauDate:8 Dec, 2011Credit:© Alex Hofford / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5214px X 3570pxKeywords:Day-Fisheries-Fishers-Fishing (activity)-Fishing (Industry)-KWCI (GPI)-Longline fishing-Oceans (campaign title)-Outdoors-Pirate fishing-Sailfish-Small group of peopleShoot:Defending Our Pacific ExpeditionGreenpeace tours in the Western and Central Pacific ocean on the 'Defending Our Pacific' expedition to campaign for the establishment of a network of marine reserves and an end to overfishing.Related Collections:Defending Our Pacific Expedition 2011 (All Photographers & Videos)
