Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Catching-a-Sailfish-27MZIF2W82B9.htmlConceptually similarCatching a SailfishGP03CB6Completed★★★★Catching a SailfishGP03CB7Completed★★★★Catching a SwordfishGP03CB5Completed★★★★Taiwanese Longline VesselGP03CB0Completed★★★★Shark Finning on LonglinerGP03CB4Completed★★★★Shark Finning on LonglinerGP03CB1Completed★★★★Shark Finning on LonglinerGP03CB2Completed★★★★Shark Finning on LonglinerGP03CB3Completed★★★★Taiwanese Long Line VesselGP03CCBCompleted★★★★View AllGP03CB8Catching 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:3032px X 4473pxKeywords:Asian and Indian ethnicities-Day-Fisheries-Fishers-Fishing (activity)-Fishing (Industry)-KWCI (GPI)-Longline fishing-Oceans (campaign title)-Outdoors-Pirate fishing-Sailfish-Three 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)
