Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Destructive-Fishing-Methods-in-the-Gulf-of-Thailand-27MZIFVEOH1T.htmlConceptually similarDestructive Fishing Methods in the Gulf of ThailandGP04MSICompleted★★★★Destructive Fishing Methods in the Gulf of ThailandGP04MSMCompleted★★★★Destructive Fishing Methods in the Gulf of ThailandGP04MSTCompleted★★★★Destructive Fishing Methods in the Gulf of ThailandGP04MSUCompleted★★★★Destructive Fishing Methods in the Gulf of ThailandGP04MSJCompleted★★★★★★★Destructive Fishing Methods in the Gulf of ThailandGP04N1WCompleted★★★★Destructive Fishing Methods in the Gulf of ThailandGP04MSNCompleted★★★★★★Destructive Fishing Methods in the Gulf of ThailandGP04MSVCompleted★★★★Destructive Fishing Methods in the Gulf of ThailandGP04N1TCompleted★★★★View AllGP04MSSDestructive Fishing Methods in the Gulf of ThailandFish catch onboard a bottom trawler in the Gulf of Thailand. Bottom trawl fishing uses weighted nets that are dragged on the bottom of the seafloor and can destroy whole habitats. When used with very small net mesh sizes they also catch everything in their path including non targeted species and juvenile marine life. Greenpeace is documenting illegal and destructive fishing methodologies in the Gulf of Thailand as part of its Oceans Defender tour.Locations:Gulf of Thailand-Songkhla Province-Southeast Asia-ThailandDate:17 Jun, 2013Credit:© Athit Perawongmetha / GreenpeaceMaximum size:3000px X 2000pxKeywords:Bottom trawlers-Bottom Trawling-Bycatch-Commercial fishing-Day-Defending Our Oceans (campaign title)-Fish-Fisheries-Fishing (activity)-Fishing (Industry)-Illegal-KWCI (GPI)-Oceans (campaign title)-Outdoors-OverfishingShoot:MY Esperanza Ocean Defender Tour in ThailandThe MY Esperanza is in Thailand for the second leg of the “Ocean Defender Tour of Southeast Asia.” The Greenpeace ship is in the region to celebrate Southeast Asia’s rich marine biodiversity. Greenpeace is bearing witness to the state of the oceans, which are among the richest in biodiversity—but also among the most threatened.Related Collections:Ocean Defender Tour in Southeast Asia 2013 (Photos and Videos)
