Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Fender-on-Beach-in-Antarctica-27MZIFJ8SFMN6.htmlConceptually similarFender on Beach in AntarcticaGP0STUHS1Completed★★★★Fender on Beach in AntarcticaGP0STUHS7Completed★★★★Fender on Beach in AntarcticaGP0STUHS9Completed★★★★Fender on Beach in AntarcticaGP0STUHSCCompleted★★★★Fender on Beach in AntarcticaGP0STUHS2Completed★★★★Fender on Beach in AntarcticaGP0STUHS3Completed★★★★Fender on Beach in AntarcticaGP0STUHSACompleted★★★★ Frida Bengtsson in AntarcticaGP0STUGJNCompleted★★★★★ Frida Bengtsson in AntarcticaGP0STUGJOCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STUHS8Fender on Beach in AntarcticaGreenpeace crew removes a large Yokohama fender found on a beach next to a chinstrap penguin colony on Elephant Island, Antarctica.Fenders like this one are used between a fishing vessel and a cargo vessel when they transship or move catches or fuel between vessels to avoid damage. Equipment like this can be lost by accident or abandoned at sea deliberately. Once there, equipment can pose a threat to wildlife for years or decades.Greenpeace is in the Antarctic to investigate the impacts of the climate crisis as part of the Protect the Oceans Expedition, a year long pole to pole ship tour, campaigning for the establishment of ocean sanctuaries to safeguard this frozen region and its penguins, seals and whales, and to help address the climate emergency.(This picture was taken in 2020 during the Antarctic leg of the Pole to Pole expedition under the Dutch permit number RWS-2019/40813)Locations:Antarctic-Antarctica-Elephant IslandDate:19 Jan, 2020Credit:© Christian Åslund / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4500px X 3000pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Day-Greenpeace crew-KWCI (GPI)-Oceans (campaign title)-Outdoors-PenguinsShoot:Protect the Oceans Expedition: Antarctic MY Esperanza Tour - Leg 1 (Photos)Greenpeace is back in the Antarctic on the last stage of the Protect the Oceans Expedition, a year long pole to pole voyage. We have teamed up with a group of scientists to investigate and document the impacts the climate crisis is already having in this area.Related Collections:Fishing Gear Clean Up on Elephant Island in AntarcticaProtect the Oceans Expedition: Antarctic Leg 1 (All Photos & Videos)'Protect the Oceans' Ship Tour 2019-20 (All Locations - Photo & Video)