Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Fishing-Vessel-Meya-in-Dahkla-27MZIF35YG4I.htmlConceptually similarWest African Fishery DiscardGP0STO557Completed★★★★West African Fishery DiscardGP0STO559Completed★★★★West African Fishery DiscardGP0STO55ACompleted★★★★★★★West African Fishery DiscardGP0STO55BCompleted★★★★★★West African Fishery DiscardGP0STO55CCompleted★★★★The Port of Dahkla in Western SaharaGP0STO555Completed★★★★Fishing Vessel Adrar in SwedenGP0STO55DCompleted★★★★Fisherman Paints over Name of Vessel Nordic IV in SwedenGP0STO556Completed★★★★Action against Spanish TrawlerGP021N2Completed★★★★View AllGP0STO558Fishing Vessel Meya in DahklaFishing vessel Meya in the Western Saharan port of Dahkla. Meya is one of the trawlers, with so called Refrigerated Sea Water technology to store their catch, active in Western Saharan waters. She is owned by a Moroccan company, but operated and manned by Swemar, a Swedish company based in Fiskebäck on the Swedish west coast. A Greenpeace report launched in December 2013 and titled "Exporting Exploitation: How retired EU fishing vessels are devastating West African fish stocks and undermining the rights of local people", shows how both EU fishing and Norwegian vessels are being exported to fish in the controversial waters of the territory of Western Sahara, occupied by Morocco.Locations:Dahkla-Maghreb-Northern Africa-Western SaharaDate:28 Apr, 2012Credit:© Western Sahara Resource WatchMaximum size:3932px X 2949pxRestrictions:IMAGES PROVIDED TO GREENPEACE BY WSRW. GREENPEACE HAS RIGHTS TO USE AND DISTRIBUTE TO THIRD PARTIES. CREDIT COMPULSORY © Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW )Keywords:Day-Fisheries-Fishing (Industry)-KWCI (GPI)-Oceans (campaign title)-Outdoors-Ports-Trawlers-Wharfs (Docks)Shoot:West African Fishery DiscardImages of the fishing vessel Adrar discarding an estimated 60 tonnes of sardines outside Dahkla, Western Sahara. According to the watchdog NGO Western Sahara Resource Watch, a total of 1000 tonnes of fish is said to have been discarded by Adrar alone during 2013. A Greenpeace report launched in December 2013 and titled "Exporting Exploitation: How retired EU fishing vessels are devastating West African fish stocks and undermining the rights of local people", shows how both EU fishing and Norwegian vessels are being exported to fish in the controversial waters of the territory of Western Sahara, occupied by Morocco. This shoot includes an image of another fishing trawler, the Meya, in the port of Dahkla in 2012, and another general shot of the same port in 2011.Related Collections:Exporting Exploitation - West African Fishery Discard (All Photographers)
