Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Illegal-Fishing---Baltic-Tour--Baltic-Sea--2006--27MZIFLEDEDE.htmlConceptually similarIllegal Fishing Area - Baltic Tour (Baltic Sea: 2006)GP018AYCompleted★★★★Illegal Fishing Net - Baltic Tour (Baltic Sea: 2006)GP018LUCompleted★★★★Illegal Fishing Net - Baltic Tour (Baltic Sea: 2006)GP019FHCompleted★★★★Ivona Roman - Baltic Tour (Baltic Sea: 2006)GP0197BCompleted★★★★Cod - Baltic Tour (Baltic Sea: 2006)GP018DKCompleted★★★★Net with Fish - Baltic Tour (Baltic Sea: 2006)GP01EMQCompleted★★★★Displaying Banners - Baltic Tour (Baltic Sea: 2006)GP018DLCompleted★★★★★★★Displaying Banner - Baltic Tour (Baltic Sea: 2006)GP0199YCompleted★★★★Cod - Baltic Tour (Baltic Sea: 2006)GP01FL1Completed★★★★View AllGP0198MIllegal Fishing - Baltic Tour (Baltic Sea: 2006)Greenpeace finds a Polish fishing boat with nets for cod onboard. Fishing for cod is illegal in the area that the GPS displays.Cod is particularly endangered in these waters. The North and Baltic Seas were once healthy and thriving, abundant with cod and many other marine creatures. They have since, been badly damaged by years of human activity and are now among the most degraded seas in the world. Stocks of cod, haddock, whiting, plaice and sole are all being fished close to or beyond safe biological limits.Locations:Baltic Sea-International WatersDate:13 Sep, 2006Credit:© Greenpeace / Christian AslundMaximum size:4288px X 2848pxKeywords:Commercial fishing-Day-Fishing (activity)-Fishing (Industry)-Fishing ships-Global Positioning System Receiver (GPS)-Hands-KWCI (GPI)-Oceans (campaign title)-Outdoors-Pirate fishingShoot:Oceans and Toxics Tour in the Baltic SeaThe Arctic Sunrise tours the Baltic Sea, as Greenpeace looks at issues concerning both oceans and toxics campaigns. They expose pirate fishing in the Baltic and highlight the threat to marine life species such as cod, which is being fished close to or beyond safe biological limits. In order to protect this area marine reserves need to be implemented. Greenpeace also stage an action against the cargo vessel Probo Koala. On 19th August this year the Probo Koala unloaded a toxic waste shipment in the West African town of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. This shipment killed seven people and poisoned another 44,000.Related Collections:Oceans and Toxics Tour in the Baltic Sea (Photos & Videos)