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Actions and protests
Fisheries
Fishing (Industry)
High angle view
Illegal
Indoors
KWCI (GPI)
Longline fishing
Oceans (campaign title)
Overfishing
Shark finning
Shark fins
Sharks
Tails
Illegal Tuna Fishing Action in the Pacific Ocean
Tail fins found in the freezer of the Shuen De Ching No.888. In total there were sacks containing 75 kilograms of shark fins from at least 42 sharks. Under Taiwanese law and Pacific fishing rules, shark fins may not exceed 5% of the weight of the shark catch, and with only three shark carcasses reported in the log book, the vessel was in clear violation of both. Greenpeace is in the Pacific to expose out of control tuna fisheries. Tuna fishing has been linked to shark finning, overfishing and human rights abuses.
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Rainbow Warrior Tuna Tour in the Pacific Ocean
Second leg of a tour where the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior travels into the Pacific Ocean to expose out of control tuna fisheries. Tuna fishing has been linked to shark finning, overfishing and human rights abuses.
During the tour, the ship came across the Taiwanese tuna longliner Shuen De Ching No.888 fishing without a license in the high seas close to Papua New Guinea's waters.
Enquiries with the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) and the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency revealed nothing matching the name or the ship’s radio call sign on their list of vessels authorized to fish in these waters or in the waters of any neighboring Pacific Island countries.
On board the vessel, Greenpeace activists uncovered sacks containing 75 kilograms of shark fins from at least 42 sharks. Under Taiwanese law and Pacific fishing rules, shark fins may not exceed 5% of the weight of the shark catch, and with only three shark carcasses reported in the log book, the vessel was in clear violation of both.
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Unique identifier:
GP0STPB8X
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
09/09/2015
Locations:
Pacific Ocean
Credit line:
© Paul Hilton / Greenpeace
Size:
4656px × 3136px 9.82 MB
Ranking:
★★★★★★★ (A)