Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/MY-Esperanza-Crew-prepare-Boulders-for-Placement-in-the-Brighton-Offshore-MPA-27MDHU9YMKP.htmlConceptually similarCrew on the MY Esperanza during Boulder PlacementGP1SUV4LCompleted★★★★★★MY Esperanza Crew prepare Boulders for Placement in the Brighton Offshore MPAGP1SUV4UCompleted★★★★MY Esperanza Crew prepare Boulders for Placement in the Brighton Offshore MPAGP1SUVBLCompleted★★★★MY Esperanza Crew prepare Boulders for Placement in the Brighton Offshore MPAGP1SUV4RCompleted★★★★MY Esperanza Crew prepare Boulders for Placement in the Brighton Offshore MPAGP1SUVBFCompleted★★★★MY Esperanza Crew prepare Boulders for Placement in the Brighton Offshore MPAGP1SUVGHCompleted★★★★MY Esperanza Crew prepare Boulders for Placement in the Brighton Offshore MPAGP1SUV4NCompleted★★★★MY Esperanza Crew prepare Boulders for Placement in the Brighton Offshore MPAGP1SUV4PCompleted★★★★MY Esperanza Crew prepare Boulders for Placement in the Brighton Offshore MPAGP1SUVBDCompleted★★★★View AllGP1SUV4OMY Esperanza Crew prepare Boulders for Placement in the Brighton Offshore MPAInert granite boulders are being placed into the English Channel as part of a new bottom trawler exclusion zone in the Offshore Brighton Marine Protected Area.The initiative will help prevent destructive bottom trawling which destroys the Offshore Brighton Marine Protected Area's protected seabed.Locations:English Channel-Europe-United KingdomDate:23 Feb, 2021Credit:© Suzanne Plunkett / GreenpeaceMaximum size:6720px X 4480pxKeywords:Construction equipment-Day-Fishing (Industry)-Greenpeace crew-High angle view-KWCI (GPI)-MY Esperanza-Oceans (campaign title)-Outdoors-Rocks-Seas-Small group of peopleShoot:Boulder Placement in the Offshore Brighton Marine Protected Area (Photo)Greenpeace activists on the ship Esperanza are building a new underwater boulder barrier in the Offshore Brighton marine protected area in the English Channel, closing 55 square miles, one fifth of its total area, to destructive bottom trawling. The offshore Brighton MPA is one of the UK's most heavily bottom trawled protected areas.Greenpeace urges the UK government to ban bottom trawlers and supertrawlers from fishing in all of the UK’s marine protected areas.Related Collections:PRESS COLLECTION Boulder Placement in the Offshore Brighton Marine Protected Area (Photo & Video)Boulder Placement in the Brighton Offshore Marine Protected Area (All Photo & Video)
