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Keywords
Actions and protests
Day
European Union (EU)
Fisheries
Fishing (Industry)
Funding
Greenpeace activists
KWCI (GPI)
Oceans (campaign title)
Outdoors
Overfishing
Trawlers
Maartje Theadora Action near Mauritania
30 miles off the coast of Mauritania Greenpeace activists board a life raft to attempt to stop the fishing operations of the German trawler Maartje Theadora by attaching their raft to the trawlers net.
West African waters have been subject to overfishing for decades, the effects of which are being felt by local communities. 90% of the cost for fishing rights to huge trawlers that plunder West African waters is financed by EU tax money. The scientific community recognizes that fishing capacity of many stocks must be reduced in order to ensure the long term sustainability of West Africa's marine resources. Greenpeace is campaigning in West Africa for the establishment of a sustainable, low impact fisheries policy that takes into account the needs and interests of small-scale fishermen and the local communities that depend on healthy oceans.
Unique identifier:
GP03S8N
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
08/03/2012
Locations:
Africa
,
Atlantic Ocean
,
Mauritania
,
Western Africa
Credit line:
© Pierre Gleizes / Greenpeace
Size:
2641px × 3968px 3MB
Ranking:
★★★★★★ (B)
Containers
Shoot:
West Africa Fisheries Tour
West African waters including those of Senegal have been subject to overfishing for decades, the effects of which are being felt by local communities. 90% of the cost for fishing rights to huge trawlers that plunder West African waters is financed by EU tax money. The scientific community recognizes that fishing capacity of many stocks must be reduced in order to ensure the long term sustainability of West Africa’s marine resources. Greenpeace is campaigning in West Africa for the establishment of a sustainable, low impact fisheries policy that takes into account the needs and interests of small-scale fishermen and the local communities that depend on healthy oceans.
Related Collections:
West Africa Fisheries Tour and Documentation (Photo + Video)
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