Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Maartje-Theadora-Action-near-Mauritania-27MZIF2EN1PM.htmlConceptually similarMaartje Theadora Action near MauritaniaGP03S8OCompleted★★★★Maartje Theadora Action near MauritaniaGP03S8QCompleted★★★★★★★Maartje Theadora Action near MauritaniaGP03S8PCompleted★★★★Maartje Theadora Action near MauritaniaGP03S8RCompleted★★★★Maartje Theadora Action near MauritaniaGP03QLJCompleted★★★★Maartje Theadora Action near MauritaniaGP03QPICompleted★★★★Maartje Theadora Action near MauritaniaGP03QL8Completed★★★★Maartje Theadora Action near MauritaniaGP03QLACompleted★★★★Maartje Theadora Action near MauritaniaGP03QLECompleted★★★★View AllGP03S8NMaartje Theadora Action near Mauritania30 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.Locations:Africa-Atlantic Ocean-Mauritania-Western AfricaDate:8 Mar, 2012Credit:© Pierre Gleizes / GreenpeaceMaximum size:2641px X 3968pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Day-European Union (EU)-Fisheries-Fishing (Industry)-Funding-Greenpeace activists-KWCI (GPI)-Oceans (campaign title)-Outdoors-Overfishing-TrawlersShoot:West Africa Fisheries TourWest 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)