Marlin on Purse Seiner in East Pacific Ocean

Marlin on board the Ecuadorean purse seiner 'Ocean Lady', which was documented purse seine fishing using a fish aggregation device (FAD) BY Greenpeace in the vicinity of the northern Galapagos Islands . The marlin was part of the purse seiner's bycatch. Around 10% of the catch generated by purse seine FAD fisheries is unwanted bycatch and includes endangered species of sharks and turtles. The catch of large amounts of juvenile bigeye and yellowfin tunas in these fisheries is now threatening the survival of these commercially valuable species. Greenpeace is calling for a total ban on the use of fish aggregation devices in purse seining and the establishment of a global network of marine reserves.
LAT 04:09 NORTH / LONG 091:31 WEST