Oceans Action against Fishing in Scholbox at the North Sea

The Greenpeace vessel Moby Dick and activists protest against the overfishing of the so-called 'scholbox'. The action is organized to protect the 'scholbox', an area of 40.000 square kilometers in the North Sea. The banner reads "Spaar de Scholbox", which translates to English as "Save the Scholbox".

In original language:

Oceanen Actie tegen Vissen in Scholbox op de Noordzee

Het Greenpeace schip Moby Dick en actievoerders protesteren tegen het leegvissen van de zogenoemde scholbox. De actie is georganiseerd om de scholbox (een gebied in de Noordzee om jonge schol te beschermen) te beschermen. Op het spandoek staat "Spaar de Scholbox".

Unique identifier: GP01PDW

Type: Image

Shoot date: 06/09/1993

Locations: Europe, West Europe, Netherlands, North Sea

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Willem Ment den Heijer

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Action against Fishing in Scholbox at the North Sea

The Greenpeace vessel Moby Dick and activists protest together with some Wieringer fishermen (Den Oever) against the overfishing of the so-called 'scholbox'. The action is organized to protect the 'scholbox', an area of 40.000 square kilometers in the North Sea. The scholbox is made to protect young and small plaice and is prohibited for bigger trawlers part of the year. Greenpeace demands that the scholbox is prohibited for trawlers with more than 300 hp the whole year.

This action proves its success; in 1994 the scholbox is protected the whole year round.

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