Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Oceans-Action-at-Bonifacio-Citadel-27MZIFL6MNFH.htmlConceptually similarOceans Action at Bonifacio CitadelGP01J5RCompleted★★★★Oceans Action at Bonifacio CitadelGP01J5VCompleted★★★★Oceans Action in the Bonifacio StraitGP01J7QCompleted★★★★★★Oceans Action in the Bonifacio StraitGP01J7NCompleted★★★★Oceans Action in the Bonifacio StraitGP01J7OCompleted★★★★Oceans Action in the Bonifacio StraitGP01J7PCompleted★★★★Oceans Action in the Bonifacio StraitGP01J7RCompleted★★★★Oceans Action in the Bonifacio StraitGP01J7SCompleted★★★★Oceans Action at Bonifacio CitadelGP01J5TCompleted★★★★View AllGP01J5SOceans Action at Bonifacio CitadelGreenpeace activists scaled a castle that sits on the edge of the Bonafacio Strait - and unfurled a banner in French reading "Protect the Bonifacio Strait". Greenpeace is calling for the closure of the Bonifacio Strait to all dangerous cargo shipping, and for the creation of an international marine reserve to protect the biodiversity of the area.The Bonifacio Strait, lying between Corsica and Sardinia, is an area of high marine biodiversity. Although the French and Italian governments agreed in 1993 to protect the area and ban their own vessels from carrying dangerous substances through Bonifacio, this has not resulted in any real protection for the area. Every year, around 3,000 cargo ships – including French and Italian vessels - cross the Bonifacio Strait, and approximately ten percent of these carry dangerous substances.Locations:Bonifacio-Corsica-Europe-Europe, West Europe-France-Mediterranean Sea-Strait of BonifacioDate:30 Jul, 2008Credit:© Greenpeace / Paul HiltonMaximum size:3000px X 2065pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Aerial view-Banners-Coastal features-Day-Greenpeace activists-Houses-KWCI (GPI)-Marine Reserves (campaign title)-Oceans (campaign title)-Old-Outdoors-Roads-TrafficShoot:Defending Our Mediterranean Arctic Sunrise TourThe Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise is in the Mediterranean to document threats to the sea and to campaign for a global network of fully protected marine reserves covering 40% of our oceans as an essential way to protect our seas from the ravages of climate change, to restore the health of fish stocks, and protect ocean life from habitat destruction and collapse. The activities included the documentation of fin whales and dolphins in the Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals, a Marine Protected Area aimed at the protection of marine mammals. It covers an area of approximately 84,000 km², comprising the waters between the French Riviera, western Sardinia, eastern Sardinia and Tuscany. The sanctuary is located in the Ligurian basin of the Mediterranean Sea. In this area all the cetaceans occurring in the Mediterranean can be found at regular intervals. It is believed to be the main feeding ground for Fin Whales in the Mediterranean basin.In addition actions were carried out in the Bonifacio Strait to draw attention to all dangerous cargo shipments of toxic substances as a first step towards creating a marine reserve.Related Collections:Defending our Mediterranean 2008 (All Photographers)
