Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Petur-Jonsson---Bottom-Trawler-Tour-2005-27MZIF02266.htmlConceptually similarPetur Jonsson - Bottom Trawler Tour 2005GP0EV5Completed★★★★Petur Jonsson - Bottom Trawler Tour 2005GP0JGXCompleted★★★★Bottom Trawling Tour in Atlantic OceanGP031UMCompleted★★★★Bottom Trawling Tour in Atlantic OceanGP031U3Completed★★★★Bottom Trawling Tour in Atlantic OceanGP031UQCompleted★★★★Santa Cristina - Bottom Trawler Tour 2005GP0Z8ECompleted★★★★★★★Bottom Trawler Tour 2005GP05SQCompleted★★★★Boarding of Bottom Trawler Playa de MenduinaGP0OBMCompleted★★★★Santa Cristina - Bottom Trawler Tour 2005GP0AP5Completed★★★★★View AllGP0OUCPetur Jonsson - Bottom Trawler Tour 2005Greenpeace activist hold a banner reading "NAFO Wake up!" at the stern of the 64 meter Icelandic shirmp trawler the Petur Jonsson, in international waters of the Northwest Atlantic. The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) is responsible for managing the deep sea fisheries in this area. Iceland a member of NAFO has opted out of the management scheme for shrimp in this area setting its own quota. Four of the six straddling stocks under NAFOs care are under moratoria. Greenpeace is documenting and protesting the bottom trawling industry in international waters of the NW Atlantic because it is an unsustainable fishing technique that has destructive impacts on the marine ecosystems and poses serious threats to the long term survival of deep sea fish species. Greenpeace is calling for a UN moratorium on highseas bottom trawling.Locations:Atlantic Ocean-Flemish CapDate:5 Aug, 2005Credit:© Greenpeace / Virginia Lee HunterMaximum size:3008px X 2000pxKeywords:Banners-Bottom trawlers-Bottom Trawling-Day-Greenpeace activists-KWCI (GPI)-NAFO-Oceans (campaign title)-Outdoors-Rigid inflatable boatsShoot:Bottom Trawling Tour in Atlantic OceanGreenpeace is calling on governments to endorse a UN moratorium on high seas bottom trawling because it is an unsustainable fishing technique that has destructive impacts on the marine ecosystems and poses serious threats to deep sea fish species.Related Collections:Bottom Trawling Tour (Photo & Videos)