Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Rusting-Fishing-Vessel---Defending-Our-Oceans-Tour--West-Africa--2006--27MZIFHISUT.htmlConceptually similarLongway 010 - Defending Our Oceans Tour (West Africa: 2006)GP08JGCompleted★★★★Rusting Fishing Vessel - Defending Our Oceans Tour (West Africa: 2006)GP01DLUCompleted★★★★Rusting Fishing Vessel - Defending Our Oceans Tour (West Africa: 2006)GP0LGECompleted★★★★Longway 010 - Defending Our Oceans Tour (West Africa: 2006)GP0NFDCompleted★★★★Esperanza Passes Rusting Vessel - Defending Our Oceans Tour (West Africa: 2006)GP010O2Completed★★★★Esperanza Passes Rusting Vessel - Defending Our Oceans Tour (West Africa: 2006)GP0B9LCompleted★★★★Lian Run 2 - Defending Our Oceans Tour (West Africa: 2006)GP04NECompleted★★★★Longway 010 - Defending Our Oceans Tour (West Africa: 2006)GP0X9NCompleted★★★★Rusting Fishing Vessel - Defending Our Oceans Tour (West Africa: 2006)GP0XRFCompleted★★★★View AllGP093DRusting Fishing Vessel - Defending Our Oceans Tour (West Africa: 2006)A rusting Chinese fishing vessel which appears unusable but is still in use. The location is 60 miles off Conakry, Guinea. This is the hidden story behind pirate fishing - the conditions of near-slavery imposed by ruthless fishing companies in the rush for quick money. The men on board aren't pirates - they're the victims, left to rot on broken-down trawlers, half a world away from their families. Human life is cheap, and profits take priority as the workers exist in terrible conditions often waiting for crew that never arrives. Some of them at have been at sea for two years, and that their trawler hasn't visited a port in eight.Locations:Conakry-Guinea-North Atlantic OceanDate:24 Mar, 2006Credit:© Greenpeace / Pierre GleizesMaximum size:3734px X 2486pxKeywords:Day-Fishing (Industry)-Fishing ships-KWCI (GPI)-Oceans (campaign title)-Outdoors-Pirate fishingShoot:Defending Our Oceans Tour in West AfricaPirate fishing is happening right now in every ocean. Greenpeace and the Environmental Justice Foundation have been patrolling the waters off Guinea, one of the poorest countries in Africa, to document fishing activities. Illegal activity can be linked to fish imports in Las Palmas, a number of licensed boats and leads also to the forgotten men inhabiting the "zombie" vessels off the coast of West Africa. Over one hundred vessels were observed during this investigation and nearly half are engaged in, or linked to illegal fishing activities. The UK Department for International Development estimates this cash and food starved nation is losing US$100 million each year in stolen fish.Related Collections:Defending Our Oceans Tour in West Africa (Photo + Video)
