Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/West-African-Fishery-Discard-27MZIF35Y7S1.htmlConceptually similarWest African Fishery DiscardGP0STO557Completed★★★★West African Fishery DiscardGP0STO559Completed★★★★West African Fishery DiscardGP0STO55ACompleted★★★★★★★West African Fishery DiscardGP0STO55CCompleted★★★★Fishing Vessel Meya in DahklaGP0STO558Completed★★★★The Port of Dahkla in Western SaharaGP0STO555Completed★★★★Fishing Vessel Adrar in SwedenGP0STO55DCompleted★★★★Local Fishers Recover Bycatch off MauritaniaGP0STQL0YCompleted★★★★Local Fishers Recover Bycatch off MauritaniaGP0STQL10Completed★★★★View AllGP0STO55BWest African Fishery DiscardFishing vessel Adrar is discarding an estimated 60 tonnes of sardines outside Dahkla. According to the watchdog NGO Western Sahara Resource Watch a total of 1000 tonnes of fish is said to have been discarded by Adrar alone during 2013.A Greenpeace report launched in December 2013 and titled "Exporting Exploitation: How retired EU fishing vessels are devastating West African fish stocks and undermining the rights of local people", shows how both EU fishing and Norwegian vessels are being exported to fish in the controversial waters of the territory of Western Sahara, occupied by Morocco. Adrar was exported from Norway to a Moroccan company operating in Western Saharan waters early in 2013. Before the export the Fishing vessel was refurbished in Fiskebäck on the Swedish west coast.Locations:Dahkla-Maghreb-Northern Africa-Western SaharaDate:7 Jul, 2013Credit:© Western Sahara Resource WatchMaximum size:5184px X 3456pxRestrictions:IMAGES PROVIDED TO GREENPEACE BY WSRW. GREENPEACE HAS RIGHTS TO USE AND DISTRIBUTE TO THIRD PARTIES. CREDIT COMPULSORY © Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW )Keywords:Bycatch-Day-Fish-Fisheries-Fishing (Industry)-Fishing ships-KWCI (GPI)-Oceans (campaign title)-Outdoors-TrawlersShoot:West African Fishery DiscardImages of the fishing vessel Adrar discarding an estimated 60 tonnes of sardines outside Dahkla, Western Sahara. According to the watchdog NGO Western Sahara Resource Watch, a total of 1000 tonnes of fish is said to have been discarded by Adrar alone during 2013. A Greenpeace report launched in December 2013 and titled "Exporting Exploitation: How retired EU fishing vessels are devastating West African fish stocks and undermining the rights of local people", shows how both EU fishing and Norwegian vessels are being exported to fish in the controversial waters of the territory of Western Sahara, occupied by Morocco. This shoot includes an image of another fishing trawler, the Meya, in the port of Dahkla in 2012, and another general shot of the same port in 2011.Related Collections:Exporting Exploitation - West African Fishery Discard (All Photographers)
