Local fishermen on colourful traditional boats display banners with various messages including “Protect the Oceans” and “Stop Fishmeal”. The activity is carried out after the fishermen have met Greenpeace and discussed how to work together to put pressure on fishery authorities to protect the ocean and stop fishmeal production plants.
The Greenpeace ship MY Arctic Sunrise is in Dakar as part of the “Protect the Oceans” tour, a year long pole to pole expedition.
The aim of the expedition is to raise awareness among decision-makers and the international community of the need to protect the oceans and to safeguard biodiversity and ensure the sustainable use of the resources on which many of the world's poorest and most vulnerable people depend.