Dolphin Bycatch Tour in English Channel

Greenpeace activists in an inflatable encounter UK pair trawlers, Ocean Dawn and Sunrise, fishing for Sea bass in the English channel. Activists attempt to halt the two UK pair trawlers from fishing by attaching large buoys to their nets. Pair trawlers are responsible for the death of thousands of dolphins in the Channel every year according to Greenpeace. Today's engagement between Greenpeace volunteers and the trawlers happened soon after 9am, about 32miles south-west of Plymouth.

Unique identifier: GP04AJ6

Type: Image

Shoot date: 09/03/2005

Locations: England, English Channel, Europe, Great Britain, United Kingdom

Credit line: © Kate Davison / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Dolphin Bycatch Tour in the UK

Greenpeace's flagship the Esperanza departs from Falmouth on the 17 February 2005 to campaign for a total ban on pair trawling for sea bass in the English Channel. The pair trawlers drag huge nets between them, which regularly also snares common dolphins who drown, often breaking their fins, beaks or backbones in their struggle to escape. During the tour the Greenpeace onboard team gather evidence of the impacts of pair trawling and take direct action to stop pair trawlers from operating. The Greenpeace crew also collect dead dolphins from the sea for later delivery to the Institute of Zoology for full post mortem.

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