Greenpeace activist Matt Kirkwood shines lights on as other activists pull in longlines in a bid to save marine life in the international waters of the Pacific. Greenpeace is monitoring the pockets of international waters that Pacific Island countries want closed from all fishing to protect declining tuna stocks. Greenpeace is calling for the closure of pockets of international waters in the Pacific to all types of fishing in order to rescue tuna from depletion of stocks. Longliners mainly target bigeye, yellowfin and albacore tuna, destined for sashimi markets in Japan and other countries where this food has become popular. Scientists have warned that some Pacific tuna stocks, such as bigeye and yellowfin tuna, are being fished beyond their limits. In addition, approximately 35% of longline catch consists of non-target species, including threatened oceanic sharks, and turtles.