Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Dirk-Diederik-Action-near-Mauritania-27MZIF2905NX.htmlConceptually similarDirk Diederik Action near MauritaniaGP03T90Completed★★★★Dirk Diederik Action near MauritaniaGP03T91Completed★★★★Dirk Diederik Action near MauritaniaGP03T5YCompleted★★★★Dirk Diederik Action near MauritaniaGP03T5ICompleted★★★★Dirk Diederik Action near MauritaniaGP03T5TCompleted★★★★Dirk Diederik Action near MauritaniaGP03T5XCompleted★★★★Dirk Diederik Action near MauritaniaGP03T5UCompleted★★★★Dirk Diederik Action near MauritaniaGP03T5VCompleted★★★★Dirk Diederik Action near MauritaniaGP03T5SCompleted★★★★View AllGP03T8ZDirk Diederik Action near MauritaniaDutch super trawler Dirk Diederik 30 miles off the coast of Mauritania. Visible on deck is a floating device which was attached earlier in the day by Greenpeace activists onto the net cable with the words "Stop the plunder".West African waters have been subject to overfishing for decades, the effects of which are being felt by local communities. 90% of the cost for fishing rights to huge trawlers that plunder West African waters is financed by EU tax money. The scientific community recognises that fishing capacity of many stocks must be reduced in order to ensure the long term sustainability of West Africa's marine resources. Greenpeace is campaigning in West Africa for the establishment of a sustainable, low impact fisheries policy that takes into account the needs and interests of small-scale fishermen and the local communities that depend on healthy oceans.Locations:Africa-Atlantic Ocean-Mauritania-Western AfricaDate:15 Mar, 2012Credit:© Pierre Gleizes / GreenpeaceMaximum size:3962px X 2637pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Aerial view-Day-European Union (EU)-Fisheries-Fishers-Fishing (Industry)-Fishing nets-Funding-KWCI (GPI)-Oceans (campaign title)-Outdoors-Overfishing-Props-TrawlersShoot:West Africa Fisheries TourWest African waters including those of Senegal have been subject to overfishing for decades, the effects of which are being felt by local communities. 90% of the cost for fishing rights to huge trawlers that plunder West African waters is financed by EU tax money. The scientific community recognizes that fishing capacity of many stocks must be reduced in order to ensure the long term sustainability of West Africa’s marine resources. Greenpeace is campaigning in West Africa for the establishment of a sustainable, low impact fisheries policy that takes into account the needs and interests of small-scale fishermen and the local communities that depend on healthy oceans.Related Collections:West Africa Fisheries Tour and Documentation (Photo + Video)
