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Fisheries
Fishing (Industry)
Fishing ships
Illegal
KWCI (GPI)
Oceans (campaign title)
Outdoors
Overfishing
Seine fishing
Fishing Vessel in the Pacific Ocean
The ship 'Heng Xing 1' is seen in an area of international waters near the exclusive economic zone of Indonesia. The Cambodian flagged vessel, was caught illegally transhipping frozen tuna from a Philippine fishing vessel and two other Indonesian vessels in the Pacific high seas, where none of the ships have licenses to operate. Under international law, the lack of a valid license means the vessels forbidden to engage in any fishing activities - including fish transfer. The transshipment of fish from one vessel to another is prohibited in international waters under international law as it has been proven to aid illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activities. Greenpeace activists boarded the 'Heng Xing 1' and found the hold to be full of skip jack tuna and juvenile yellowfin, which are likely to be destined for canned tuna markets in the West. Yellowfin tuna is classified on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 'Red List' as 'Near Threatened'. Pirate fishing operations are common in international waters where monitoring and surveillance is difficult. Greenpeace is calling for a network of marine reserves to be established in four high seas pockets known as the Pacific Commons, and for these be declared off limits to fishing.
Unique identifier:
GP04BVZ
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
14/11/2012
Locations:
Asia
,
International Waters
,
Pacific Ocean
Credit line:
© Alex Hofford / Greenpeace
Ranking:
★★★★ (E)
Containers
Shoot:
East Asian Ocean Defender's Tour
The Greenpeace ship Esperanza starts her tour in South Korea to highlight the problems of overfishing and raise awareness of the South Korean government's plans to resume whaling for what it calls 'scientific research.'
After the 2-months East Asia tour including stops in Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong, the Esperanza carries on in the Pacific Ocean and reaches Palau. The Pacific tour covers Palau's waters as well as the Pacific commons, where Greenpeace is calling for a marine reserve.
Related Collections:
Ocean Defenders Tour in East Asia 2012 (Photo + Video)
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