MV Rainbow Warrior in Norwegian Sea

The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior on transit to Alesund. Greenpeace is touring the Norwegian sea to promote the establishment of a network of marine reserves for the protection of fragile marine areas from destructive fishing practices and oil drilling.

Unique identifier: GP01YPC

Type: Image

Shoot date: 19/03/2009

Locations: Europe, Norway, Norwegian Sea, Scandinavia

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Christian Åslund

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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MV Rainbow Warrior Coral Reefs Tour in Norway

The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior tours in the Norwegian sea documenting cold water coral reef habitats with the use of underwater cameras. These unique, delicate and rich of biodiversity marine areas are threatened by destructive fishing practices - such as bottom trawling - and oil drilling. Greenpeace is calling for the establishment of a network of marine reserves in order to protect these areas.

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