Your browser does not support this video. Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Maartje-Theadora-Action-near-Mauritania-27MZIFVRZM9D.htmlConceptually similarMaartje Theadora Action near MauritaniaGP0448BCompleted★★★★Dirk Diederik Action near MauritaniaGP04PWQCompleted★★★★West Africa EU fisheries 2010 clipreelGP0473NCompleted★★★★★★Action against Trawler Willem vd ZwanGP03IAKCompleted★★★★Action against Dutch Trawler AfrikaGP03IA2Completed★★★★Action Against RoselendGP03IAACompleted★★★★Encountering Dutch Trawler in West Africa GP03IFKCompleted★★★★Action against Trawler in North AtlanticGP03IAICompleted★★★★Action against Trawler in North AtlanticGP03IAJCompleted★★★★View AllGP0448CMaartje Theadora Action near Mauritania30 miles off the coast of Mauritania Greenpeace activists on a life raft attempt to stop the fishing operations of the German trawler Maartje Theadora by attaching their raft to the trawlers net. The banner reads "Stop fishing away Africa's future". 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 recognizes that fishing capacity of many stocks must be reduced in order to ensure the long term sustainability of West Africaâ??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:Atlantic Ocean-Mauritania-Western AfricaDate:8 Mar, 2012Credit:© GreenpeaceDuration:1m15sAudio format:NaturalProduction Type :NEWS ACCESSKeywords:Actions and protests-Banners-European Union (EU)-Fisheries-Fishing (activity)-Fishing (Industry)-Fishing nets-Funding-Greenpeace activists-Greenpeace inflatables-Hard hats-KWCI (GPI)-MY Arctic Sunrise-Oceans (campaign title)-Overfishing-TrawlersShoot:West Africa Fisheries Tour 2012West 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)