Your browser does not support this video. Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Oceans-Campaigner-Iris-Menn-Soundbite-27MZIFVDHFQX.htmlConceptually similarOceans Campaigner Pavel Klinckhamers SoundbiteGP04POSCompleted★★★★Willem Van Der Zwan Action in MauritaniaGP0448FCompleted★★★★Action against Trawler Willem vd ZwanGP03IAKCompleted★★★★Raoul Monsembula SoundbiteGP03IPDCompleted★★★★Raoul Monsembula Soundbite French 2GP03IPECompleted★★★★Yvette Osinga SoundbiteGP03IVYCompleted★★★★Yvette Osinga SoundbiteGP03IVXCompleted★★★★Trawling vesselsGP03ITWCompleted★★★★Campaigner Soundbite French GP03IDFCompleted★★★★View AllGP04POROceans Campaigner Iris Menn SoundbiteSoundbite from Oceans Campaigner Iris Menn about a Greenpeace helicopter passing over the Dutch super trawler Willem Van Der Zwan, 30 miles off the coast of Mauritania to protest industrial fishing. The helicopter flies a banner reading: "Dead End". 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:9 Apr, 2012Credit:© GreenpeaceDuration:26sAudio format:NaturalProduction Type :SOUNDBITEKeywords:Actions and protests-Banners-European Union (EU)-Fisheries-Fishing (activity)-Fishing (Industry)-Fishing ships-Greenpeace campaigners-Helicopters-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)