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Keywords
Bird colonies
Birds
Day
KWCI (GPI)
Oceans (campaign title)
Outdoors
Pelicans
Pelicans on Konzaka Island
Pelicans are scared by Mexican drift-net fishermen in a panga fishing boat at Konzaka Island. Though pangas themselves are small fishing boats, their sheer numbers pose a great threat to the marine environment at the northern end of the Gulf of California, including the critically endangered vaquita dolphin. There are 220 bottom-trawling pangas using drift-nets operating from the small town of San Felipe alone.
Unique identifier:
GP0186D
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
24/11/2006
Locations:
Baja California
,
Gulf of California
,
Mexico
,
North America
,
San Felipe
Credit line:
© Greenpeace / Alex Hofford
Ranking:
★★★★ (E)
Containers
Shoot:
Defending Our Oceans Tour in Mexico
The Greenpeace vessel 'MY Esperanza' is currently in the 'World's Aquarium' on the Gulf of California, Mexico as part of the Defending Our Oceans Tour. This area is renowned for its rich marine life and has huge economic benefit for the whole of Mexico, bringing nearly five million tourists and providing half the countries fish supply. Pressure from destructive fishing, pollution and uncontrolled tourism development are threatening life in the Aquarium. One of the focuses for this part of the tour is the plight of the world's most endangered porpoise - the vaquita. Greenpeace are calling for a network of marine reserves to be introduced globally in order to control fishing and protect endangered species.
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