Stone Barrier Action in the Baltic Sea

Greenpeace activists load new rocks on to the Beluga II while in the port of Sassnitz. The activists sank granite rocks from the "Beluga II" during the day. The boulders should protect the marine reserve Adlergrund from destruction by the bottom trawls of industrial fishermen. Fishermen plough through the seabed quite legally even in explicitly protected areas, thus destroying the ecosystem.

In original language:

Greenpeace errichtet steinerne Barriere in der Ostsee

Greenpeace-Aktivisten laden im Hafen von Sassnitz neue Steine auf die Beluga II. Die Aktivisten versenkten im Laufe des Tages Granitfelsen von der "Beluga II". Die Felsbrocken sollen das Meeresschutzgebiet Adlergrund vor der Zerstörung durch die Grundschleppnetze der Industriefischer schützen. Auch in explizit geschützten Gebieten pflügen die Fischer ganz legal durch den Meeresboden und zerstören so das Ökosystem.

Unique identifier: GP1SU74T

Type: Image

Shoot date: 26/07/2020

Locations: Baltic Sea, Europe, Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sassnitz

Credit line: © Gregor Fischer / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Stone Barrier Action at Adlergrund - Day 1

Greenpeace activists use granite rocks to protect the marine reserve Adlergrund from destruction by the bottom trawls of industrial fishermen. Fishermen plough through the seabed quite legally even in explicitly protected areas, thus destroying the ecosystem. The "Beluga-II" is travelling to the protected areas of the North- and the Baltic Sea in July and August 2020. Its mission is to fight for "real protected areas" - domestically as well as internationally.

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