Inflatable in front of MV Arctic Sunrise in the North Sea

Greenpeace inflatable navigates along the MV Arctic Sunrise at the Cleaver Bank in the middle of the North Sea. The aim is to research the current condition of the bottom sea bed and marine life. According to Greenpeace, the Cleaver Bank has the highest biodiversity in the Dutch North Sea and has been seriously damaged by many years of intensive fishing.

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Greenepeace rubberboot voor de mv Arctic Sunrise in de Noordzee

Greenpeace rubberboot vaart langs de mv Arctic Sunrise. Greenpeace voert op dit moment een grootschalig onderzoek uit op de Klaverbank in de Noordzee. Doel van deze operatie is te inventariseren hoe het op dit moment met de biodiversiteit van het bodemleven in dit gebied is gesteld. Volgens de organisatie is de Klaverbank in de Nederlandse Noordzee het gebied met de hoogste verscheidenheid aan biodiversiteit maar is dit ten gevolge van jarenlange intensieve visserij ernstig beschadigd.

Unique identifier: GP0STP19F

Type: Image

Shoot date: 08/05/2015

Locations: Cleaver Bank, Europe, Netherlands, North Sea

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Cees Kassenberg

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Building Fish Paradise in the North Sea

As part of the "Seven Seas" campaign, Greenpeace starts building a "fish paradise" at the Cleaver Bank in the North Sea. As a protest against the lack of strength of the Dutch government to protect the marine life in the North Sea, the organization places a number of giant stones at the sea bottom. These kind of stones are originally found in the area, they are very useful because many plants and small marine animals find a habitat between and upon the stones. The “fish paradise" will help restore nature at the Cleaver Bank after decennia of destruction by bottom trawling. With the Arctic Sunrise, the organization charts the biodiversity of the sea beds, shows the rich variety of the flora and fauna in the area. It is the second time that Greenpeace places stones at the Cleaver Bank. The first time was in 2011, these actions led to a lot of protests from the Dutch Fisheries sector and a verdict of the Ministry of L&V which imposed the organization with a penalty payment. This was destroyed by the Council of State afterwards.

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