Greenpeace assists Sysselmannen, the governor of Svalbard, with removing a trawl net washed up ashore in Polepynten, close to a walrus colony. Greenpeace is visiting Svalbard in the high Arctic with its vessel the Arctic Sunrise to highlight the impacts from industrial fishing on the marine environment. According to the Governor of Svalbard around 80 percent of the trash washed ashore originates from the industrial fishing.