Greenpeace Places Stones in North Sea for Fish Paradise

With the Arctic Sunrise stones are placed in the water at the Cleaver Bank in the middle of the North Sea. The aim is to build a sea reserve for the marine life in this area. 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.

In original language:

Steen Wordt Neergelaten van Arctic Sunrise

Vanaf de Arctic Sunrise worden met een kraan stenen neergelaten in het water op de Klaverbank in de Noordzee. Doel van deze operatie is om een zeereservaat te creeëren in het gebied om de biodiversiteit van het bodemleven te helpen herstellen. 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: GP0STP43A

Type: Image

Shoot date: 12/05/2015

Locations: Cleaver Bank, Europe, Netherlands, North Sea

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Kick Stokvis

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Greenpeace Places Stones in North Sea for Fish Paradise

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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