Onboard a Fishing Vessel in the Mediterranean Sea

Greenpeace crew members on board a Turkish tuna fishing vessel for an inspection during the last day of legal fishing season on international waters, between Malta and Sicily.
The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior is in the central Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishing grounds to monitor the end of the purse seine fishing season and ensure the closure of the fishery will be properly enforced.

Unique identifier: GP01TJ4

Type: Image

Shoot date: 18/06/2009

Locations: Europe, Malta, Mediterranean Sea

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Giulio Di Sturco

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Rainbow Warrior Bluefin Tuna Tour in the Mediterranean Sea

The Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior tours in the central Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishing grounds to monitor the end of the purse seine fishing season and ensure the closure of the fishery will be properly enforced. The Mediterranean Sea is key to the survival of the Atlantic northern bluefin tuna. It is the most healthy of only two breeding areas, and the waters surrounding the Balearic Islands are a vital spawning ground. Every year the fish come to reproduce in the warm Mediterranean waters. And every year, an uncontrolled fleet of fishing vessels races to catch the tuna at this important and vulnerable stage in their life cycle, encircling whole schools with nets known as “purse-seines”.

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