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Greenpeace versus the Pirates, now showing on TV

Posted by Willie — 20 February 2009 at 2:16pm - Comments

Pirate vessel grave yard off west Africa
Pirate vessel grave yard with wardens on board 60 miles off Guinea Conakry. © Pierre Gleizes/Greenpeace

When we mention pirates, the most common image that springs to mind is of something comical, stereotyped, and fanciful. 'Pirate' has become synonymous with kid's cartoons, swashbuckling movies, and far-too-many fancy dress outfits. Beyond the likes of Johnny Depp and Captain Pugwash we might just associate piracy with illegal DVDs.

But increasingly real-life modern day pirates are making the news too, with dramatic confrontations in the waters off Africa

Article tagged as: oceans, overfishing, pirate fishing, pirates, west africa

Seafood giants join forces to combat pirate fishing in the Barents Sea

Posted by jossc — 31 May 2007 at 3:06pm - Comments

September 2005: Greenpeace activists disrupt the IUU fishing activities of the factory trawler 'Murtosa' in the Barents Sea

September 2005: Greenpeace activists disrupt the IUU fishing activities of the factory trawler 'Murtosa' in the Barents Sea

If you've been following our oceans campaign over the past year or so, you'll know that many fish stocks around the world are in a dangerously depleted state. And while we've had some success here in the UK persuading major retail chains to take a responsible attitude about where the seafood they sell comes from, far too many of the fish we eat still come from unsustainable sources - either from destructive and wasteful fishing methods like beam trawling, or from illegal 'pirate' fishing.

Article tagged as: barents sea, cod, haddock, IUU, norway, oceans, pirate fishing, sustainable seafood

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"Shut your port to the pirate ship"

Last edited 10 April 2006 at 8:00am
10 April, 2006

Madrid, Spain, 10th March 2006: As a pirate fishing vessel loaded with fish stolen from West Africa makes its way towards Las Palmas, Greenpeace and the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) this morning presented evidence to the Fisheries Ministry in Madrid, outlining why the authorities should ban the ship from the port when it arrives - in two or three days time.

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Greenpeace arrest pirate fishing vessel off African coast

Last edited 29 March 2006 at 9:00am
29 March, 2006

Guinea, Africa: At first light yesterday morning (March 28th, 2006), the Greenpeace helicopter flew over a group of fishing vessels 60 miles off the coast of Guinea. One was not on the list of ships authorized to fish. An inflatable boat was launched from the Greenpeace ship M.Y Esperanza, taking a Guinean Navy officer and a fisheries inspector with a crew from Greenpeace and the Environmental Justice Foundation on board.

Article tagged as: illegal fishing, my esperanza, oceans, pirate fishing, press releases

Make Piracy History

Last edited 27 February 2006 at 9:00am
27 February, 2006

Cape Town, Monday February 27th 2006: After spending 73 days at sea defending the whales in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, the Greenpeace ship MY Esperanza is preparing to set sail again, this time to turn world attention on the plague of pirate fishing (1). Every day, in every ocean, pirate fishing boats are stealing fish and leaving a trail of environmental destruction in their wake.

Article tagged as: my esperanza, pirate fishing, press releases, whaling

Efforts to combat pirate fishing hampered by UK Government

Last edited 28 August 2003 at 8:00am
28 August, 2003

Greenpeace today urged the UK Government to do more to enforce international fishing regulations that aim to protect endangered species.

The call comes following a high-seas chase that culminated in the capture of a suspected pirate vessel loaded with millions of pounds worth of the endangered Patagonian toothfish.

Article tagged as: government, overfishing, pirate fishing, press releases, whaling

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