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12 April 2006

Slideshow: Where your fish comes from

by Dave, onboard the Esperanza


©Greenpeace/Gleizes
This is where your fish comes from. Tthe fishing vessels in this slideshow are licenced to fish in Guinean waters - but just because they're not pirates doesn't mean that there's acceptable conditions on board, for either the crew or their cargo of fish.

The fish are stored in squalid conditions below deck, in rusting fish trays. The freezers have - quite frankly - seen better times - they're covered in rust and grime. The temperature guages are rotted away. The trays of fish and cardboard boxes are stacked haphazardly.

This fish are stored like this until the either a reefer turns up to tranship or the trawler returns to port. High value fish, in nice cardboard boxes (often with "product of China" printed on them) is shipped to Europe, via the fish-laundering port of Las Palmas. The low-value stuff is tossed into rice sacks, and sold in African ports.

This is where our fish comes from. What do you think about that?

 

   

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Comments

Feeling: Makes me want to vomit !!!!!!

What I can't understand is, if these vessels legally hold fishing licenses from Guinea. Wouldn't the vessels have undergone inspections previously to the issuing of the licenses, due to the commercial aspect of the operation.

To make sure they met requirements. Or is that non existent practice?

(excuse the language it's too early in the morning)

Posted by: Melinda at April 12, 2006 9:00 PM

Hi Melinda...

Some of them have undergone inspections - unfortunately Guinea doesn't have the resources to check these ships out while they're at sea.

Posted by: Dave - Webbie on the Esperanza at April 12, 2006 9:11 PM

You're wrong! My fish DOESN'T come from there. I ONLY eat line caught local fish. :op

Posted by: Lisa at April 15, 2006 6:02 AM

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