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12 October 2006

Slideshow - Night fishing

by Richella, onboard the Esperanza

On the fishing boat
©Greenpeace/Alex Hofford

Two days ago part of the team boarded a Korean longliner the Shin Yung 51 as part of a routine inspection. It took officials nearly 18 hours to verify whether they were legal. During that time our team had an unprecedented opportunity: to spend a night fishing with the 24 member crew of the vessel. Two teams worked day and night. The day team set the lines, the night team hauled them in and butchered the catch.

We've put together a slideshow that captures some of the 'highlights'. It's makes fascinating viewing and reaffirms, if there was ever any doubt, that Pacific fish are wild animals, deserving of the respect we normally reserve for residents of the African plains.

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Comments

Oh my god I'm never eating tuna again.

Posted by: Adele at October 12, 2006 3:55 PM

Amazing photo's - I wonder if the longlining has ever been captured like this. Certainly bolstered my personal no tuna policy!

Chances that shark survived? Was there any evidence of shark finning on this boat?

Keep up the great work...

Posted by: Elaine at October 12, 2006 9:49 PM

The woman that sits next to me at work just arrived with a plateful of tuna for her lunch. I showed her your video - she won't be doing that again!
Amazing and shocking images, but once more you were in a position to show the rest of us what goes on over the horizon and out of our sight. Thanks and keep up the good work

Posted by: sara at October 13, 2006 1:02 PM

You people are so ignorant and arrogant. You all are so appalled by what these fishermen are doing but none of you have thought about the bigger picture. It's comments like these that make "Greenpeacers" look like mere "tree huggers." I think there is a bigger problem throughout the world. I live in the US and I think we are the biggest problem to the global economy and evironment. These fishermen are only a small part of the HUGE supply and demand machinery. It's not about NOT eating tuna, it's about making better policy that affects our global community; and it's about trying to curb this out of control consumer culture.

Fiona

Posted by: Fiona at October 14, 2006 6:35 AM

I am amazed. I never knew tuna had to be killed before we could eat them. I thought it was all filet and release! WHo says a carrot does not scream as you are pulling it out of the ground?

Posted by: richard at October 24, 2006 8:45 PM

It's horrible.I can belive, that sam poeople can do this. Just for the money, why they can the other work????????A lot'of people eating this, but they don't see what haping before!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Shakita at December 22, 2006 10:45 AM

Get over yourselves FFS. Tree hugging hippies! Its called 'Evolution' everything happens for a reason. You take one snap shot of life and then try and enforce that, coz you see it as been perfect. No thats not the way its going to be[eats mouthful of yummy tuna melt]

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