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*Greenpeace exposes need for greater control of Indian Ocean fishing fleets*
Port Louis, Mauritius, May 3, 2013 -- Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
(IOTC) members are failing to control fishing fleets and prevent illegal
fishing and need to impose stricter controls to protect tuna stocks,
Greenpeace International said on Friday.
The Greenpeace ship Esperanza has been documenting fishing activities in
the Indian Ocean since March, observing fishing and transfers of fish at
sea and exposing suspected illegal fishing by Sri Lankan boats in the
protected Chagos waters. This follows an expedition to the Indian Ocean
with the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior last year (1).
Greenpeace International is presenting the findings from its ship
expeditions to the Committee on Compliance of the Indian Ocean Tuna
Commission currently meeting in Mauritius ahead of a full IOTC meeting
next week (2).
"The IOTC is failing to control fishing fleets and to prevent and combat
illegal fishing. The most effective measure that the IOTC members
meeting in Mauritius can adopt is to ban all transshipments of fish at
sea," said Sari Tolvanen, Greenpeace International oceans campaigner in
Mauritius.
"Only by making the vessels come to port can authorities adequately
inspect vessels and the fish they catch. This would also bring
additional income for coastal states running port facilities."
On March 24, the activists aboard the Esperanza found eight Sri Lankan
fishing vessels inside the protected Chagos waters. These vessels are
suspected of fishing illegally and Greenpeace International has reported
the incidents to the relevant governments and the IOTC. (3)
These findings come in addition to the results of Greenpeace's 2012
expedition in the region, published in February 2013, and where several
cases of illegal fishing were documented, including five cases involving
Sri Lankan vessels.
"Sri Lanka needs to clampdown on the illegal activities of its sprawling
fleet and to stop the entry of illegally caught fish into the country or
its seafood industry risks losing its access to lucrative foreign
markets," Tolvanen added. (4)
On April 25 and 28, the activists also observed transfers of fish in
international waters just outside the Mauritius Exclusive Economic Zone
(EEZ) from small long line vessels. One of the fishing vessels did not
have any fishing gear raising suspicion it acts as an unregulated fish
transfer vessel between the fleets. This operation could be used to hide
the illegal origin of the fish (5).
Transfers of fish at sea are considered one of the main laundering
mechanisms for illegally caught fish and unreported catches. The
region's tuna stocks hang in the balance as fishing efforts intensify
and extra capacity is needed for monitoring and control. The albacore
fishery is especially suffering.
Greenpeace is campaigning for a more sustainable fishing industry and a
global network of fully protected marine reserves at sea, both necessary
steps to creating healthy, living oceans for future generations.
*Notes:
*(1)
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/publications/Campaign-reports/Oceans-Reports/Ocean-Expeditions-2012/
(2) http://www.iotc.org/English/meetings/comm/COCcurrent.php
(3)
www.greenpeace.org/international/Global/international/briefings/oceans/2013/Greenpeace-IUU-report-2013-Chagos-EEZ.pdf
(4) The large number of Sri Lankan vessels using destructive fishing
gear such as driftnets are especially concerning as these vessels appear
to target the Chagos marine reserve and the Maldives shark sanctuary.
Protected and endangered shark species have been found on board Sri
Lankan boats and landed in Sri Lanka itself.
(5) www.mrag.co.uk/Documents/ExtentGlobalIllegalFishing.pdf
*Contacts:*
Sari Tolvanen, Greenpeace International campaigner in Mauritius, +31 (0)
6 55 125 480
?Aaron Gray-Block, Greenpeace International media officer on board the
Esperanza, ca...@myez.greenpeace.org, +31 (0) 6 46 16 2026?
Greenpeace International press desk: +31 (0)20 718 24 70,
pressd...@greenpeace.org
From: "Aaron Gray-Block" <aaron.gr...@greenpeace.org>
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 8:35 AM
Subject: [press-release] Greenpeace exposes need for greater control of
Indian Ocean fishing fleets
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Port Louis, Mauritius, May 3, 2013 -- Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
(IOTC) members are failing to control fishing fleets and prevent illegal
fishing and need to impose stricter controls to protect tuna stocks,
Greenpeace International said on Friday.
The Greenpeace ship Esperanza has been documenting fishing activities in
the Indian Ocean since March, observing fishing and transfers of fish at
sea and exposing suspected illegal fishing by Sri Lankan boats in the
protected Chagos waters. This follows an expedition to the Indian Ocean
with the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior last year (1).
Greenpeace International is presenting the findings from its ship
expeditions to the Committee on Compliance of the Indian Ocean Tuna
Commission currently meeting in Mauritius ahead of a full IOTC meeting
next week (2).
"The IOTC is failing to control fishing fleets and to prevent and combat
illegal fishing. The most effective measure that the IOTC members
meeting in Mauritius can adopt is to ban all transshipments of fish at
sea," said Sari Tolvanen, Greenpeace International oceans campaigner in
Mauritius.
"Only by making the vessels come to port can authorities adequately
inspect vessels and the fish they catch. This would also bring
additional income for coastal states running port facilities."
On March 24, the activists aboard the Esperanza found eight Sri Lankan
fishing vessels inside the protected Chagos waters. These vessels are
suspected of fishing illegally and Greenpeace International has reported
the incidents to the relevant governments and the IOTC. (3)
These findings come in addition to the results of Greenpeace's 2012
expedition in the region, published in February 2013, and where several
cases of illegal fishing were documented, including five cases involving
Sri Lankan vessels.
"Sri Lanka needs to clampdown on the illegal activities of its sprawling
fleet and to stop the entry of illegally caught fish into the country or
its seafood industry risks losing its access to lucrative foreign
markets," Tolvanen added. (4)
On April 25 and 28, the activists also observed transfers of fish in
international waters just outside the Mauritius Exclusive Economic Zone
(EEZ) from small long line vessels. One of the fishing vessels did not
have any fishing gear raising suspicion it acts as an unregulated fish
transfer vessel between the fleets. This operation could be used to hide
the illegal origin of the fish (5).
Transfers of fish at sea are considered one of the main laundering
mechanisms for illegally caught fish and unreported catches. The
region's tuna stocks hang in the balance as fishing efforts intensify
and extra capacity is needed for monitoring and control. The albacore
fishery is especially suffering.
Greenpeace is campaigning for a more sustainable fishing industry and a
global network of fully protected marine reserves at sea, both necessary
steps to creating healthy, living oceans for future generations.
*Notes:
*(1)
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/publications/Campaign-reports/Oceans-Reports/Ocean-Expeditions-2012/
(2) http://www.iotc.org/English/meetings/comm/COCcurrent.php
(3)
www.greenpeace.org/international/Global/international/briefings/oceans/2013/Greenpeace-IUU-report-2013-Chagos-EEZ.pdf
(4) The large number of Sri Lankan vessels using destructive fishing
gear such as driftnets are especially concerning as these vessels appear
to target the Chagos marine reserve and the Maldives shark sanctuary.
Protected and endangered shark species have been found on board Sri
Lankan boats and landed in Sri Lanka itself.
(5) www.mrag.co.uk/Documents/ExtentGlobalIllegalFishing.pdf
*Contacts:*
Sari Tolvanen, Greenpeace International campaigner in Mauritius, +31 (0)
6 55 125 480
?Aaron Gray-Block, Greenpeace International media officer on board the
Esperanza, ca...@myez.greenpeace.org, +31 (0) 6 46 16 2026?
Greenpeace International press desk: +31 (0)20 718 24 70,
pressd...@greenpeace.org
From: "Aaron Gray-Block" <aaron.gr...@greenpeace.org>
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 8:35 AM
Subject: [press-release] Greenpeace exposes need for greater control of
Indian Ocean fishing fleets
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