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Robbing West Africa

Publication | 14 July, 2006 at 2:00

In the past year,the eyes of billions of people have turned toward Africa. Governments,celebrities and millions of people around the world have called for fair trade,droppingdebt,and encouraging development across the continent.But,cast your eyes...

Our oceans, our responsibility

Blog entry by Mike Fincken | 24 February, 2017 1 comment

For some people the oceans may seem vast - to me they are my garden and my home. For the last three decades I have spent most of my life as a sailor and a captain. So you can imagine I feel a special tie to our blue planet. The many...

The beauty of West Africa’s ocean is overwhelming

Blog entry by Pavel Klinckhamers | 4 May, 2017

Sailing across the nutrient rich waters of the West African Atlantic Ocean these past two months, I have been lucky enough to see an incredible array of wildlife. Whales, dolphins and pelicans, I have met them all in this trip. And I...

I saw the plunder of our oceans with my own eyes

Blog entry by Ahmed Diame | 27 April, 2017 2 comments

Four days, four cases of illegal fishing in Sierra Leone It was just before lunchtime on the Esperanza when a dot appeared unexpectedly on our radar. The onboard team had been discussing the four kilograms of shark fins we had found...

10,000 boxes of stolen fish making for Las Palmas

Feature story | 11 April, 2006 at 2:00

We're on the tail of a huge cargo ship full of stolen fish heading to the Spanish port of Las Palmas. The fish, taken from the waters of one of Africa's poorest countries - Guinea Conakry - is bound for the plates of European consumers. Ships...

New evidence shows Chinese, West African governments must rein in rogue fishing fleet

Press release | 20 May, 2015 at 12:34

Beijing/Dakar, 20 May, 2015 – At least 74 fishing vessels owned and operated by four Chinese Distant Water Fishing (DWF) companies have been exposed for fishing illegally in prohibited fishing grounds in West Africa and falsifying their gross...

Victory - pirates in deep deep trouble

Feature story | 18 April, 2006 at 2:00

After a chase of over 1000 miles, a six day occupation and hours of diplomatic negotiations, Spain has finally agreed to declare the cargo from the "Binar 4'" - 200 tonnes of fish stolen from West Africa - illegal. Guinean officials also...

Pirate ship boarded and branded

Feature story | 13 April, 2006 at 2:00

Activists from the Esperanza have climbed on board an illegal cargo vessel full of fish stolen from Guinean waters. Greenpeace and the Environmental Justice Foundation tailed the "Binar 4" for six days, as it sailed from West Africa to dump its...

The Binar 4 – A Case Study of the Pirate Fishing Links between West

Publication | 10 April, 2006 at 2:00

Greenpeace and the Environmental Justice Foundation have undertaken a joint expedition to expose illegal fishing activities in the waters of Guinea Conakry, one of the countries with the highest level of pirate fishing worldwide. It included...

Victory - pirates in deep deep trouble

Feature story | 18 April, 2006 at 2:00

After a chase of over 1000 miles, a six day occupation and hours of diplomatic negotiations, Spain has finally agreed to declare the cargo from the "Binar 4'" - 200 tonnes of fish stolen from West Africa - illegal. Guinean officials also...

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