On the fringes of the Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), Greenpeace International campaigners witness how tuna is offloaded from a longliner to a reefer. Known as transshipping, this is a fishing operation that has little monitoring. This...

The Greenpeace ship Esperanza is in the Indian Ocean for two months investigating fishing vessels that are operating illegally or using highly destructive and wasteful fishing techniques.

As Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) members gathered to meet in Mauritius, a flotilla of local fishermen held a joint protest with Greenpeace, calling on the IOTC to act now and clampdown on overfishing. Greenpeace is also attending the IOTC...

Tuna fishing in the Indian Ocean is poorly controlled. Too many boats are taking too many fish, and often use wasteful and destructive fishing techniques.