14th December. English Channel. Sea birds follow the German flagged trawler Maartje Theadora as it fishes for herring. This one and other big trawlers, factory ships, represented by the Dutch Pelagic Freezer-trawler Association (PFA) fish for herring in the English Channel around November and December every year during the Autumn Spawning season. Greenpeace was there to document these fishing practices. Official reports of former fishing activities in this region and season reveal how one vessel in one single trip dumped up to 600 tonnes of fish, the equivalent to 2 million meals.
© Christian Aslund / Greenpeace