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Greenpeace names twenty “monster vessels, the scourge of the oceans”
Five fishing vessels from Spain are among the 20 most destructive community fishing vessels in the European Union, according to a new report from the environmental organization Greenpeace. Out of the five, two are from Galicia,: Eirado do Costal, with home port in Cangas, and Playa de Tambo, based in Marin. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesI am surprised that the Russian 'Klondyke' monsters are not considered with their fleets of fishing boats, I remember them cleaning out whole seas. Perhaps a lot of smaller boats do less damage than one 'giant' - but I doubt
Nov 06th, 2014 - 11:56 am - Link - Report abuse 0it!
Also I see that Chinese and Korean vessels are omitted - squid, whales can't be considered - perhaps because they are not fish?
I know shark are fish and are caught by their millions by the Chinese - perhaps they are omitted because only their fins are taken (low biomass).
No, not a convincing article.
We had one of these ships come to Australia. But the government effectively banned it with restrictive laws.
Nov 06th, 2014 - 12:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The article is about fishing within the European Union. Let me get my thinking cap on and ponder why Russian, Chinese and Korean fishing vessels and practices are not mentioned. It's a real puzzle. I'll get back to you all when I've worked it out.
Nov 06th, 2014 - 01:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0In the meantime the sad truth is that even with these monster ships, mechanically powered and with modern sonar it still takes more man hours to catch a given mass of fish compared to the age of sail. That's how empty our oceans are now.
The russian klondykers were working off/out of Ullapool in Scottish EU waters.
Nov 06th, 2014 - 03:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0#4
Nov 06th, 2014 - 04:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0That was years ago, I remember them at Ullapool and even in the Clyde....more so Bulgarian vessels. They don't seem to have been around for years.
An article on BBC News pointed out that ONE Dutch vessel sucks up 27% of the UK fishing quota alone - “Cornelius Vrolijk”. They don't even have the decency to land this enormous quantity at a British port - it's all taken back to Holland.
Nov 08th, 2014 - 01:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Mr Cameron should do something about abuses of that kind.
Seems like the Spanish are taking nefarious advantage of being a member of the the EU, taking everything, contributing little, as usual.
Nov 09th, 2014 - 01:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0Nothing new then.
The 'discard' is still a major issue globally.
look into it internet people, so much waste!
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