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main image Chinese fishing vessel 60 miles off Conakry, Guinea; the rusting vessel appears unusable but is still in use. Profits take priority as workers exist in terrible conditions often waiting for crew that never arrives © Greenpeace / Pierre Gleizes inset image 1 Crew sorting catch on a Chinese fishing boat that has an history of pirate fishing activities © Greenpeace / Pierre Gleizes image 2 Rusting equipment controls the refrigeration of the fish that is destined for human consumption © Greenpeace / Pierre Gleizes image 3 Crew members sleeping down below in the living area on board a Taiwanese longliner © Greenpeace / Paul Hilton image 4 Local fishermen with nets on a fishing boat in Conakry port © Pierre Gleizes image 5 Sara Holden © Greenpeace / Daniel Beltrá
“The Defending Our Oceans expedition brought our oceans back to shore and made the invisible visible. It put into stark contrast breathtaking beauty and diversity with the scale and relentlessness of the oceans’ destruction. What we saw far out to sea would never be allowed to happen on land and reinforces the need for oceans protection to begin at home.” - Sara Holden, Communications Coordinator, Defending Our Oceans expedition
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