Greenpeace investigates the catching of a sharkGreenpeace ship Esperanza is investigating the overfishing of sharks in the North Atlantic ocean on transit to the Azores., Pole to Pole Tour 2019© Kajsa Sjölander / Greenpeace
Blue Shark near the Azores Blauhai bei den AzorenA Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) near the Azores. Ein Blauhai (Prionace glauca) schwimmt bei den Azoren.© Robert Marc Lehmann / Greenpeace
Swordfish Caught by Spanish Longliner in Indian OceanA swordfish is pulled along side the Spanish longliner Herdusa no1 Vigo, South West Indian Ocean. Greenpeace is observing fishing activities in the Indian Ocean where poor management has left many stocks over exploited.© Paul Hilton / Greenpeace
Caught Shark on Japanese Longliner in Indian OceanA blue shark (Prionace glauca) is pulled onboard a Japanese longliner, Fukuseki Maru No 07 from the deep waters in the Mozambique Channel. Greenpeace is observing fishing activities in the Indian Ocean where poor management has left many stocks over exploited including albacore tuna and many sharks.© Paul Hilton / Greenpeace
Chinese Longline Vessel 'Jing Lu Yuan No005' in Pacific OceanA shortfin mako shark is hacked to death on board the mainland Chinese longline fishing vessel 'Jing Lu Yuan No005'. Shark finning is a cruel and unsustainable practice common on longline fishing vessels.© Alex Hofford / Greenpeace
Shark Fins onboard Taiwanese Vessel Nian Sheug in the Pacific OceanShark fins and tails on board the Taiwanese longliner Nian Sheug discovered by Greenpeace activists. One million sharks are killed in the Central and Western Pacific annually and 50 million globally each year. © Greenpeace / Paul Hilton
Mako Shark - Defending Our Oceans (Mediterranean Sea: 2007)A mako shark on a Italian bluefin tuna long-line fishing boat's cold store. The Rainbow Warrior is in the Mediterranean for a three month expedition "Defending Our Mediterranean". Greenpeace is calling on the countries of the Mediterranean sea to protect bluefin tuna with Marine Reserves in their breeding and feeding areas. This would be part of a global network of Marine Reserves across 40% of the world's oceans that are needed to give the oceans a chance to recover form decades of large-scale industrial exploitation.© Greenpeace / Marco Care