HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Investigating longline fishing practices in the northern Pacific Ocean has been the mission of “The Rainbow Warrior” for the past five weeks.
Greenpeace’s flagship is moored in Honolulu Harbor for now as it continues it’s “One Ocean, One Earth” tour.
”We came to the North Pacific to investigate fishing vessels, on their fishing and labor rights practices but what we found were sharks indiscriminately pulled out of the ocean, often fighting for their lives, amongst seemingly endless empty hooks. This pattern was repeated across all five longline hauls observed and is a worrying indication of the increasing emptiness that destructive fishing practices have caused in our oceans, enabled by woefully inadequate high seas regulation,” said Charli Fritzner, On Board Lead, Greenpeace Beyond Seafood Campaign.
