Research vessel attacked by fleet of french driftnetters

http://www.oceana.org/europe/media/press-r..._release/0/626/

Friend and Wetpixeler Carlos_Suarez is on board

This speaks to an earlier thread regarding the complete inability of governments to "manage fisheries". This is a dirty busisess and folks continue to bend to the the political (and physical) threats by industrial fishermen.

Lets hope they nail their balls to the wall. Probably get away with a slapped wrist though.

Cheers,

Mark.

Mark,

these drift net guys have been at it for years fishing illegally. it is thoroughly documented and presented to the governments involved. the guys documenting it have had their lives threatened on numerous occasions. the governments have chosen to do nothing about it regardless. i would expect at most a slap on the wrist.

shawn

Maybe (most likely) there are also some pretty sizeable back handers going on there to the right politicians too! Wouldn't surprise me.

Such is life, gotta film it before it goes.

Cheers,

Mark.

Such is life, gotta film it before it goes.

 

Cheers,

Mark.

Thats amazing, keep us posted on what comes off it.

Good quote Mark

This is what the Whale Shark tourist were greeted with this morning at the local boat ramp in the so called Ningaloo Marine Park today.

Courtesy of recreational fisheads....flies everywhere......

My annual donation to Oceana just went up . . .

Mike