Blogposts tagged 'African Voices'

African Voices UK tour video: speaking out against Europe's ocean plundering

Posted by Gemma Freeman - 15 June 2011 at 5:38pm - 0 Comments

For the African Voices tour, three West African fishermen came to the UK to reveal the harsh reality behind our hunger for fish: while their communities rely on the seas for vital protein, our industrial-sized European fishing fleets are pillaging their waters, leaving little fish to make a living from - let alone feed their families.

Article tagged as: African Voices, fishing, oceans, overfishing, Sustainability, sustainable fishing, tour, videos, west africa

Fish is a security issue: what's on your plate?

Posted by Alicia C - 2 June 2011 at 5:10pm - 0 Comments

Your fish costs more than you think.  A billion people worldwide depend on fish as their main source of protein, many living in the world’s poorest nations - including Africa.

Article tagged as: africa, African Voices, Cape Verde, CFP, EU Fishing, fisherfolk, fisherman, fishing, fishing industry, Fleets, food security, Mauritiania, Project Ocean, Selfridges, senegal, Senegalese, sustainable fishing, tour, videos

African Voices tour diary: fishermen bring their mission to the UK

Posted by Alicia C - 27 May 2011 at 10:41am
Celestino Oliveira, Abdou Karim Sall and Issa Moustapha Diop meet fishing commun
All rights reserved. Credit: © Francisco Rivotti / Greenpeace
Celestino Oliveira, Abdou Karim Sall and Issa Moustapha Diop meet fishing communities in Penzance

Last week, three African fishermen - Karim of Senegal, Celestino of Cape Verde and Issa of Mauritania - were in the UK for the African Voices tour to deliver an urgent message: that EU fleets must stop stealing fish from African Waters.

Article tagged as: African Voices, Cape Verde, CFP, common fisheries policy, cornwall, fishing, Mauritania, Project Ocean, richard benyon, senegal

What's happening in West Africa? An African Voices video

Posted by Gemma Freeman - 17 May 2011 at 1:37pm - 1 Comment
African Voices: Harbour and hub of Joal. Unloading of fish from pirogues.
All rights reserved. Credit: © Gordon Welters / Greenpeace
African Voices: Harbour and hub of Joal. Unloading of fish from pirogues.

Three leaders of West African fishing communities arrived in the UK on Sunday to embark on a week long mission: to reveal how massive European fleets are not just destroying ocean ecosystems in Africa, but also lives and communities.

Article tagged as: African Voices, CFP, fish, fish fight, Fishermen, Project Ocean, sustainable fishing, west africa

African Voices slideshow: local fishing communities under threat

Posted by Gemma Freeman - 12 May 2011 at 5:00pm
Fishingboats arriving to Tarrafal, Santiago, Cape Verde.
All rights reserved. Credit: © Christian Åslund / Greenpeace
Fishingboats arriving to Tarrafal, Santiago, Cape Verde.

On Sunday the latest leg of African Voices begins, as three delegates from West African fishing communities arrive in London to start a tour of the UK, speaking out on how the invasion of industrial-sized EU fleets are threatening their livelihoods, food security and marine ecosystems.

Article tagged as: African Voices, Cape Verde, CFP, Dakar, destructive fishing, fish fight, fishing, Mauritania, photography, senegal, slideshows, sustainable fishing, tuna, west africa

Selfridges launch Project Ocean

Posted by Willie - 11 May 2011 at 6:00pm - 6 Comments
Project Ocean: Selfridges celebrate, fundraise and reach out to save our seas
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Project Ocean: Selfridges celebrate, fundraise and reach out to save our seas

There’s a big splash on Oxford Street today as Selfridges - the world’s best department store, on the busiest shopping street - has been taken over for five weeks to help save our seas with Project Ocean.

Article tagged as: African Voices, events, fish fight, fishing, Hugh Fearnly Whittingstall, marine reserves, oceans, overfishing, Project Ocean, Selfridges, sustainable fishing

African fishermen tell EU fleets: Stop stealing our fish!

Posted by Alicia C - 5 May 2011 at 12:03pm - 4 Comments
Catch on Senegalese Bottom Trawler
All rights reserved. Credit: © Christian Åslund / Greenpeace
Catch on Senegalese Bottom Trawler

The disastrous effects of overfishing by European fleets aren’t confined to our continent's waters: destructive EU vessels are now exploiting the waters of the world’s poorest nations - threatening ecosystems, depriving local fishermen of their livelihoods and the food security of their communities. So Greenpeace have brought them and their stories to Europe.

Article tagged as: africa, African Voices, Cape Verde, CFP, Fisherman tour, fishing, overfishing, Project Ocean, Selfridges, senegal, sustainable fishing
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