One of Hawaii’s hottest surfing talents has become the latest big name to join the Environmental Justice Foundation’s ‘Save the Sea’ campaign to put a stop to illegal pirate fishing.
Pipe specialist Danny Fuller was photographed by top New York fashion photographer Eric Guillemain modelling an exclusive organic cotton ‘Save the Sea’ t-shirt designed for the charity by Katharine Hamnett.
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Pirate Fishing - The Facts:• 75% of the world's fish stocks are fully exploited, over-exploited or depleted.
• 90% of the world's large ocean species like cod, halibut and swordfish have been lost since the 1950’s. • An estimated 7.3 million tonnes of non-target and often endangered marine species are caught but discarded annually by the world’s fisheries known as ‘by-catch’. • In one 8 month period 4 illegal, "pirate", Moroccan driftnet vessels caught 237 dolphins; 498 blue sharks; 542 short-fin mako; 464 thresher sharks; and 46 loggerhead turtles along with 2,990 swordfish, which was the target species. • Sub-Saharan Africa loses over a billion dollars in stolen fish annually directly impacting on people’s livelihoods and basic food security. | ||||
Pirate Fishing - 3 ways to ‘Save the Sea’1. Join the Environmental Justice Foundation and add your voice to their defending oceans campaign http://www.ejfoundation.org/joinus
2. When shopping for fish look on the label to ensure you are buying certified, sustainable fish, EJF recommends looking for the MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) logo. Always ask your supermarket or fishmonger if they know where the fish they sell is legally and sustainably-caught. 3. Buy a Save the Sea t-shirt from http://www.ejfoundation.org/shop to support EJF's work against pirate fishing. |


