The Greenpeace held today, an action in the port of Aveiro, in Portugal, against "fishing piracy" by posting notices in four fishing vessels and blocking their propellers, all belonging to the Silva Vieira Group, the owner denies any illegal practices.
Members of Greenpeace made this action using small boats semi-rigid with the flag of the movement, and displayed notices with the message "Get these pirates out of the seas", while divers took to the water with the purpose of blocking the propellers.
In a transcript released to the media, Greenpeace justified the action by the four ships, with the current designation of "Red", "Carib", "Brites" and "Aveiro", having "a history of piracy in fishing, repeatedly violating the International Fishing Regulations.
Among the alleged breaches, sailing without flag or fishing without quota law, use of illegal equipment and fishing protected species.
According to this organization, this boats change several times of identity and do not fill the fishing dairy, and ask the Portuguese authorities to proceed with the apprehend of these ships as the only effective way to ensure that not continue with such practices.
All these ships are on the Greenpace blacklist of fishing piracy, "IUU", and one of them is also referenced by the Commission of the North Atlantic Fisheries (NEAFC), according to the text released to the media.
Among the alleged breaches, sailing without flag or fishing without quota law, use of illegal equipment and fishing protected species.
According to this organization, this boats change several times of identity and do not fill the fishing dairy, and ask the Portuguese authorities to proceed with the apprehend of these ships as the only effective way to ensure that not continue with such practices.
All these ships are on the Greenpace blacklist of fishing piracy, "IUU", and one of them is also referenced by the Commission of the North Atlantic Fisheries (NEAFC), according to the text released to the media.
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