NAIROBI - Greenpeace has uncovered widespread use of illegal driftnets in the northwest Indian Ocean, which it says are decimating marine life in what is one of the world’s most ecologically vulnerable fishing grounds.
“If yellowfin tuna continues to decrease at the current rate then food security in the region, as well as local economies is going to take a huge hit,” Greenpeace said. Greenpeace shared footage with Reuters of sharks and manta rays that had been killed in the nets, set some 500 miles east of Somalia. “Because of the issues of bycatch we’re concerned about all fish in the Indian Ocean,” it said, adding that the same area had also seen a huge increase in unregulated squid fishing.
“There is little to no enforcement in international waters... We need a global ocean treaty ... to resolve this enormous governance gap.”
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