RIGHT now, one of the world's most notorious fishing vessels is on its way to Australian shores. Greenpeace Australia Pacific is warning that, from Europe to Africa and across the Pacific, the super trawler FV Margiris has wiped out fish stocks around the world.
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Its next target is Tasmania with the potential to seriously damage our fishing industry and decimate fish stocks and other marine life.
“At 142 metres long, the Dutch-owned vessel is the second largest super trawler in the world,” Greenpeace spokesperson Nathaniel Pelle said.
“The Margiris not only vacuums up large volumes of critical local fish, it catches other marine life such as dolphins and seals, leaving behind a devastated ecosystem unable to recover.
“We are working with local community, environmental and fishing groups to pressure the Australian Government to turn the Margiris back.
”And we don’t want the government to stop there. This is not the only super trawler with eyes on Australian fish.
“We are calling on the Prime Minister Julia Gillard to ban the Margiris and every other super trawler from fishing in Australian waters, now and forever.”
