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US Ambassador in Sierra Leone

US Ambassador Michael Owen visits EJF's project in the Sherbro River Estuary in the south of Sierra Leone where EJF has been working since 2008 to bring an end to illegal pirate fishing.

Ambassador Owen met up with different communities and leaders in the south of Sierra Leone to learn about the impacts of EJF's work and the ongoing challenges this remote region faces.

Pirate Fishing: What's the Catch?

This short film explains the impacts of illegal fishing in West Africa and beyond: depletion of fish stocks, destroying marine ecosystems, and jeopardising the livelihoods of local communities.

Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, otherwise known as pirate fishing, depletes fish stocks, destroys the sensitive marine ecosystems, puts legitimate fishers at an unfair disadvantage and jeopardises the livelihoods of some of the world’s poorest people.

With thanks to the sound studio 4AM Productions.

All At Sea

An EJF film that exposes the abuse of human rights on illegal fishing vessels.

Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, or pirate fishing, has been recognised as one of the major threats to the world's fish stocks. However, the focus so far has mostly been on the impacts on marine life and on local fishing communities. While these problems are extremely serious, there's one more that is rarely reported: human rights violations. Escaping regulatory checks on their catches, IUU vessel operators frequently get away with seriously abusing the human rights of their crews.

In this film, we look at the conditions in which people on board vessels that engage in pirate fishing live and work.

All at Sea was screened at the 13th UN Association Film Festival in 2010.

Soundtrack by Tom Strang.

With thanks to the sound studio 4AM Productions.

Pair Trawling: Frontline View

The first video produced by EJF's Sierra Leonean staff who campaign against the lift of the ban on pair trawling, a method of fishing that severely damages marine environments.

Pair trawling - where two boats tow one massive net - is an indiscriminate fishing method, highly destructive to the ocean floor and marine life. Many endangered species, such as sea turtles and seahorses, are caught in the nets and then discarded of as by-catch. Dropped back to the sea dead or dying, they become yet another sad statistic related to pirate fishing.

After their training in camera and editing techniques, EJF staff in Sierra Leone produced their first video in June 2012. This short film on pair trawling in Sierra Leone was broadcast on national TV.

Supported by the European Union

http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/index_en.htm

All At Sea (Short Version)

Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, or pirate fishing, has been recognised as one of the major threats to the world's fish stocks. However, the focus so far has mostly been on the impacts on marine life and on local fishing communities. While these problems are extremely serious, there's one more that is rarely reported: human rights violations. Escaping regulatory checks on their catches, IUU vessel operators frequently get away with seriously abusing the human rights of their crews. In this film, we look at the conditions in which people on board vessels that engage in pirate fishing live and work.

All at Sea was screened at the 13th UN Association Film Festival in 2010.

Soundtrack by Tom Strang.

With thanks to the sound studio 4AM Productions.

Deadly Catch

Deadly Catch takes a closer look at the huge impacts illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, or pirate fishing, is having on communities in Sierra Leone.

Stolen Fish

Stolen Fish documents the extent and impacts of illegal - or pirate - fishing off the coast of West Africa. It investigates who the pirates are and the sophisticated ways they launder their illegal catches into the European market so that the fish ends up on our plates.

Illegal 'pirate' fishing in Sierra Leone - Fishermen testimonies

The importance of sustainable fisheries in Sierra Leone and the impacts of illegal fishing on the local communities.

Supported by the European Union

http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/index_en.htm

Stop trawling - JALA

Industrial bottom trawling is one of the most destructive forms of fishing in the world, which both destroys seabed habitats and results in huge levels of bycatch.

In North Sumatra, Indonesia, EJF has worked with partner JALA to expose how local fishing communities are the ones who suffer when fish stocks crash.