This story might be some weeks old, but I’ve just discovered some pictures and weblogs that I can back this story up with. So here goes:
Greenpeace. hmmm. Nothing screams environmental campaign, international news and controversy with these guys. Friends to some, despised by others, one thing for sure you cannot break these bunch. While I fully support their causes and tactics, I probably have less stomach for their activists campaigns. So I take my hat off to all of you, and wish all of you the best and thank you for visiting Honiara. Back to the story-
The MV Esperanza visited Honiara quite unexpectantly on April 2008. Maybe unexpected for me, but there was a crowd waiting to welcome them. Probably I was the last to know. So what are they doing in Honiara? To make a long story short and their inspiring journey known, here is a summary of what happened.
There’s a weblog of when they arrived in Honiara and their expectations. I think its written by some one on board the ship.
They launched a report containing recommendation and warning that Pacific Island Governments must step up in proper harvesting and management of tuna ( fish) in the Pacific.
Then they left Honiara after 6 days. I think they even miss Honiara.
Oh well, these are busy boys and girls, and theirs are not ordinary Job. Unlike some of us these guys are going to battles fish pirates. Yep, harrrrr Pirates! On Pacific International Water that is.
There are some pictures on how they battled and what they captured from the pirates here.
Kind of hard not to like these guys. It is a very serious issue they are tackling about the illegal, overfishing and unsustainable harvesting of already depleting tuna in the Pacific Water by Overseas Fishing Boats. The story is same old. Poor Pacific nation incapable of Monitoring and Domestically harvesting their own fish. Too Poor. Too many political Interferences. Sob. But do these guys have time to sob. Nope. They go face to face with the very boats that are doing these appalling activities. Inspiring indeed. I hope that they can further influence and provide complements to fishing and environment policy to the Pacific region. So For Nao..God Bless…Ba Lukim Ufala moa!
