The Black Fish and ShadowView are gearing up for a new campaign in the Mediterranean, using unmanned aircraft, also known as drones, to expose the world's largest illegal driftnet fishery and take action to end it. Help save the lives of the thousands of whales, dolphins, sharks and fish that are killed by illegal driftnets every year. Contribute to our appeal today! Read more...
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Italian authorities confiscate illegal driftnets
In a surprising move, Italian coast guard officials confiscated illegal driftnets yesterday, in the country's southern region of Calabria. Local inspectors found at least one driftnet measuring over 3 kilometers in length and with a mesh size of 20cm, well outside of legal limits. Read more...
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Innovative drones ready to hunt for illegal driftnets
With just a couple of weeks left before the start of our work in the Mediterranean in search of illegal driftnets, final preparations for the campaign are now well underway with checks on boats, fixing equipment, sourcing donations and test flying our new fleet of drones. Read more...
Learn how The Black Fish uses new innovative technology such as surveillance drones to expose illegal fishing. Read More...
Help organise an event as part The Black Fish speaking tour 2013, touring over 50 cities and towns in the UK and Ireland. Read More...
Sign up for our marine training programme and learn sailing skills that can benefit marine conservation. Read More...
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A group of 20+ international animators affiliated with Amsterdam based animation studio Mr Lee have started working - entirely voluntary - on an ambitious new animation film project, bringing attention to the problems of overfishing and the need for action to turn the tide for conservation. The film is expected to be released online this July. Check out the project blog for the latest updates.
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