- Title: VARIOUS: ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND FISHERMEN CLASH OVER PLANS TO BAN DRIFTNETS
- Date: 8th June 1998
- Summary: LUXEMBOURG (JUNE 8, 1998) (RTV) 1. HAS PAN EXTERIOR EUROPEAN UNION BUILDING WITH SECURITY, GREENPEACE ACTIVISTS PUTTING UP "BAN DRIFTNETS" BANNER (2 SHOTS) 0.10 2. SLV GREENPEACE ACTIVIST SECURITY BANNER SHOWING WHALE CAUGHT IN DRIFTNET 0.15 3. SCU GREENPEACE OCEANS CAMPAIGN SPOKESMAN MATTHEW GIANNI SAYING "I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY DISPUTE ABOUT THAT, THE NETS ARE CAUSING DAMAGE AND A NUMBER OF SCIENTIFIC STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT THE NETS ARE CATCHING A WIDE RANGE OF OTHER SPECIES WHETHER IN THE ATLANTIC OR IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA. I THINK AT THIS POINT SO FAR AS THE POLITICAL DISPUTE CENTRES AROUND COMPENSATION, HOW MUCH THE FISHERMEN WILL GET. AND I THINK FOR FRANCE EXAMPLE WHICH HAS INVESTED HEAVILY IN PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF DRIFTNET FISHING THERE'S ALMOST A SENSE OF NATIONAL PRIDE AT STAKE." (ENGLISH) 0.44 4. SLV "BAN DRIFTNETS" BANNER 0.47 5. SCU IRISH FISHERMEN TRYING TO PULL DOWN GREENPEACE NET AND BANNER 0.58 6. SCU GREENPEACE ACTIVIST SHOUTING: "WE ARE PEACEFUL, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?" 1.05 7. SCU IRISH FISHERMAN LORCAN KENNEDY SAYING "THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT ALL SORTS OF ANIMALS AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE. THE PEOPLE HAVE TO LIVE IN THIS BLOODY EUROPEAN UNION AS WELL AND THERE'S NO THOUGHT OF THE PEOPLE. WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO GET JOBS IN THE SOUTH WEST OF IRELAND. THIS IS A FINE INDUSTRY, A SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY, THE FISHERMEN ARE THE BEST ENVIRONMENTALISTS THAT ARE GOING." (ENGLISH) 1.26 8. MV BRITISH AGRICULTURE MINISTER JACK CUNNINGHAM ARRIVING, SAYING "I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN AGREEMENT TO PHASE OUT TUNA FISHING WITH DRIFTNETS BECAUSE OF THE SIDE EFFECTS ON DOLPHINS AND CETACEANS AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR THAT FOR SOME TIME BUT OF COURSE IT'S AS DEPENDENT ON OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AS IT IS ON THE U.K. - BUT THE U.K. WILL CERTAINLY BE VOTING FOR THAT." (ENGLISH) 2.00 9. SLV FISHERIES MINISTERS AT MEETING 2.04 10. SCU EU COMMISSIONER EMMA BONINO SEATED 2.09 11. SCU IRISH FISHERIES MINISTER SEATED 2.15 AT SEA, FILE (ECTV) 12. SLV FISHING BOAT AT SEA IN GULF OF GASCOIGNE 2.18 13. SCU DRIFTNET GOING OVERBOARD 2.28 14. SLV TUNA SWIMMING (3 SHOTS) 2.38 15. SCI FISHERMEN WITH NET AND CATCH HAULED IN (2 SHOTS) 2.52 16. SLV TUNA IN NET AS IT WINCHED IN 2.58 17. SCU TUNA IN NET/ SCU SHARK CAUGHT IN NET (2 SHOTS) 3.07 18. SLV DRIFT NET PUT OUT ON DIFFERENT BOAT, DOLPHIN ON DECK IN FOREGROUND 3.15 19. HAS DOLPHINS SWIMMING IN FRONT OF BOAT 3.29 AT SEA OFF ORISTANO, SARDINIA, ITALY (JUNE 4, 1998) (GREENPEACE VNR) 20. SLV GREENPEACE ZODIAC INFLATABLE CIRCLING FISHING BOAT 3.36 21. SLV "STOP" SIGN IN WATER 3.44 22. SLV "STOP DRIFTNETS" SIGN HELD BY GREENPEACE ACTIVISTS IN ZODIAC 3.55 23. SLV FISHERMEN TRYING TO PULL IN NET, GREENPEACE ZODIAC WITH BANNER GOING PAST 4.06 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: LUXEMBOURG/ AT SEA/ AT SEA OFF SARDINIA, ITALY
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