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After our cameraman left the Esperanza
我们的摄影师离开“希望号”之后
Greenpeace continued their journey
绿色和平继续前行
And captured these images of the world's biggest purse seiner
拍摄到了世界上最大的围网
With a capacity almost four times larger than the New Guinea vessel.
其容量几乎是新几内亚渔船的四倍
It's a Spanish ship fishing for Pacific tuna to stock European supermarkets.
这艘西班牙船来到太平洋捕捞金枪鱼，供应欧洲市场所需
The presence of such large vessels
像这样的大型渔船
from countries that have already over-fished their own tuna stocks
在耗尽本国金枪鱼资源之后来到这里
Has riled the operators of local fishing fleets
这种行为激怒了本地的渔民
Perhaps with some justification.
他们的愤怒是有理由的
Some biologists have recently warned
近来有生物学家提出警告
that tuna populations in the Pacific will be crashing within five years
太平洋的金枪鱼数量将在五年内锐减
unless urgent action is taken.
除非立即采取保护措施
Perhaps it's time to think again about the ways we fish.
或许的确应该反思我们的捕鱼方式了
These pole and line fishermen are Solomon Islanders
这些使用鱼竿的渔民是所罗门群岛的居民
And this fishing is a local industry.
垂钓捕鱼是当地的一项产业
They target specific species, and mature individuals.
他们以特定种类的鱼为目标，只捕成年的鱼
There's almost no bycatch - no seabirds, no sharks.
这样几乎不会误捕其他动物——没有海鸟，也没有鲨鱼
And they can be selective - flicking juvenile fish off their hooks
渔民可以有所取舍——把未成年的鱼放回海里
So they can grow and breed.
让它们有机会成长，繁殖后代
Because it's impossible to hook every last fish in a school
垂钓不可能把一个鱼群赶尽杀绝
Some are always left to fight another day.
总会有些鱼留下来继续奋斗
And since the fish don't suffer for hours in nets
此外，鱼不必在网中挣扎几个小时
This meat is of a high quality.
肉质也就有了很高的保障
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