To raise awareness about effects of overfishing in Europe, Nicholas Röhl and Greta Scacchi of the association Fishlove have been asking celebrities to pose nude while holding a fish. Gillian Anderson, Jean-Marc Barr, Thomas Dutronc, Kenzo, Aure Atika are just some of the celebrities to have posed for these audacious portraits taken by Denis Rouvre.
“On December 10th Members of the European Parliament can vote to ban the most destructive forms of deep-sea fishing in the Northeast Atlantic.
The deep ocean is the largest habitat on the planet—teeming with all kinds of unique marine life including corals and sponges that live for thousands of years. But deep-sea bottom trawlers are destroying them – dragging giant weighted nets, fixed to cables and steel plates more than 2 tons each, across the ocean floor to catch a small number of low value fish.
More than 300 scientists have united to say stop to this blind and costly destruction, which is subsidized by taxpayers’ money. But greedy fishing companies have roped in political support to oppose these efforts and some Members of Parliament tell us we could lose this battle if they don’t have a public mandate to fight back.
Let’s make sure they have what they need before this historical vote! If we come together right now to raise our voices – we can ensure one of the most wonderful ocean habitats in the world is protected. Sign the petition right now and share this with everyone.
The Avaaz community helped make history earlier this year when 180,000 members sent messages to support MEPs to end overfishing. The vote passed with a super majority! We can do it again to save deep-sea life – before it’s too late.”
This petition was created by the BLOOM Association and Fishlove. The goal is 750,000 signatures.
Click here to sign the petition : http://petition.bloomassociation.org
