Thousands of miles away, on a Taiwanese fishing boat, a fishery observer named Eritara Aati Kaierua had been found dead. “We’ve recorded one or two deaths of fishery observers every year since 2015,” says Mitchell. “All with the same outcome: no information.”Liz Mitchell advocates on behalf of fishery observers. Independent fishery observers have one of the most dangerous occupations in the world. Photograph: Paul Hilton/GreenpeaceFor those fishery observers who disappear or die in the course of walking this tightrope, there is often little justice.

Source: The Guardian May 22, 2020 05:26 UTC