Huge pirate tuna fishing operation exposed in Pacific, says Greenpeace

A Taiwanese longline vessel caught with 75kg of shark fins near Papua New Guinea was only the 'tip of the iceberg' of operations driving a decline in tuna

Greenpeace claims to have uncovered a pirate fishing operation in waters near Papua New Guinea after spotting a Taiwanese ship that allegedly had 75kg of illegally caught shark fins and irregularities in its tuna catch logbook.

The group said similar cases were the "tip of the iceberg" of pirate fishing which had driven a sharp decline in tuna populations.