Greenpeace creates underwater boulder barrier in the South West Deeps - in pictures

  • Greenpeace UK has placed 18 limestone boulders on the seabed in the South West Deeps Marine Protected Area, 190 kilometres south-west of Cornwall, to block destructive industrial fishing. Photo: Greenpeace
    Greenpeace UK has placed 18 limestone boulders on the seabed in the South West Deeps Marine Protected Area, 190 kilometres south-west of Cornwall, to block destructive industrial fishing. Photo: Greenpeace
  • A team on the Greenpeace ship 'Arctic Sunrise' prepare to place a boulder in the sea. Photo: Greenpeace
    A team on the Greenpeace ship 'Arctic Sunrise' prepare to place a boulder in the sea. Photo: Greenpeace
  • Campaigners and crew on 'Arctic Sunrise' sailed to the western English Channel to make an area of the South West Deeps off limits to bottom-trawling. Photo: Greenpeace
    Campaigners and crew on 'Arctic Sunrise' sailed to the western English Channel to make an area of the South West Deeps off limits to bottom-trawling. Photo: Greenpeace
  • The one-tonne boulders make it impossible for bottom-towed fishing gear to be dragged along the seabed. Photo: Greenpeace
    The one-tonne boulders make it impossible for bottom-towed fishing gear to be dragged along the seabed. Photo: Greenpeace
  • A boulder with the message 'For all our Futures' on the 'Arctic Sunrise'. Photo: Greenpeace
    A boulder with the message 'For all our Futures' on the 'Arctic Sunrise'. Photo: Greenpeace
  • The names of celebrities who support the action are stencilled on the limestone boulders. Photo: Greenpeace
    The names of celebrities who support the action are stencilled on the limestone boulders. Photo: Greenpeace
  • A boulder with Daniel Lismore's name on it is lowered into the sea. Photo: Greenpeace
    A boulder with Daniel Lismore's name on it is lowered into the sea. Photo: Greenpeace
  • 'Arctic Sunrise' at sea in the South West Deeps. Photo: Greenpeace
    'Arctic Sunrise' at sea in the South West Deeps. Photo: Greenpeace
  • An ammonite boulder is placed in the sea. Photo: Greenpeace
    An ammonite boulder is placed in the sea. Photo: Greenpeace
  • A limestone boulder with actor Simon Pegg's name on it, is prepared before being dropped into the sea. AFP
    A limestone boulder with actor Simon Pegg's name on it, is prepared before being dropped into the sea. AFP
  • One of the boulders before being dropped into the sea. Photo: Greenpeace
    One of the boulders before being dropped into the sea. Photo: Greenpeace