Yesterday’s 'Inside Story' on Al Jazeera TV was all about the collapse of bluefin tuna stock in the Mediterannean. The 25 minute programme provided a facinating insight into the politics and greed of the serious overfishing which has left bluefin on the verge of extinction.

More from Liz onboard the Rainbow Warrior as the crew monitor the overfishing of bluefin tuna in the seas around Malta.

Life has calmed down a bit since Emma was attacked just over a week ago. I can't believe it's been more than a week already, time has flown by. We were attempting to board a tuna vessel in Malta to carry out an inspection when Emma was beaten in the face and neck by Massimo Cappitta, director of Mare Blu Tuna Farm.

More from Liz onboard the Rainbow Warrior as the crew monitor the overfishing of bluefin tuna in the seas around Malta. 

An old Maltese fisherman leans over the rails in his string vest, gesticulating passionately as his son translates for us. As we speed back to the Rainbow Warrior we hear his son shout after us, "Take care of our tuna, because they are going to exterminate them!"

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Our new blogger Liz is a volunteer deck-hand onboard the Rainbow Warrior. Over the next few weeks she'll be our eyes and ears aboard as the crew document and expose the flagrant overfishing of bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean. Their first port of call is Malta, a focal point of the exploitative tuna ranching industry. Read more »