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Operation Albacore IV

Gabon Fisheries Minister Joins Sea Shepherd Crew on the Bob Barker

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Protecting Our Oceans since 1977

Learn about our partnerships with seven African governments to stop illegal fishing.

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Ten trawlers were arrested in a covert nighttime sweeps along the coast of The Gambia.

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One of the largest turtle nesting beaches in the world is choked with abandoned fishing gear.

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Minister Biendi Maganga-Moussavou joined the Bob Barker crew for the last patrol of the season.

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Humpback whales communicate with complex songs that can be as loud as the sound of a jet plane (around 150 decibels).

12-15 million tons of plastic ends up in the ocean every year, killing one million seabirds and 100,000 marine animals.

Illegal fishing accounts for an estimated 11-26 million tons of the annual catch of fish globally.

If not for whaling, ship strikes, pollution and entanglement in fishing gear, some whales could live for over 200 years.

For every pound of trawled shrimp, up to six pounds of "bycatch” is also captured, including turtles and dolphins.

  • Sea Shepherd fights to defend, conserve and protect our oceans.

    We use direct action to defend marine wildlife and protect their habitat in the world’s oceans. Sea Shepherd’s conservation actions aim to safeguard the biodiversity of our delicately-balanced marine ecosystems.

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  • If the oceans die, we die.

    Overfishing, poaching and environmental waste have destroyed marine populations and polluted our seas. International laws and agreements exist to protect our fragile marine ecosystems, but enforcement is lacking.

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  • We do what international authorities can’t … or won’t.

    When existing laws to protect the world’s oceans and marine wildlife are not enforced, Sea Shepherd engages in direct action campaigns, patrolling the high seas and working with national authorities to tackle illegal fishing in sovereign waters.

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    Albacore 2016-2019

    Fighting illegal fishing in Gabon, West Africa.

    Sola Stella 2017-2019

    Combatting Illegal Fishing in Liberia, West Africa

    Operation Jodari 2018

    Combatting illegal fishing in Tanzania

    Operation Reef Defence 2018

    A Campaign to Stop Adani in the Great Barrier Reef

    Nyamba 2017-19

    Sea turtle defense on the French island of Mayotte

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    Whale Defense Campaign

    The next step in fighting illegal whaling

    Apex Harmony - Timor Leste 2017

    Fighting illegal shark fishing in East Timor

    Illegal Fishing Campaigns

    Partnerships to Protect Africa’s Marine Wildlife

    Bloody Fjords 2016/17

    Pilot Whale Defense Campaign in the Faroe Islands

    Operation Jeedara 2018

    Defending the Great Australian Bight

    Siracusa 2019

    Defending the Plemmirio Marine Reserve in Italy

    Jairo Med 2017

    Sea turtle defense in the Mediterranean Sea

    Nemesis 2016/17

    Our 11th Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign

    Operation Siso

    Fighting illegal fishing in the Mediterranean Sea

    Operation Dolphin Bycatch

    Protecting dolphins on France's Atlantic Coast

    Operation Driftnet

    Shutting Down a Fleet of Illegal Driftnetters

    Operation Icefish 2014/15

    Chasing down a notorious poaching fleet

    Sea Shepherd Dive

    Join the global dive community making a difference

    Sea Shepherd Tattoo

    Sea Shepherd Tattoo in Amsterdam

    Perkunas Campaign 2018

    Defending harbor porpoises in the Baltic Sea

    Turtle Defense Campaign

    Protecting sea turtles in Cabo Verde

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