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Operation Jodari
Operation Jodari is our latest campaign with Tanzania to tackle Illegal, Unreported & Unregulated (IUU) fishing in East Africa.
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Operation Milagro
Our ongoing campaign to defend the highly-endangered vaquita porpoise from extinction in Mexico. Milagro means miracle in Spanish.
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Operation Sola Stella
Our ongoing mission to combat Illegal, Unreported & Unregulated (IUU) fishing in Liberia.
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News & Commentary

January 17, 2019

Sea Shepherd’s 31 Marine Conservation Campaigns in 2018

Thanks to our generous supporters, passionate volunteers, and hard-working crew, in 2018 Sea Shepherd conducted 31 direct-action marine conservation campaigns around the world!

January 07, 2019

Sea Shepherd Crew Observes 6 Harmless Animals Caught in Gold Coast Shark Nets

ON THURSDAY, January 3, Sea Shepherd’s Apex Harmony crew observed six harmless animals caught in Gold Coast Shark nets.

Jan 03, 2019

Sea Shepherd Assists Liberian Coast Guard with Arrest of Cargo Vessel for Illegal Fish Trade

Over Christmas, the Liberian Coast Guard, assisted by Sea Shepherd crew, arrested the Chinese-flagged (M/V) Hai Feng 823, a 74-meter refrigerated cargo vessel (or reefer), with a…

Dec 27, 2018

Sea Shepherd welcomes the end of whaling in the Southern Ocean

Since 2002, Sea Shepherd has opposed Japanese whaling operations in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary with expeditions to Antarctic waters first in 2002 followed by continuous…

Dec 18, 2018

M/Y Steve Irwin to return to Melbourne this week

Since announcing the retirement of the M/Y Steve Irwin from active duty, some new information has come to light allowing us to further explore our options for our vessel. In the…

Dec 13, 2018

Operation Apex Harmony: Just A Bird?

To some this may be “just a bird”. But this bird, a cormorant found deceased in a shark net at Marcoola Beach, Sunshine Coast, Queensland in November, epitomises everything that…