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We do what international authorities can’t … or won’t.
Direct Action Campaigns
from Sea Shepherd Australia
Operation Living Fjords
Pregnant Pilot Whales and Calves Slaughtered in Faroe Islands Hunt
Friday, 13 Jun, 2025
News
Sea Shepherd Global at the UN Ocean Conference: A United Front to Defend the Oceans
Thursday, 12 Jun, 2025
Shark Defence Campaign
URGENT CALL OUT: Ask The NSW Govt To Say No to Shark Nets
Tuesday, 10 Jun, 2025
Facts & Figures
Did You Know?
Facts & Figures
Did You Know?
Facts & Figures
Marine Debris Campaign
Facts & Figures
Did You Know?
Facts and figures
Sharks
Facts & Figures
Did You Know?
Facts and figures
Simple truths







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.
In 2 years, we collected 1,233,595 pieces of rubbish from our beaches in 279 beach clean-ups. 80% of these items were plastic.
Humpback whales communicate with complex songs that can be as loud as the sound of a jet plane (around 150 decibels).
Around the world, between 70 and 100 million sharks die each year through fishing, shark finning and shark mitigation programs.
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.