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We do what international authorities can’t … or won’t.
Direct Action Campaigns
from Sea Shepherd Australia
Operation Antarctica Defense
Sea Shepherd Returns to Antarctica to Save Whales by Protecting Krill
Tuesday, 26 Nov, 2024
Marine Debris Campaign
Government Project Key to Remote Marine Debris Success Under Threat
Monday, 25 Nov, 2024
Facts and figures
Sharks
Facts & Figures
Did You Know?
Facts and figures
Simple truths
Facts & Figures
Did You Know?
Facts & Figures
Marine Debris Campaign
Facts & Figures
Did You Know?
Facts & Figures
Did You Know?
Around the world, between 70 and 100 million sharks die each year through fishing, shark finning and shark mitigation programs.
Humpback whales communicate with complex songs that can be as loud as the sound of a jet plane (around 150 decibels).
For every pound of trawled shrimp, up to six pounds of "bycatch” is also captured, including turtles and dolphins.
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.
12-15 million tons of plastic ends up in the ocean every year, killing one million seabirds and 100,000 marine animals.
If not for whaling, ship strikes, pollution and entanglement in fishing gear, some whales could live for over 200 years.