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Direct Action Campaigns
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Operation Tuvalu
Ripple Effect: Why Protecting Tuvalu’s Marine Life Is Crucial for Ocean Health
Saturday, 20 Jul, 2024
Commentary
Can Innovative Business Ventures Turn the Tide on Ghost Fishing in the Mediterranean?
Friday, 19 Jul, 2024
Operation Tuvalu
Sea Shepherd and Tuvalu Police Confiscate Over 9.5 Kilometers of Illegal Fishing Gear
Wednesday, 17 Jul, 2024
Operation Antarctica Defense
Historic Opportunity in Seoul: Will 26 Nations Unite to Save Antarctica?
Tuesday, 16 Jul, 2024
Facts & Figures
Did You Know?
Facts & Figures
Did You Know?
Facts & Figures
Did You Know?
Facts & Figures
Did You Know?
Facts & Figures
Marine Debris Campaign
Facts and figures
Sharks
Facts and figures
Simple truths
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12-15 million tons of plastic ends up in the ocean every year, killing one million seabirds and 100,000 marine animals.
Humpback whales communicate with complex songs that can be as loud as the sound of a jet plane (around 150 decibels).
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.
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.
Around the world, between 70 and 100 million sharks die each year through fishing, shark finning and shark mitigation programs.
For every pound of trawled shrimp, up to six pounds of "bycatch” is also captured, including turtles and dolphins.