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We do what international authorities can’t … or won’t.
Direct Action Campaigns
from Sea Shepherd Australia
Shark Defence Campaign
Why Does a Beach Safety Program Sit With The Department of Primary Industries?
Thursday, 03 Jul, 2025
Illegal Fishing Campaigns
Sea Shepherd Commences Historic Effort to Protect Bougainville and the Amazon of the Seas
Monday, 30 Jun, 2025
Operation Living Fjords
Pregnant Pilot Whales and Calves Slaughtered in Faroe Islands Hunt
Friday, 13 Jun, 2025
Facts and figures
Sharks
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
Simple truths







Around the world, between 70 and 100 million sharks die each year through fishing, shark finning and shark mitigation programs.
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.
For every pound of trawled shrimp, up to six pounds of "bycatch” is also captured, including turtles and dolphins.