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Owha the well-known Leopard Seal that has made Auckland’s Waitematā harbour its home for several years is believed to have been shot in the face. Three veterinarians have confirmed the puncture wound on the left side of her face is likely the result of a gunshot.
Read more: Sea Shepherd offers reward for Leopard Seal shooter
A joint operation in partnership with the government of The Gambia to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in West Africa, that has already seen the arrest of three industrial trawlers for a number of fisheries offense, has resulted in the apprehension of a fourth trawler by law enforcement agents representing the Gambian Department of Fisheries and The Gambia Navy on board the Sea Shepherd vessel Sam Simon. Photos by Flavio Gasperini/Sea Shepherd.
Read more: Fourth Trawler Arrested in The Gambia for Fishing Illegally
On the 19th of September, armed Gabonese law enforcement agents who were working on board the Sea Shepherd ship Bob Barker stormed the Congolese-flagged Tchilassi in a nighttime raid as it illegally set its purse seine fishing net in the protected waters of Mayumba National Park on the border between Gabon and Congo-Brazzaville, off the coast of Central West Africa. Photos by Tara Lambourne/Sea Shepherd.
Read more: Illegal Fishers with Dead Baby Sharks Arrested in Nighttime Raid
Four days after a joint operation in partnership with the government of The Gambia to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in West Africa, saw the arrest of two industrial trawlers for a number of fisheries offense, law enforcement agents representing the Gambian Department of Fisheries and The Gambia Navy on board the Sea Shepherd vessel Sam Simon have apprehended a third trawler.
A Sea Shepherd beach clean-up campaign in Northeast Arnhem Land has further exposed the catastrophic impact of marine plastic pollution on mainland Australia.
Read more: 250 Million Pieces of Trash at Remote Top End Australian Beach
LAST week our Sea Shepherd New Zealand crew spotted 5-6 Maui off Manukau heads on the west coast of Tāmaki Makaurau, just outside of Auckland. This is about ten percent of the population of the world’s rarest dolphin.
Read more: Sea Shepherd documents 10 percent of Maui Dolphin population
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Sea Shepherd New Zealand, and Sea Shepherd Legal (collectively, Sea Shepherd) refuse to allow New Zealand’s Māui dolphin to follow the same tragic path as the vaquita in Mexico. Today, Sea Shepherd took decisive action to defend the Māui dolphin by formally demanding that the Trump Administration immediately ban all imports from New Zealand fisheries that are driving the Māui dolphin to extinction.
Read more: Sea Shepherd takes action to protect endangered Maui Dolphin
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!
Read more: Sea Shepherd’s 31 Marine Conservation Campaigns in 2018
