Facts & Figures
Did You Know?
Facts and figures
Simple truths
Facts & Figures
Did You Know?
Facts and figures
Simple truths
Facts and figures
Simple truths
Facts & Figures
Did You Know?







If not for whaling, ship strikes, pollution and entanglement in fishing gear, some whales could live for over 200 years.
12-15 million tons of plastic ends up in the ocean every year, killing one million seabirds and 100,000 marine animals.
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.
300,000 whales and dolphins are killed each year because of industrial and especially illegal fishing.
70% of marine wildlife entanglements involve abandoned plastic fishing nets, also known as "ghost nets".
Humpback whales communicate with complex songs that can be as loud as the sound of a jet plane (around 150 decibels).
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We do what international authorities can’t … or won’t.
from Sea Shepherd New Zealand
Operation Antarctica Defense
Explosive Report Reveals Disastrous Impacts of Krill Fishing in Antarctica
Wednesday, 18 Oct, 2023
Operation Antarctica Defense
Our Renewed Antarctica Mission: Spotlight on the Industrial Krill Fishing Fleet
Wednesday, 11 Oct, 2023
Illegal Fishing Campaigns
Lloyd's Register Foundation Backs Sea Shepherd Global’s Initiative for African Female Seafarers
Tuesday, 26 Sep, 2023
Illegal Fishing Campaigns
Italian Trawler Arrested in The Gambia with “Sustainably Caught Shrimp” Bound for Europe
Wednesday, 13 Sep, 2023
Illegal Fishing Campaigns
Fourth Trawler Arrested in The Gambia After Scuffle with Local Fishermen
Thursday, 31 Aug, 2023
Direct Action Campaigns