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Facts & Figures

Did You Know?

Facts & Figures

Did You Know?

Facts & Figures

Did You Know?

Facts and figures

Simple truths

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.

For every pound of trawled shrimp, up to six pounds of "bycatch” is also captured, including turtles and dolphins.

  • Sea Shepherd fights to defend, conserve and protect our oceans.

    We use direct action to defend marine wildlife and protect their habitat in the world’s oceans. Sea Shepherd’s conservation actions aim to safeguard the biodiversity of our delicately-balanced marine ecosystems.

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  • If the oceans die, we die.

    Overfishing, poaching and environmental waste have destroyed marine populations and polluted our seas. International laws and agreements exist to protect our fragile marine ecosystems, but enforcement is lacking.

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  • We do what international authorities can’t … or won’t.

    When existing laws to protect the world’s oceans and marine wildlife are not enforced, Sea Shepherd engages in direct action campaigns, patrolling the high seas and working with national authorities to tackle illegal fishing in sovereign waters.

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    Operation Albacore

    Fighting illegal fishing in Gabon, West Africa.

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    Partnerships to Protect Africa’s Marine Wildlife

    Operation Dolphin Bycatch

    Protecting dolphins on France's Atlantic Coast

    Operation Pahu

    Hector's Dolphin Defence Campaign

    Operation Jeedara

    Defending the Great Australian Bight

    Operation Jodari

    Combatting illegal fishing in Tanzania

    Operation Apex Harmony

    Defending, conserving and protecting sharks

    Operation Reef Defence

    Our Mission to #StopAdani

    Antarctic Whale Defence Campaigns

    Our fight to end illegal whaling

    Operation Kimberley Miinimbi

    Defending the Kimberley

    Operation Siso

    Fighting illegal fishing in the Mediterranean Sea

    Operation Icefish 2014/15

    Chasing down a notorious poaching fleet

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    Shutting Down a Fleet of Illegal Driftnetters

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