Ocean Sentry - Defending Oceans and Whales

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The End of the Line

In the film we see firsthand the effects of our global love affair with fish as food. It examines the imminent extinction of bluefin tuna, brought on by increasing western demand for sushi; the impact on marine life resulting in huge overpopulation of jellyfish; and the profound implications of a future world with no fish... Read More

The Cove

The Cove begins in Taiji, Japan, where former dolphin trainer Ric O’Barry has come to set things right after a long search for redemption. In the 1960s, it was O’Barry who captured and trained the 5 dolphins who played the title character in the international television sensation “Flipper.”... Read More

305 Whales Saved by Operation Musashi

Sea Shepherd this last season has saved 305 whales from an agonizing death from the deadly explosive harpoons of the Japanese whaling fleet. The Japanese Fisheries Agency is blaming the failure to reach their quota on disruptions by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society... Read More

WHALE WARS - Second Season!

The filming of Whale Wars Two is now completed. Three months on the most remote and hostile seas in the world provided a thousand hours of video as the raw material for the 2009 airing of the Sea Shepherd voyages to defend the whales from the illegal activities of the Japanese whaling fleet.... Read More

Sea Shepherd in the Galapagos

Some 960 kilometers off the coast of Ecuador, the Galapagos Archipelago is famed throughout the world for its unique plant and animal species. In 1959, ninety-seven percent of the total land area of the islands – some 800,000 hectares – was declared a National Park by the Government of Ecuador.... Read More

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Shark Angels

Shark Angels Sea Shepherd has long been committed to shark conservation, and in 2007 it took this co...

Save the Galapagos

Save the Galapagos Islands Since 2000, Sea Shepherd has maintained a strong, positive presence in the Galapagos...

Longline and Shark Finning

Longline and Shark Finning A longline is a fishing line usually made of monofilament. The length of the line gen...

Save the marine turtles

Save the marine turtles A marine turtle survey has been recently completed near Ella Bay in Far North Queensland Aust...

Canada Seal Hunt

Canada Seal Hunt Canada's commercial seal "hunt" is the largest mass slaughter of marine mammals in the world....

I Do Not Support Greenpeace

I do not support Greenpeace You love marine wildlife and you respect their right to life in the oceans t...

Japan Attempts Amendment of Dutch Statutes

It appears as though Japan may have finally succeeded in gaining enough influence in the Netherlands to attempt to dictate Dutch law. Because the Steve Irwin, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s flagship (used to obstruct activities by Japanese whalers in violation of international laws and in an internationally recognized Whale Sanctuary), is register…
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Alice in LUSH Land Defending the Sharks

Artist Alice Newstead and LUSH Cosmetics Express Empathy For the Suffering of the Sharks Report from Captain Paul Watson Paris, France- Empathy! It’s probably the most virtuous of emotions. It is the understanding of the feelings of another – be it another person or an animal. Empathy can be expressed in many ways, but how does one communicate the …
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Illegal Tuna Fishing Operation Caught in the Galapagos

On the night of June 30th, 2009, the commercial tuna boat Don Mario, from the fishing port of Manta in Ecuador, was caught fishing inside the Galapagos Marine Reserve. At the time of capture, the vessel was 30 miles inside the protected waters of the National Park and had its nets out in the water. Inside their nets the National Park Rangers discovered not o…
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Sea Shepherd Sets Sights on a Mediterranean Campaign

Sea Shepherd Sets Sights on a Mediterranean CampaignThe Mediterranean Sea must be closed to commercial fishing, and especially to the fishing of the bluefin tuna. “The bluefin tuna will be commercially extinct within three years unless governments act now, act decisively and act aggressively,” said Captain Paul Watson, Executive Director of the Sea Shepherd…
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