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Our mission is to defend, conserve and protect our ocean. 🐋 Learn more and take action here ⬇️
www.seashepherd.org.au

Sea Shepherd is an international, non-profit marine conservation organization that campaigns to defend, conserve and protect the world’s ocean. Sea Shepherd was founded in 1977 by Paul Watson, one of the original members of Greenpeace. Since its grassroots beginnings, it has grown into an unstoppable global movement with independent groups established in over 20 countries.

02/11/2026

Our crew have just arrived on Elcho Island for our final remote clean-up campaign of 2026. 🌊

We got stuck in straight away on an illegal fishing vessel that washed up here years ago. It’s still polluting - as the hull breaks down, its old nets are spilling onto the beach, becoming a threat to the environment and marine life here.

At sea, our ships confront illegal fishing vessels, and on land, our crew clear the ghost nets those operations leave on Australia’s beaches.
Stay tuned for more updates from this campaign and learn more about our remote clean-up campaign here: https://www.seashepherd.org.au/our-campaigns/marine-debris-campaign/

🎥: Emily Vines / Sea Shepherd Australia

01/11/2026

At Sea Shepherd, we know that protecting the ocean starts with the choices we make every day. That's why every meal on our ships is 100% vegan, reflecting the values we stand for.

Our incredible galley teams work tirelessly to prepare three nutritious and delicious vegan meals each day for our dedicated crew, fuelling their efforts as we take direct action to defend marine wildlife and protect our ocean. 🌱🍽️ 🌊

By reducing our impact on the planet and choosing a vegan lifestyle, we can all play a part in creating a better future for the ocean and every living being. 🌊🐋

31/10/2026

Antarctica’s krill fishery has a whale-sized blind spot... but how do you overlook a whale? 🐋👀

For decades, CCAMLR’s ecosystem monitoring program has tracked penguins, seabirds and fur seals to understand how krill availability affects their survival. Yet it hasn't extended that monitoring to whales, even as industrial supertrawlers operate in some of the most important whale feeding grounds in the world.

Our crews have documented industrial krill trawlers fishing among huge groups of feeding whales. We’ve brought independent scientists aboard the Allankay to help understand that overlap.

The evidence must shape decisions about where fishing happens and how much krill is taken. Giving whales a seat at the table only matters if it changes what happens at sea.

📖🔗 Read the full commentary by Peter Hammarstedt via the link in comments.

📷: Youenn Kerdavid / Flavio Gasperini / Alice Bacou / Sea Shepherd

31/10/2026

BREAKING NEWS

Blooms The Chemist has confirmed it is pausing further purchases of krill oil supplements while it seeks more information on sustainability grounds. It has also asked its franchisees not to reorder.

Blooms The Chemist is the first major Australian chemist to pause ordering krill oil and say so publicly. Sea Shepherd Australia welcomes and applauds this decision.

Now we’re asking Blooms to go one step further: sign the Antarctic Krill Pledge and commit to ending the sale of krill oil for good. Signing would show the Australian public that Blooms is committed to protecting Antarctica in the strongest possible terms. That kind of leadership would set Blooms apart from every other chemist in the country.

The pressure is growing. More Australians are learning where krill oil comes from, and they don’t want their money supporting an industry that takes food from whales, penguins and seals in one of the most fragile ecosystems on Earth.

Blooms has made the first move, and now it’s time for the rest of the sector to follow. TerryWhite we're looking at you.

🔗 Hit the link in comments to use our krill-free retail map and learn more!

30/10/2026

Poachers illegally plundering the ocean.
Industrial purse seine fishing causing massive amounts of bycatch.
Giant supertrawlers taking the krill that whales, penguins and seals rely on to survive.
Lethal shark nets killing indiscriminately.

Halloween is one night of the year, but out in the deep, the horrors don't stop. That’s why our crews work tirelessly on the frontlines to expose and fight the threats facing our ocean. 💪

Help us end the ocean's nightmare. Find out more about our campaigns and how you can support us:
https://www.seashepherd.org.au/who-we-are/

📽: Karim Iliya / Kogia / Sea Shepherd / Sarah Franke

29/10/2026

Want to make a real difference for our oceans? 🌊

Do you have some spare time and a whole lot of love for the ocean? Join a crew of passionate, like-minded people taking action for our ocean! Our volunteers are the backbone of Sea Shepherd Australia, and we have some exciting new opportunities available to join our awesome onshore volunteer crew:

NSW
📍 Sapphire Coast: Chapter Co-Coordinator
📍 Sapphire Coast: Events Coordinator
📍 Sydney South: Merchandise Manager
📍Newcastle: Chapter Coordinator

SA
📍 Adelaide: Chapter Co-Coordinator

WA
📍 Perth: Chapter Coordinator
📍 Perth: Merchandise Manager

For more information and to apply, hit the link in comments! 🔗

28/10/2026

Safe travels, gentle giants 🐋

The humpback migration season is coming to an end in Australia as these giants begin their long journey south to Antarctica. After bringing new life into the world and resting in our warmer waters, it’s time for them to continue an ancient cycle that has carried them along our coastlines for thousands of years.

Until we meet again, we’ll keep fighting for you and your ocean home 💙

Thank you to / Scott Robert for this beautiful footage from this years migration.

28/10/2026

Plenty to get involved in this weekend! 🌊 From beach clean-ups and film screenings to markets and community festivals, there’s something on for everyone, wherever you are.

Every event is a chance to connect and help protect our oceans. 💙 Check out what’s on near you and bring a friend along!

🗓️Friday 30th October
📍NSW, Newcastle - The Plastic Country film screening @ The Base, West Newcastle 🕜 6.30pm

🗓️ Saturday 31 October
📍VIC, Melbourne — McClelland Makers’ Market - October, McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery 🕓 9:00am–2:00pm
📍VIC, Mornington — Tootgarook Community Clean-up, Tootgarook Boat Ramp 🕓 9:00am
📍QLD, Brisbane — Corals Last Stand Screening, Victoria Point Bowls Club 🕓 4:30pm–9:00pm

🗓️ Sunday 1 November
📍NSW, Newcastle — Homegrown Speers Point 🕓 9:00am–1:00pm
📍ACT, Canberra — Festival of Kind Living, Glebe Park 🕓 10am–3:00pm
📍NSW, Sydney — Randwick Eco Living Festival, Broadarrow Reserve 🕓 9:00am–2:00pm
📍QLD, Gold Coast — World Vegan Day, Broadwater Parklands 🕓 10:00am–3:00pm

Hit the link in comments for more details! 🔗

27/10/2026

Last weekend, Sea Shepherd Australia volunteers gathered outside TerryWhite Chemmart stores across Australia with one message: stop selling krill oil.

Australian supermarkets are already moving. Woolworths and Coles have dropped krill oil, and ALDI has never stocked it, so the Australian grocery sector is now approximately 75% krill-free. Unfortunately, Australia’s major chemist chains have yet to make any meaningful progress.

We’re calling on TerryWhite Chemmart to stop selling krill oil and sign the Antarctic Krill Pledge.

Krill feed whales, seals and penguins. They belong in the Southern Ocean, not in a capsule.

Help us take action and tag asking them to drop krill oil and protect the future of Antarctica!

26/10/2026

95,000 Pieces of Marine Debris Cleared from Tiwi Islands 😱💪

We have just completed our fourth remote clean-up campaign of the year, this time travelling to the Tiwi Islands for our first week-long campaign with the Tiwi Rangers.

Eight Sea Shepherd Australia crew worked alongside the Rangers in hot, humid conditions which made the work very challenging.
Following a recent storm, much of the plastic had been pushed up above the high tide mark into the vegetation and much of the smaller debris had been buried beneath sand and leaf litter.

The results:

💪Total weight: 3.6 tonnes of debris removed
🌊15 kilometres of coastline cleaned
🧹776 bags filled

By sorting and counting a 10% sample, we estimate that almost 95,000 individual pieces of rubbish were removed during the campaign. 😱
That's a lot of coastline that is now safer for the marine life that calls it home! 💙🐢
Thank you to the Tiwi Rangers for having us.

👉Hit the link in comments to read more!

📷: Hunter Bergen / Sea Shepherd Australia

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