Sea Shepherd

Sea Shepherd Global is a non-profit marine conservation organization.

Established in 1977, Sea Shepherd is an international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organisation. Our mission is to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world's oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species. Sea Shepherd uses innovative direct-action tactics to investigate, document, and take action when necessary to expose and confront illega

l activities on the high seas. By safeguarding the biodiversity of our delicately-balanced ocean ecosystems, Sea Shepherd works to ensure their survival for future generations.

08/24/2026

How does Sea Shepherd actually fight illegal fishing? 🌊

Sea Shepherd operates a fleet of vessels that spend months at sea, often patrolling remote waters where illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing can have devastating consequences for marine wildlife and the coastal communities that depend on a healthy ocean.

But we don't do this alone:

We partner with national governments and provide our ships, crew and maritime expertise to support patrols in their waters. The authorities from those countries come onboard our vessels, giving them the platform to reach areas that can be difficult to patrol and to inspect fishing vessels, enforce national laws and, when violations are found, make arrests.

Our role also goes beyond enforcement. Because our ships reach remote areas that are rarely visited, we can bring scientists onboard to collect valuable data, document marine life and better understand the ecosystems we're working to protect. 🔬🐋

Our crews and media teams also document what happens far from shore, bringing evidence of destructive and illegal fishing practices to the public and exposing an industry that too often operates out of sight.

And after the ships leave, the work continues. Through years of experience confronting IUU fishing at sea, we can support our government partners as they identify loopholes, strengthen fisheries regulations and build better protection for their waters.

Patrol, document, research, support stronger protection, and of course: return again and again!

That's what fighting illegal fishing looks like.
And none of it would be possible without your support. 💙

08/23/2026

What does a biologist bring onboard a fishing vessel inspection? 🔬🌊

As you probably know by now, our ships spend months at sea and travel to remote parts of the ocean that very few people ever reach. Having biologists onboard means these expeditions can also become opportunities to observe, document and collect scientific data from places where research can be difficult, expensive or simply very rare.

Depending on the campaign, they can document the species we encounter, observe their behaviour and record where they feed, travel and gather, collecting information that helps us better understand the ecosystems we're working to protect.

And when our crews witness something unusual at sea, having scientific expertise onboard means those observations can become valuable data rather than simply an incredible encounter.

Because to protect the ocean, we need to defend it. But we also need to understand it. 🔬🐋🌊

So, what's actually inside a marine biologist's bag? Watch to find out. 👀

📸 Sophie Lin / Sea Shepherd

08/20/2026

🛶 Here's your monthly fleet update! If you'd like to dive deeper into each campaign, be sure to check out our latest posts or visit our website for the full stories.

It's a busy time of year for our fleet. Right now, all our fleet is at sea, carrying out critical frontline conservation work across the globe. 🌍⚓

Want to see behind the scenes? Become an Ocean Warrior! 💙

As an Ocean Warrior, you'll make a monthly donation of your choice (no minimum amount!!) while gaining exclusive access to campaign updates, life on board, sneak peeks from our ships, and messages from our captains and crew.

Join our global community of ocean defenders through the link in our bio. Every contribution helps keep our ships at sea and our campaigns moving forward. 🌊
https://seashe.ph/warrior

08/19/2026

Industrial krill fishing is taking place in the feeding grounds of whales, extracting a food source that Antarctic wildlife depends on. And some of that krill ends up thousands of kilometres away, sold as supplements by retailers like .

But the market is changing. Consumers are speaking up, and major retailers are already walking away from krill. Boots can do the same.

📣 Help us keep the pressure on. Visit Boots UK 's latest posts and ask them to stop selling krill and sign the Antarctic Krill Pledge.

The more of us who speak up, the harder we are to ignore. 🌊🐋

Krill belongs in the ocean.

08/18/2026

Wear your passion while protecting marine life! 🌊🖤🖍️

Tattoo studios around the world are turning ink into action for the ocean.

By participating in , artists donate a percentage of their proceeds to support Sea Shepherd’s campaigns around the world. 🐋🦈🐙🐢

Ready to get inked for the ocean?

🔗 Find your nearest participating artist or studio through the link 👉 https://seashe.ph/InkOcean

Your tattoo tells a story. Make it one of action for our ocean. 🏴‍☠️

08/17/2026

We have been taught to fear sharks, see fish as products, accept bycatch as unavoidable, and value marine animals according to what they can provide for us. But the real plot twist is that the ocean’s greatest threat has never lived beneath the surface.

Every species has a role to play, from the smallest krill to the largest whale, and none of them needs to be useful to humans to deserve protection.

And the pirates? They came to protect the treasure. 🌊🏴‍☠️

08/16/2026

🚨 Once again, the Antarctic krill fishing fleet has reached its 620,000 tonne trigger catch level.
Last year, the industry reached this level for the first time in history, forcing the fishery to close months early.

Now, it has happened for the second year in a row.
Until the end of 2024, conservation rules limited how much krill could be taken from individual areas around the Antarctic Peninsula.

But CCAMLR countries failed to renew them. Without these safeguards, industrial supertrawlers have been allowed to concentrate their fishing in ecological hotspots where krill gather and where whales, penguins and seals come to feed.

In both seasons since those safeguards expired, the fleet has reached the overall trigger level early, intensifying pressure on some of Antarctica’s most important wildlife feeding grounds.

Yet instead of supporting the stronger protections Antarctica urgently needs, the krill fishing industry is pushing to increase the permitted catch to as much as 1.1 million tonnes, almost twice the current trigger level.

Krill sustains the entire Antarctic ecosystem. Whales, penguins, seals and countless other species depend on it. Krill also helps the ocean store carbon.

🗣️ Reaching the trigger level early for a second year is not a warning. It is evidence of an industry accelerating its plunder of Antarctica. 🚨

Antarctica does not need more industrial krill fishing.

It needs stronger protection from it. ✊🌊

🔗 Read the full commentary by Peter Hammarstedt, Director of Campaigns at Sea Shepherd Global: https://seashe.ph/krill-fishery-closes-early-again

08/14/2026

🚨 For the second year in a row, the Antarctic krill fishing fleet has reached its 620,000 tonne trigger catch level.

Last year, this happened for the first time in history, forcing the fishery to close months early. Now, it has happened again.

🐋 Without safeguards limiting where krill can be caught, industrial fishing has been allowed to concentrate in the feeding grounds where whales, penguins and seals depend on krill to survive.

Yet instead of introducing the stronger protections Antarctica urgently needs, the krill fishing industry is pushing to increase the permitted catch to as much as 1.1 million tonnes, almost twice the current trigger level.

This is evidence of an industry accelerating its plunder of Antarctica.

Antarctica does not need more industrial krill fishing. It needs stronger protection from it. ✊🌊

🔗 Read the full commentary by Peter Hammarstedt, Director of Campaigns at Sea Shepherd Global: https://seashe.ph/krill-fishery-closes-early-again

08/12/2026

If some people think protecting the ocean can go too far, we think it is kinda chic to stand up for marine life, confront those profiting from its destruction, and refuse to accept an empty ocean as our future. 🌊🏴‍☠️

Want to be part of the movement? Whether you donate, wear our merch, subscribe to our newsletter, or join our crew, there is a place for you in the fight to protect the ocean. 🔗 Check the link in bio ✊

08/11/2026

In the ocean, we have calves, pups, chicks and hatchlings... 🌊👶 But where are the kittens? 🥺

We think baby cuttlefish make a pretty strong case for the title. 🦑🐱

So, we're officially opening the debate:
Which marine animal deserves to have its babies called kittens?

And while we're at it... what other baby names should the ocean have? 👇
We want to hear your best ones. 💙

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