Sea Shepherd Stops Poachers in Italian Marine Reserve

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2017 The launch of Operation Siracusa marks the fourth consecutive year in which Sea Shepherd volunteers engage in day and night patrols to help defend endangered dusky groupers and sea urchins in the Plemmirio Marine Reserve (Area Marina Protetta del Plemmirio) in Siracuse, Italy. Patrolling day and night, black-clad volunteers have already helped local officials make arrests for illegal activities in the “A” zone, an area of the reserve completely off-limits to fishing activities. Late in the night of May 16th, a few Sea Shepherd volunteers