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Foreign Industrial Trawler Arrested as Sea Shepherd Launches Renewed Partnership with Liberia to Combat Illegal Fishing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 21, 2018 In a joint operation with the Liberian Ministry of National Defense to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Republic of Liberia, West Africa, Sea Shepherd assisted the Liberian Coast Guard in the arrest of a foreign-flagged industrial trawler caught plundering artisanal fishing waters. Despite great efforts to conceal its identity, the 32-meter trawler Bonheur was intercepted by the Liberian Coast Guard on the 7th of November after crossing into Liberian waters from neighboring Côte d'Ivoire with its fishing gear in

Sea Shepherd Calls on U.S. to Investigate Sustainability Claims of Shrimping Fleet

Sea Shepherd Calls on U.S. Department of State to Investigate Sustainability Claims of Nigerian-Flagged Shrimping FleetFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 30, 2017 Sea Shepherd Global has formally requested that the U.S. Department of State (DOS) investigate “sustainable” shrimp fisheries in Nigeria.  Known as the “Section 609” certification process, this program extends turtle excluder device (TED) requirements to vessels of nations importing shrimp to the United States.  TEDs are grates attached to the mouths of shrimp trawl nets that keep sea turtles and other marine life out of the nets.

Sea Shepherd Concludes Successful Campaign in Liberia to Combat Illegal Fishing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2017 On the 7th of May 2017, Sea Shepherd Global concluded Operation Sola Stella, a joint operation in partnership with the Liberian Ministry of National Defense to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Republic of Liberia, West Africa. Three months of at-sea patrols resulted in the arrest of five vessels associated with IUU fishing. Since the 2nd of February 2017, working with the Liberian Coast Guard, under the coordination of the Honorable Minister Brownie Samukai, the Sea Shepherd vessel MY Bob Barker patrolled Liberia’s

Sea Shepherd Assists Liberian Coast Guard in Arrest of Cargo Vessel on Suspicion of Identity Fraud and IUU Fishing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LIBERIA- March 28, 2017 Sea Shepherd Assists Liberian Coast Guard in Arrest of Cargo Vessel on Suspicion of Identity Fraud and IUU Fishing  On March 21st, after receiving intelligence that a refrigerated cargo vessel was suspected of transmitting a fraudulent identity outside the Port of Monrovia, the Liberian Coast Guard assisted by Sea Shepherd crew and Israeli maritime advisors and conservationists boarded the 93-meter Sierra Leone-flagged motor vessel M/V Lian Run.   The Automatic Identification System (AIS), a navigational aid which a vessel uses to

‘Sustainably-Certified’ Shrimp Trawler Arrested by Liberian Coast Guard with Assistance from Sea Shepherd

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LIBERIA- March 20, 2017 ‘Sustainably-Certified’ Shrimp Trawler Arrested by Liberian Coast Guard with Assistance from Sea Shepherd   On March 13th the Nigerian-flagged fishing vessel (F/V) Star Shrimper XXV was boarded in waters belonging to the West African state of Liberia by the Liberian Coast Guard, assisted by Sea Shepherd crew and Israeli maritime advisors and conservationists.  The vessel was actively fishing without a Liberian fishing license, the most serious offense under the Liberian Fisheries Regulations, for which the penalty can be a fine up to

Three Fishing Vessels Detained in Covert Operation between Sea Shepherd Global and Liberian Ministry of National Defense

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2017 Three Fishing Vessels Detained in Covert Operation between Sea Shepherd Global and Liberian Ministry of National Defense to Stop Illegal Fishing For the past three weeks, the marine conservation organization Sea Shepherd has been secretly patrolling the waters of the Republic of Liberia in West Africa in a covert operation to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Working in partnership with the Liberian Ministry of National Defense under the coordination of the Honorable Minister Brownie Samukai, Sea Shepherd’s vessel the

Three Fishing Vessels Detained in Covert Operation between Sea Shepherd Global and Liberian Ministry of National Defense

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2017 Three Fishing Vessels Detained in Covert Operation between Sea Shepherd Global and Liberian Ministry of National Defense to Stop Illegal Fishing For the past three weeks, the marine conservation organization Sea Shepherd has been secretly patrolling the waters of the Republic of Liberia in West Africa in a covert operation to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Working in partnership with the Liberian Ministry of National Defense under the coordination of the Honorable Minister Brownie Samukai, Sea Shepherd’s vessel the

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