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Sea Shepherd Assists Liberian Coast Guard with Arrest of Cargo Vessel for Illegal Fish Trade

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 2, 2019  Over Christmas, the Liberian Coast Guard, assisted by Sea Shepherd crew, arrested the Chinese-flagged (M/V) Hai Feng 823, a 74-meter refrigerated cargo vessel (or reefer), with a history of illegal fishing, as it attempted to offload a cargo of transshipped fish in the West African port of Monrovia. Transshipment is the act of transferring fish from one vessel to another - often done at sea between fishing vessels and reefers - sometimes done to obscure the origin of the illegally-caught fish. The M/V Hai Feng 823 has previously

Taiwanese Captain Sentenced 20 Years for Shark Finning in Tanzania

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12 December 2018 The owner and captain of the Malaysian-flagged fishing vessel (F/V) Buah Naga 1  that was boarded and arrested by Tanzanian law enforcement agents as part of Operation Jodari, a joint partnership between Sea Shepherd, Fish-i Africa and the government of Tanzania to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, have pleaded guilty to the charge of Unlawful Possession of Shark Fins in a plea agreement with Tanzanian Prosecutors. The captain, Mr. Han Ming Chuan of a Taiwan, has been in custody since January 2018 when he was charged

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 Launches a New Campaign in the Mediterranean Sea: Operation SISO

Sea Shepherd protects the Italian waters thanks to a joint collaboration and support from the Aeolian Islands Preservation Fund to tackle Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing in the Aeolian Archipelago.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 11, 2018 Sea Shepherd’s vessel M/V Sam Simon together with Lipari’s Coast Guard, Milazzo’s Revenue and Customs Authorities and with the collaboration of artisanal fishermen: 52 fads (Fishing Aggregating Devices) combined with 100 kilometers of polypropylene line confiscated in the Aeolian Islands in 178 hours The M/V Sam Simon, with a crew

European commercial fishing vessel busted in Africa for shark finning: São Tomé and Príncipe Authorities Pursue Legal Action

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2018 A joint operation between local authorities and marine conservationists busts a shark finning operation by a European-owned fishing vessel off the coast of Central Africa. On September 22nd, local authorities from the Central African island state of São Tomé and Príncipe boarded the Senegalese-flagged, but Spanish-linked, long-line fishing vessel Vema in a joint operation with Sea Shepherd marine conservationists and Gabonese law enforcement officers called Operation Albacore III. Although the long-liner was licensed to fish for 'tuna and

Sea Shepherd’s Operation Siracusa: Busting Poachers in Italian Marine Park

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25, 2018 Sea Shepherd Italy’s Operation Siracusa launched its 2018 campaign with the announcement of the arrest of poachers in the Plemmirio Marine Park. At the first light of dawn on July 23rd, the Sea Shepherd volunteers patrolling the Plemmirio Protected Area spotted two scuba divers who were illegally capturing sea urchins inside the reserve’s Area B. The Port Authority intervened promptly and, in addition to the prescribed sanction, seized the poachers equipment. The Coast Guard intervened to locate the hidden sea urchins with the help of the Sea

Endangered Blue Whale Illegally Slain by Icelandic Whaling Company

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11 July 2018 Sea Shepherd volunteers monitoring the Hvalur hf whaling station in Hvalfjordur Iceland have documented the slaughter of an endangered Blue whale on the night of July 7th, the 22nd endangered whale killed and butchered for export to Japan by Kristján Loftsson’s commercial whaling company since June 20th, 2018. Although the first 21 whales killed were endangered Fin whales – which the Icelandic government has permitted Loftsson’s company to slaughter despite an international moratorium on whaling and the endangered status of the Fin whale – they do

Endangered Blue Whale Illegally Slain by Icelandic Whaling Company

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11 July 2018 Sea Shepherd volunteers monitoring the Hvalur hf whaling station in Hvalfjordur Iceland have documented the slaughter of an endangered Blue whale on the night of July 7th, the 22nd endangered whale killed and butchered for export to Japan by Kristján Loftsson’s commercial whaling company since June 20th, 2018. Although the first 21 whales killed were endangered Fin whales – which the Icelandic government has permitted Loftsson’s company to slaughter despite an international moratorium on whaling and the endangered status of the Fin whale – they do

Three Illegal Fishing Vessels Arrested: Sea Shepherd Returns to Gabon to Help Protect Africa’s Largest Marine Protected Area

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10 July 2018 A year after Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba declared the creation of nine new national marine parks and 11 new aquatic reserves at the United Nations Ocean Conference in New York, the marine conservation group Sea Shepherd has returned to Gabon to assist the government in combatting illegal fishing in what is now Africa’s largest network of marine protected areas. Operation Albacore III is Sea Shepherd’s third campaign in partnership with the Gabonese government to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Central West

Fleet Targeting Sharks in Timor Leste Released Without Charge

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4 July 2018 The fleet of 15 industrial fishing vessels arrested for targeting sharks by Timor Leste authorities in September 2017, with assistance from marine conservation organization Sea Shepherd, have been released without charge. On September 9th 2017, Sea Shepherd’s M/V Ocean Warrior supported the Timor Leste National Police (Policia National Timor Leste - PNTL) in a dawn raid of the Fu Yuan Yu fleet of fifteen fishing vessels owned by the Chinese Hong Long Company, operating within the Southeast Asian waters of Timor Leste. The fleet, which had already

Sea Shepherd Crew Exposes the Commercial Whaling of Endangered Fin Whales in Iceland

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 29 June 2018 Sea Shepherd UK crew in Iceland have documented the slaughter of seven endangered fin whales by the commercial whaling company, Hvalur hf. Sea Shepherd UK crew have been operating in Iceland since mid-June watching the activities of the notorious whaling company ‘Hvalur hf’ owned by the wealthy fishing magnate and second-generation whaler Kristján Loftsson. The whaling company owns a large whaling station on the North side of Hvalfjörður and two old Norwegian built whaling ships, Hvalur 8 (built in 1948) and Hvalur 9 (built in 1952) which

Sea Shepherd is calling on the Starbuck’s Corporation to sever its ties with the Hong Kong shark fin trade

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 14 June 2018 Sea Shepherd is calling on the Starbuck’s Corporation to sever its ties with the Hong Kong shark fin trade.  “The shark fin industry is not limited to just the shark fin traders, but spans from the fisherman who killed the shark all the way to the restaurants that serve shark’s fin soup. By licensing Starbuck’s brand to Maxim’s Caterers Limited who openly sell shark’s fin on their menus, Starbucks has partnered with the shark fin trade itself,” says Gary Stokes, Asia Director for Sea Shepherd Global. Starbucks was licensed to the Maxim’s

Successful Results Achieved in Sea Shepherd’s Second IUU Fishing Operation with Liberian Government

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8 June 2018 After a total of twelve months of patrols and twelve arrests, Sea Shepherd Global’s second joint operation with the Liberian Ministry of National Defense to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Republic of Liberia, West Africa, has resulted in a dramatic drop in incidents of illegal fishing and the return of fish populations in coastal waters formerly over-exploited by foreign trawlers. Before Operation Sola Stella commenced in early 2017, the artisanal fishing community of Harper, a Liberian town on the border with Cote

Sea Shepherd Hong Kong Reveals Illegal Shark Fin Shipments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 31st May 2018 On May 11th, 2018 Sea Shepherd Hong Kong discovered a large shipment of shark fins that arrived from Sri Lanka for Win Lee Fung Ltd of Hong Kong. The total shipment was 980kg which was flown to Hong Kong on a Singapore Airlines flight. Singapore Airlines had already joined other responsible airlines and banned the carriage of shark fins on all its routes.  “Singapore Airlines are yet another victim of these shark fin smugglers, who deceived the airline by declaring the shipment as ‘dried seafood’ to skirt the airlines internal booking checks,”

Pirate Fishing Tycoon Hit with 8.2 Million Euro Fine in Spain

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 18 April 2018 Florindo González Corral, the Spanish fishing tycoon who owned the world’s most infamous pirate fishing vessel, the F/V Thunder, has been fined 8.2 million euros in a civil case brought by the Spanish government. The F/V Thunder was an INTERPOL-wanted fishing vessel that was involved in more than 10 years of illegal fishing in the Southern Ocean before its captain deliberately sank the vessel in the Gulf of Guinea after a 110-day at-sea pursuit by Sea Shepherd vessels. The captain and two of his crew, who were rescued by Sea Shepherd, were

Sea Shepherd Reveals Illegal Trawling with Impunity in Denmark’s Protected Waters

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 17 April 2018 A 14-week investigation by the marine conservation organization Sea Shepherd reveals illegal fish trawling is still taking place in the Sound, the strait between Sweden and Denmark, despite the banning of such destructive fishing practices in the area since 1932. From January 16th through April 6th, Sea Shepherd volunteers and scientists conducted research in the Sound (known locally as the Öresund or Øresund) on board the M/V Emanuel Bronner patrol boat to study the seabed for signs of damage by fishing trawlers. Scientists took soil and

Hot Pursuit of Toothfish Poacher Ends with Arrest in Indonesia

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2018 On the morning of April 6th, an Indonesian Navy ship intercepted the F/V STS-50, a stateless toothfish poaching vessel that escaped custody from Maputo Bay, Mozambique on March 17th. The arrest marks the end of an incredible three-week-long trans-Indian Ocean chase, where the coordinated efforts of Interpol’s Project Scale, Fish-i Africa, the Fusion Centers in Madagascar and Singapore, Sea Shepherd, the United Republic of Tanzania, and the Republic of Indonesia finally brought this notorious poacher to justice. The F/V STS-50, a known Patagonian

Sea Shepherd Ship Intercepts Trawler as it Attempts to Flee Detention in Liberia

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26 March 2018 A Guinean-flagged fishing trawler detained and under investigation by Liberian law enforcement authorities was arrested by the Liberian Coast Guard, with assistance from Sea Shepherd, as it attempted to evade justice by fleeing detention on March 15th, 2018. Taking advantage of a national holiday in Liberia, the F/V Benty 1 endeavored to slip away under the radar of authorities and make a break for international waters. A Liberian Coast Guard Boarding team on board the Sea Shepherd vessel M/Y Sam Simon intercepted the F/V Benty 1 just 7

Notorious Toothfish Poacher Arrested by Liberian Coast Guard, Assisted by Sea Shepherd

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21 March 2018 A notorious Antarctic and Patagonian toothfish poaching vessel, famous for plundering the Antarctic, was arrested on March 13th in waters belonging to the West African state of Liberia by the Liberian Coast Guard, with assistance from the marine conservation group Sea Shepherd. The F/V Hai Lung, known to the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) by its previous name ‘Kily’, was transiting through Liberian waters when it was boarded and inspected by a Liberian Coast Guard team working alongside Sea Shepherd

Timber Smugglers Busted in Sea Shepherd’s Second Joint Patrol with Tanzania

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2018 A 20-day at-sea patrol undertaken by a coalition of Tanzanian law enforcement agencies, Fish-i Africa and Sea Shepherd crew, working on board the Sea Shepherd ship, M/Y Ocean Warrior, has resulted in the arrest of ten vessels, seven of which belong to a network of timber smugglers who are devastating mangrove forests in East Africa. Since the arrest of three fishing vessels for fisheries crimes and the levying of fines totaling 19 billion Tanzanian Shillings (6,865,160 EUR) against 19 other fishing vessels that fled Tanzania before submitting to

Tanzanian Authorities Issue Over €6 Million in Fines to Foreign Fishing Vessels Evading Inspections

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 2018 Showing how serious they are about the recent crackdown on illegal activities taking place on fishing vessels within its waters, Tanzanian authorities have issued fines of over €6 million to a fleet of 19 foreign-registered fishing vessels which fled Tanzania without submitting to the required inspections. Weeks after a covert patrol by a coalition of Tanzanian law enforcement agencies, Fish-I Africa and Sea Shepherd crew on board the Sea Shepherd ship M/Y Ocean Warrior resulted in the arrest of three fishing vessels, the Tanzanian Ministry

How France Exterminates its Dolphins

Sea Shepherd launches Operation Dolphin By-Catch to alert the public about the fate of dolphins along the French coastFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2018 From January through March an average of 6,000 dolphins are killed each year on France’s west coast by large industrial trawlers and vessels fishing in pairs (nets dragged between two trawlers). That number could be as high as 10,000 according to the Pelagis Observatory, based in La Rochelle. That’s more than the number of dolphins killed each year in the Danish Faroe Islands and The Cove in Taiji, Japan, combined. These

Sea Shepherd Announces New Covert Operation with Tanzania, Arrest of Three Fishing Vessels

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 2018 After completing a covert 20-day patrol resulting in the arrest of three vessels for fisheries crimes, the Sea Shepherd vessel M/Y Ocean Warrior has arrived in Dar es Salaam to officially launch Operation Jodari, a campaign in partnership with the government of the United Republic of Tanzania to tackle illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing in the Western Indian Ocean region. For the past three weeks, law enforcement agents with the Deep Sea Fishing Authority, Tanzanian Navy and the Multi-Agency Task Team (MATT) have been secretly

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