Dear Friends, 

The action is heating up; we want to be the first to let you know about the pivotal work Sea Shepherd is engaging in on the frontline. From Washington, D.C. to the High Seas, Sea Shepherd’s crew and vessels continue to fight to protect the world’s Ocean and its most vulnerable species and ecosystems.

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In a covert mission, Sea Shepherd’s Ocean Warrior took to the high seas to shine a spotlight on the notorious Chinese distant-water squid fishing fleet, and what they found was shocking. Two investigative journalists from The Associated Press and Univision accompanied Sea Shepherd on this mission, sailing into the dark heart of the notorious fleet. Read the full story HERE.

Sea Shepherd has entered into a new agreement with the Government of Mexico to protect the world’s most endangered marine mammal - the vaquita porpoise. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Chairman and President Pritam Singh signed the agreement earlier this summer, ensuring that Operation Milagro will resume in the fall of 2021. Read the full story HERE.

Gabon’s Minister of Fisheries, the Honorable Biendi Maganga-Moussavou, has issued an emergency decree suspending the Gabonese shrimp fishery indefinitely after making alarming discoveries while on fisheries patrol with the Sea Shepherd vessel Bob Barker. Read the full story HERE.

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing has overtaken piracy as the number one threat to U.S. maritime security. Sea Shepherd’s Captain Alex Cornelissen and Captain Peter Hammarstedt joined a distinguished panel of experts to address the issue at a discussion hosted by the American Security Project. Read the full story HERE.