Victory for the Oceans! Covert nighttime operations arrest ten poachers in Africa!
The Gambia’s waters are rich in biodiversity, making them a hotspot for illegal fishing operations.
Sam Simon and its crew have been working with local authorities to defend, conserve and protect these waters, and our most recent patrol has resulted in one of our biggest success’ in African waters.
Over the course of a week, ten trawlers were arrested, meaning that their illegal nets will no longer bring destruction to these waters.
For the Oceans.
Sea Shepherd is an international, non-profit marine conservation organization that engages in direct action campaigns to defend wildlife, and conserve and protect the world’s oceans from illegal exploitation and environmental destruction.
There’s been a breakthrough in the battle against plastic pollution in the world’s oceans. A company based in the Netherlands called Ocean Clean Up has announced the successful trial of a new device designed to collect huge amounts of plastic by remote control. It’s been trialed in the Great Pacific Garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean, an enormous body of plastic waste that drifts on natural currents between Hawaii and the West Coast of the US.
Three innovations that help to fight the impact of climate change and create a more sustainable lifestyle.
From saving the oceans of pollutants to reducing the impact of the food industry, these are all contributing to realising sustainable development goal – climate action.
