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.
In collaboration with the Costa Rican Ministry of the Environment, and Isla del Coco National Park Rangers, Sea Shepherd’s newest vessel The M/V White Holly has proven a worthy adversary against illegal fishing and marine plastic pollution on her first campaign.
Thanks to her tireless crew, The White Holly successfully loaded illegal fishing gear, marine debris, and waste from the precious Cocos Island World Heritage Site in Costa Rica. The massive and unrelenting load was no match for The Holly, a former US Coast Guard Buoy Tender. Her 10 ton crane lifted 34 tons of plastic and waste into her cargo hold and onto her decks, which was carried back to a mainland port. The collected plastics will be upcycled into apparel and sales will be contributed to future Sea Shepherd campaigns.
