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

Two years 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, Sea Shepherd has committed to another three years of assisting the Gabonese government in the combat against illegal fishing through at-sea patrols in Africa’s largest network of marine protected areas. LEARN more: http://bit.ly/2NMUmDA Video by Benjamin Ceidiog/Sea Shepherd. #OpAlbacore #PoachersBeware | Sea S

Killing upwards of 500,000 sharks every year, the arrest of the Labiko 2 in 2017 was a massive victory for the sharks on the west coast of Africa🦈💙 That arrest is now featured in the new Shark Week film #TheFinMovie, streaming on discovery starting July 13. Directed by Eli Roth and executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, this film explores the important truth behind millions of shark deaths. It’s a must-watch for #SharkWeek! | Sea Shepherd