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Sea Shepherd is an international marine conservation organization founded in 1977 that uses direct action to defend, conserve and protect our ocean.

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9 years
“Suyay is waiting 4 the world 2 stand up against this violent, bloody slaughter.” #StandUp250 #SeaShepherd #OpGrindini http://t.co/2WMwfBBX20
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🚨 #BREAKING : 156 Pilot Whales Slaughtered in #FaroeIslands Grind 💔 Sea Shepherd crew captured the heart-wrenching aftermath as remains were dropped into the sea, turning it into a scene of horror. Stand with us to #StopTheGrind . Read the full article:
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📣 We are LIVE streaming from Iceland's whaling station! Help us bring an end to the senseless slaughter of endangered fin whales:
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5 years
Another dolphin drowned in commercial fishing net confirms that trawlers aren't using acoustic repellants. The fishermen on this French vessel caught red-handed threaten Sea Shepherd observers. For more info: #OpDolphinByCatch #France
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9 years
#BREAKING : #SeaShepherd On High Alert In #FaroeIslands . #Grind was called, but pod has been lost. #Updates 2 come. http://t.co/EYyLsTjV5D
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✨Sea Shepherd crews around the world wish you a happy holiday season! 🎄 They're spending the holidays away from their homes to protect the ocean, so please consider a donation to provide them with the tools they need to get the job done.💪
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3 years
The largest slaughter of dolphins in recorded history took place on Sept 12th in the Faroe Islands. It's time for this "tradition" to end. Please share, comment, and keep up the pressure! #FaroeIslands #visitfaroeislands #Grind #Dolphins #StoptheGrind
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4 years
Absurd to include Sea Shepherd in a list of terrorist organizations. We have never injured anyone in 42 years of operations, and work WITH governments and law enforcement in a dozen countries around the world. But obviously not in the UK...
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8 months
🙌 IN JUST ONE DAY, our dedicated crew on the Sea Eagle removed 3,774 sq m of illegal nets and released 135 marine animals off the coast of Tuscany, #Italy 🌊. Join us in celebrating this win #ForTheOcean ! 🎉
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10 years
International Court of Justice #ICJ rules #Japan Antarctic #whaling programme is NOT for scientific purposes RT RT RT!
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3 years
In 1977, Captain Paul Watson founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Today it's a worldwide movement to defend, conserve, and protect our ocean and marine wildlife. Happy 70th Birthday, Paul! ✊🌊🎉
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🔴 #Breaking : 44 pilot whales killed in #FaroeIslands , Hvannasund! Includes a newborn, just 24 days following the last grind of 156 whales. Join us to #StopTheGrind 👉
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A few days ago, The MV Bob Barker was visited by a superpod of dolphins, fully enveloping the ship with jumps, bow-surfing and clicking sounds, and luckily, we got it all on camera! Video by Todd Spradlin / Sea Shepherd #Dolphins #Cetacean #Amazing
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2 years
👏🐋 Following a drop in demand for whale meat and an increase in public pressure to promote whale watching instead, Iceland has announced the end of its whaling program in 2024! ✊💙 How long before Norway and Japan finally see the writing on the wall? #SavetheWhales
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3 years
Every year 300,000 whales and dolphins are killed as bycatch due to industrial fishing. Who are some of the culprits, operating in secrecy?… 1/4
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HOW IS THIS LEGAL ⁉️ 😡 Our crew is on the ground documenting this LEGAL madness up close, where supertrawlers are dragging their massive nets between whales to capture krill in Antarctica. Outraged❓Click to learn more and take action to #StopThePlunder !
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3 years
⚓A New Ship! 🚢 Sea Shepherd is excited to present the Sea Eagle, the latest addition to our fleet of marine conservation vessels -- known as Neptune's Navy -- ready for action in the Med! Read more:
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3 years
SEASPIRACY, a shocking new documentary produced by the people behind Cowspiracy (co-produced by Sea Shepherd), will take a look below the surface at humanity's pillaging of the ocean, one of the biggest threats to the future of humanity. 🌏💚On Netflix worldwide March 24th, 2021!
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7 years
We are pleased that Mexico City has banned the display of Captive Orcas and dolphins #EmptyTheTanks
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3 years
Rogue poaching vessel Thunder was scuttled by its own crew 6 years ago today after a 110-day high seas chase by Sea Shepherd as part of Operation Icefish. The poachers ended up in jail, and our crew removed 72 kilometers of illegal gillnets from the ocean! ✊ #PoachersBeware
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4 years
Exactly. Leave the sharks alone, please. 🦈🙄
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2 years
⚓Today Sea Shepherd celebrates the 71st birthday of our founder, Captain Paul Watson!🥳 Even on his birthday, Paul never wavers from his life's mission to defend, conserve, and protect the ocean and marine wildlife:
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3 years
Did you know that sharks have been around longer than trees? 🦈 And yet, in just a few decades, both legal and illegal overfishing has devastated their numbers, leaving only about 10% of sharks and other large open-ocean fish. 💔 Do you still believe in sustainable fishing?
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6 months
10 Tonnes of Ghost Nets Removed!💪 Sea Shepherd Germany's Triton crew patrolled the #Baltic coast, recovering nets in 123 dives. Protecting marine life! Read more: #balticsea #seashepherd
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5 years
Costa Rica drops all charges against Sea Shepherd Founder Captain Paul Watson after 17-year legal battle:
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3 years
The #StoptheGrind coalition is calling on the #FaroeIslands to stop the senseless slaughter of dolphins. 🐬✊ Join us and help spread the word!
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3 years
On September 12th a gruesome record was set in the Faroe Islands when 1428 Atlantic white-sided dolphins were slaughtered in the name of "tradition". Join the fight to end this senseless killing: #StopTheGrind
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2 years
Many people don't understand the sheer immensity of the industrial fishing nets. 😱 There are many destructive and unsustainable commercial fishing methods emptying the ocean of marine wildlife...just to put fish on our plate. What can YOU do about it?🤔 Simple: stop eating fish.
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2 years
One year ago 1428 dolphins were killed in the Faroe Islands, the largest slaughter of cetaceans in recorded history. Sea Shepherd has created World Dolphin Day, as a reminder that cetaceans around the world need more protection.🐬 #WorldDolphinDay1428
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Sea Shepherd
3 years
As a direct-action marine conservation organization, Sea Shepherd also believes in "doing not talking"! We're proud to be one of the 80 NGO partners on the new Waterbear Network. ✊
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3 years
The new Eli Roth documentary ‘Fin’ exposes the criminal enterprise behind the mass extinction of sharks and contains exclusive footage from Sea Shepherd’s campaigns battling illegal fishing in West Africa. 🦈 Available on discovery+ starting July 13th. #TheFinMovie #SharkWeek
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4 years
Happy Birthday to Steven Tyler from all the crew here at Sea Shepherd! ✊🐬🥳🦈🎸 #HappyBirthday #Aerosmith #StevenTyler
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2 years
📣YOUR VOICE WAS HEARD!! 👏 Over 100k voices to be precise. A huge thank you to everyone who voted to #StopTheGrind ✊🐬 Learn more about our ongoing campaign to end the slaughter of dolphins in the Faroe Islands:
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These vessels are not only fishing where they shouldn't be, but they also do it NON-STOP!⚠️ We know the catastrophic ecological consequences of overfishing krill in #Antarctica , so it's crucial that we #StopThePlunder together! Join our investigation here:
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2 years
🛑 THIS HAS TO STOP 🛑 If you are an EU citizen, make your voice heard before it's too late: Vote to ban the EU shark-fin trade and save the sharks! 🦈
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854 whales were killed in the #FaroeIslands this year, victims of the grind.💔 As we mourn their needless deaths, let's raise our voices and take a stand against this cruel practice. Join the movement to #StopTheGrind and follow our coalition's work here:
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9 months
#GoodNews from the Med Sea! 🌊 In just a few weeks, our crew on the Sea Eagle and Conrad have removed a staggering 3479 illegal #octopus traps together with Italian authorities, saving countless marine lives. 🐙 Learn more:
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Sea Shepherd
3 years
Want to know how you can help save the ocean from reckless poachers? View our short film “On the Frontlines: Illegal Fishing in Africa” here:
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3 years
We've seen some horrific things while on patrol to protect the ocean and marine wildlife for the past 44 years. Watch Seaspiracy to see what the fishing industry has been trying to hide from you. #FortheOcean
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3 years
The ocean is under an unseen assault, hidden beneath the surface, demolishing the very foundations of life on planet earth. 🌍 @Seaspiracy launches on @Netflix globally on March 24th. #Netflix #seaspiracy
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7 years
Just 200 more signatures needed to reach 150k! Hold Denmark Accountable for the Slaughter of Pilot Whales!
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2 years
Our volunteers in Torshavn on the #FaroeIslands have reported that Faroese speed boats have been chasing a pod of 50-100 pilot whales for hours to try and drive them onto the beach for slaughter. 😞 Follow our media crew's live reports here: #stopthegrind
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3 years
Our newest vessel, the Sea Eagle is out of its first drydock after a month of maintenance and a fresh paint job! ⛴ The Sea Eagle will be focused on targeting IUU fishing and abandoned fishing gear in the world's most overfished sea, the Mediterranean. 🌊❤ #FortheOcean
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🦈 WE DID IT, ONE MILLION VOTES! 🎉 Thanks to all of you, the EU Citizens' Initiative to ban shark-finning in the EU will be presented to the European Parliament. Let's keep the momentum going! ✊ #StopFinningEU #sharks #FortheOcean
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7 years
Japan deserves worldwide condemnation for commercial whaling masquerading as `science’. #whales #Japan
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7 months
Success! 🌊 We've removed 10+ tons of ghost nets from the #BalticSea . A huge thank you to our relentless volunteers who have tirelessly dedicated their time and energy to this cause. Together, we are making a difference #ForTheOcean ! 🙌
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3 years
Industrial fishing is a greater contributor to emissions than all air travel combined. And an estimate 15%-40% of that is conducted illegally. Sea Shepherd is making a difference by arresting poachers and other illegal operators through our direct action campaigns worldwide. ✊
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2 years
Today Sea Shepherd's Captain Peter Hammarstedt celebrates his 36th birthday! 🥳Do you know how long he's been a Sea Shepherd? 🤔
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2 years
🌱Happy #WorldVeganDay !😋Did you know our ships are 100% vegan since 2002? Learn about the connection between animal agriculture and ocean destruction from our crew. #veganfortheocean
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2 years
After one of the worst years for #dolphins in the #FaroeIslands in history, we're going back with more resources, more volunteers on the ground for longer than ever before, and professional media teams to make sure we capture every moment.✊Read more:
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7 years
HAPPY NEW YEAR from all of our #SeaShepherd teams around the world. Let's make 2017 a year #ForTheOceans .
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🎉Sea Shepherd Germany has named its new patrol vessel TRITON. Built in 2013, 23m long, 6m wide, top speed 28 knots, with room for the diving team, sleeping places, a crane and an inflatable boat, the Sea Lion. It will be launched on the upcoming 2023 Baltic Sea Campaign. ✊
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3 years
🚨 Only 90 days left to reach 1 million votes to ban the trade of shark fins in the EU! ❗ EU citizens! Use your voice for the sharks and vote today:
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9 years
*BREAKING* @SeaShepherd receives 8.3 million Euros from the Dutch Postcode Lottery for a new SHIP! Please RT!! RT!! http://t.co/WeVUpUsSli
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5 years
Happy #EarthDay2019 from everyone at Sea Shepherd! Learn more about how our direct-action campaigns to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing help protect our oceans and marine wildlife around the world:
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3 years
Together, we are defending the ocean worldwide, from The Gambia in West Africa to the vast coastline of Australia. ✊⚓ Find out how YOU can join the movement today >>
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7 years
Undercover images from Faroe Islands pilot whale slaughter; firsthand account from Sea Shepherd volunteers: #OpBloodyFjords #dolphins
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2 years
No matter what the packaging says, that fish you're buying at the grocery store just isn't sustainable. The best way you can help protect marine wildlife RIGHT NOW is to simply leave fish off your plate. 🐟
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2 years
The slaughter of several hundred pilot whales in the #FaroeIslands is ongoing, documented by a local volunteer opposed to the killing. 😔 For updates, visit the official FB page: #Stopthegrind
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#BREAKING : 6 supertrawlers devastate Antarctic whale feeding! 🚨 Captain Schulting warns no laws stop trawlers stealing whale food. In 2023, we caught 8 vessels influencing CCAMLRS’ krill quota. BUT THIS MUST END 🛑 Demand ZERO krill quota NOW! Details: 🔗
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5 years
"Rutger was a Shepherd of the Sea, a hero for the planet and a truly wonderful person," tribute from Captain Paul Watson.
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4 years
50 SHIPS ARRESTED, MILLIONS OF CREATURES SAVED Since Sea Shepherd began partnering with African coastal and island states in 2016, 50 vessels have been arrested for illegal fishing and other fisheries crimes. This is conservation in action! #StopIllegalFishing
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2 years
🇬🇧Calling on UK Residents! Frustrated you couldn't sign the EU Citizens' Initiative to Ban the Shark-Fin Trade? You CAN sign this petition to help end the slaughter of #dolphins in the Faroe Islands: #StoptheGrind Sign, share & tag someone in the UK!✊🐬
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📢BREAKING: #Iceland has temporarily suspended whaling in response to the diminishing support for this practice. Hvalur, the last remaining whaling company in Iceland, had already declared its final season due to declining profits. 👏🐳 Read more 👇
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3 years
To be clear, this is not an "annual event"; the hunts happen all year long, anytime pilot whales or dolphins are spotted. There is no season, and there are no limits to how many can be killed. Even juveniles and pregnant females can be slaughtered.
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2 years
Killing pilot whales is a cruel, unnecessary and ultimately unsustainable practice in the modern-day #FaroeIslands . It's time to leave this tradition in the past where it belongs. Follow the latest updates direct from the frontlines: #StoptheGrind
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3 years
This #InternationalWomensDay , we celebrate the women of Sea Shepherd who bravely stand up for the ocean. 💙💪🌊
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4 years
🐳✊🐬🐠🦈2019 was Sea Shepherd's most active year ever with over 33 direct-action marine conservation campaigns globally! Here are just some of the notable results achieved for the oceans. #PoachersBeware
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6 years
Another fishing vessel arrested off Gabon for shark finning
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7 years
#BREAKING #SeaShepherd intercepts Japanese #Whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary: #OpNemesis
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4 years
Another 180 pilot whales killed yesterday in the Danish Faroe Islands for the 2nd #grindadrap hunt; a total of 450 pilot whales and 35 Atlantic white-sided dolphins slaughtered here in 2020. #faroeislands #whaling #dolphins #opbloodyfjords (📷from July 5, 2017 hunt)
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2 years
Time is running out for the dolphins. We've got just over 79k now, we can do this! ✊ UK residents and British citizens worldwide, sign now: Everyone else, please share and tag your UK friends! #StoptheGrind @rickygervais
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8 years
#NEWS 40 years after nearing the brink of extinction, #HumpbackWhales have been removed from the endangered list:
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7 years
Hope you all had a fantastic Christmas Day. Happy holidays to everyone from all of the #SeaShepherd team.
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3 years
#Dolphin and #whale meat has been proven by researchers to be harmful to humans. Contamination impairs fetal development, increases the prevalence of #Parkinsons , and increases the risk of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and weakened immunity. #faroeislands
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5 years
Captain Paul Watson and Sea Shepherd support the Global Climate Strike! Every living creature on 🌎 is at stake! Help defend our planet TODAY by visiting
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