Illegal Fishing Campaigns

Illegal Fishing Campaigns

Sea Shepherd Global is on the front lines in Africa, working with local authorities and regional partners to combat one of the biggest threats to marine wildlife today: illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Read more to learn about our direct-action campaigns.

Illegal Fishing Campaigns

Partnerships to Protect Africa’s Marine Wildlife

Operation Sola Stella

Combatting Illegal Fishing in Liberia, West Africa

Operation Albacore

Fighting illegal fishing in Gabon, West Africa.

Operation Jeedara

Defending the Great Australian Bight

Operation Siso

Fighting illegal fishing in the Mediterranean Sea

Operation Reef Defence

A Campaign to Stop Adani in the Great Barrier Reef

Baltic Sea Campaign

Defending harbor porpoises in the Baltic Sea

Operation Siracusa

Defending the Plemmirio Marine Reserve in Italy

Operation Jodari

Combatting illegal fishing in Tanzania

Apex Harmony - Timor Leste 2017

Fighting illegal shark fishing in East Timor

Operation Living Fjords

Pilot Whale Defense Campaign in the Faroe Islands

Operation Jairo Med 2017

Sea turtle defense in the Mediterranean Sea

Operation Dolphin Bycatch

Protecting dolphins on France's Atlantic Coast

Operation Driftnet

Shutting Down a Fleet of Illegal Driftnetters

Operation Icefish 2014/15

Chasing down a notorious poaching fleet

Operation Nemesis

Our 11th Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign