Facts & Figures
Did You Know?
Facts and figures
Simple truths
Facts & Figures
Did You Know?
Facts & Figures
Did You Know?
Facts and figures
Simple truths
Facts and figures
Simple truths
Illegal fishing accounts for an estimated 11-26 million tons of the annual catch of fish globally.
12-15 million tons of plastic ends up in the ocean every year, killing one million seabirds and 100,000 marine animals.
300,000 whales and dolphins are killed each year because of industrial and especially illegal fishing.
If not for whaling, ship strikes, pollution and entanglement in fishing gear, some whales could live for over 200 years.
Humpback whales communicate with complex songs that can be as loud as the sound of a jet plane (around 150 decibels).
70% of marine wildlife entanglements involve abandoned plastic fishing nets, also known as "ghost nets".
For every pound of trawled shrimp, up to six pounds of "bycatch” is also captured, including turtles and dolphins.
Direct Action Campaigns
from Sea Shepherd Global
Operation Antarctica Defense
Sea Shepherd Returns to Antarctica to Save Whales by Protecting Krill
Tuesday, 26 Nov, 2024
Monachus Defense Campaign
Sea Shepherd Recovers Over 6,500 Illegal Octopus Traps in Greece’s Thracian Sea
Tuesday, 12 Nov, 2024
News
Sea Shepherd Global Commits to Sending Ship to Bougainville to Fight Against Illegal Fishing
Monday, 11 Nov, 2024