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The Taquet database stays the source of truth; this bundle is an exported view filtered by scope. ## Concepts - **output** : 1 ## Indexes - [outputs](/outputs/index.md) --- scope: public --- # Log Historique des changements de visibilité / publication (dates ISO). _Aucun évènement de publication horodaté._ --- type: output title: Sea Shepherd actions — June 4, 2026 resource: /o/61838d5d-d23c-4dd7-862a-5e70941fd22f timestamp: '2026-07-11T08:22:27.383Z' visibility: public --- # Sea Shepherd actions — June 4, 2026 --- # 🌊 SEA SHEPHERD ACTIONS REPORT **[Image: A dramatic photorealistic scene showing a Sea Shepherd vessel intercepting illegal fishing nets in the Mediterranean at dawn, with dolphins visible in the foreground and a 10km illegal driftnet being hauled aboard. The Sea Shepherd flag flies prominently against golden morning light.]** *This image represents the Mediterranean campaign's recent 10km net confiscation—one of the largest illegal fishing interventions of 2025.* --- ## Latest Action **Mediterranean: 10-Kilometer Illegal Driftnet Confiscated** On **June 2, 2025**, Sea Shepherd Italy launched the **eighth season** of Operation SISO with a massive strike against illegal fishing. In a joint operation with the Italian Coast Guard, crews retrieved a **10-kilometer-long illegal driftnet** weighing approximately **4 tons**, located 22 nautical miles off the coast of Sicily near Catania. Despite its size, the net was recovered **without any entangled cetaceans or sea turtles**—proof that rapid intervention saves lives. Bottlenose dolphins (*Tursiops truncatus*) were observed in the area during the operation, underscoring the vulnerability of the Mediterranean ecosystem to overfishing and pollution. Since **2018**, Operation SISO has worked alongside Italian national authorities to combat **illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing** in the Tyrrhenian Sea, playing a key role in reducing illegal fishing pressure across the region. --- ## Active Campaigns ### **Vaquita Defense (Gulf of California, Mexico)** - **Status:** Permanent presence with M/V Seahorse, Bob Barker, and two Seahawk interceptors - **Recent action (May 2026):** Overnight intercept of poaching vessel inside the Vaquita Refuge; Mexican Navy deployed, illegal nets seized, fishermen sanctioned - **Impact:** 95% drop in fishing activity in the Zero Tolerance Area; ~10 vaquita remain, but population is healthy and reproducing - **Threat:** Totoaba poaching continues to endanger the critically endangered vaquita ### **Operation Antarctica Defense (Southern Ocean)** - **Status:** Active since February 2026; M/Y Allankay deployed from Ushuaia - **Mission:** Shadow industrial krill super-trawlers operating in critical whale feeding grounds between the South Orkney Islands and Antarctic Peninsula - **Context:** 2025 krill catch reached a record **620,000 metric tons**, triggering the **first-ever early closure** of the fishery when the seasonal limit was hit - **Documentation:** Sea Shepherd crews filming krill trawlers hauling nets **in the midst of feeding whales** ### **Operation SISO (Mediterranean / Tyrrhenian Sea)** - **Status:** Eighth consecutive season (2018–2025) - **Partners:** Italian Coast Guard, National Fisheries Control Center (Rome), Catania Coast Guard - **Recent:** 10km illegal driftnet confiscated June 2025 - **Focus:** Combat IUU fishing, protect cetaceans and sea turtles ### **Octopus Trap Removal (Thracian Sea, Northern Greece)** - **Status:** Active operation - **Mission:** Remove tens of thousands of illegal octopus traps from the seafloor; traps are wiping out Greece's octopus population - **Vessel:** M/V Sea Eagle - **Method:** Direct retrieval, working with Greek Coast Guard ### **Scorpion Reef Defense (Alacranes Reef National Park, Mexico)** - **Status:** Permanent campaign - **Vessels:** Sharkwater, Roger Payne - **Recent action (February 2026):** Over **700 kilos of illegally caught fish** seized during joint enforcement operation with Mexican authorities - **Mission:** Protect Mexico's largest coral reef from poaching ### **Stop the Grind (Faroe Islands)** - **Status:** Ongoing advocacy and coalition campaign - **Mission:** End pilot whale and dolphin drive hunts - **2025 activity:** Engaged EU policymakers, supported broader conservation shift --- ## Key People & Organisations ### **Leadership & Founders** - **Paul Watson** – Founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society; arrested in Greenland (July 2024) on Japanese extradition request, **released December 17, 2024** after Denmark declined extradition; now operates the **Captain Paul Watson Foundation** - **Sea Shepherd Global** – Coordinates international campaigns - **Sea Shepherd Italy** – Leads Operation SISO (Mediterranean) ### **Vessels in Action** - **M/V Seahorse** – Vaquita Refuge patrol (Gulf of California) - **M/V Bob Barker** – Vaquita Defense - **M/Y Allankay** – Antarctica Defense (deployed February 2026) - **M/V Sea Eagle** – Octopus trap removal (Greece) - **Sharkwater** & **Roger Payne** – Scorpion Reef (Mexico) - **Seahawk interceptors** (x2) – Fast-response patrol craft crewed by Mexican Navy ### **Allied Organisations** - **Italian Coast Guard** – Joint operations in Mediterranean since 2018 - **Mexican Navy (SEMAR)** – Joint patrols in Vaquita Refuge and Scorpion Reef - **Greek Coast Guard** – Octopus trap removal operations - **Blue Marine Foundation** – Global marine conservation partner focused on overfishing - **MarAlliance** – Marine wildlife and habitat conservation with community engagement - **Captain Paul Watson Foundation** – Founded by Paul Watson; separate entity from Sea Shepherd ### **Adversaries** - **Industrial krill super-trawlers** – Operating in Antarctic whale feeding grounds - **Totoaba poachers** – Targeting Gulf of California, endangering vaquita - **IUU fishing fleets** – Illegal driftnet and trap operations in Mediterranean and Thracian Sea - **Faroese pilot whale hunt operators** - **Japanese government** – Continues to oppose Sea Shepherd; sought extradition of Paul Watson --- ## Sources https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/latest-news/med-campaign-net-confiscation/ https://seashepherd.org/octopus/ https://seashepherd.org/2026/05/07/overnight-intercept-inside-the-vaquita-refuge/ https://seashepherd.org/2026/02/08/over-700-kilos-of-illegally-caught-fish-seized-at-scorpion-reef/ https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/latest-news/return-to-antarctica/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Watson https://www.bluemarinefoundation.com/ https://maralliance.org/ https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/environment-sustainability/sea-sheperd-founder-freed-after-danish-authorities-decline-to-extradite-him-to-japan https://www.paulwatsonfoundation.org/captain-paul-watson-ambushed-and-arrested-in-greenland/ --- **Report generated:** June 4, 2025 **For the oceans. Against those who would destroy them.** 🌊⚓ --- title: Outputs description: Outputs index count: 1 --- # Outputs - [Sea Shepherd actions — June 4, 2026](/outputs/61838d5d-d23c-4dd7-862a-5e70941fd22f.md) (`public`)