Mission Statement:
Sea Shepherd's mission is to conserve and protect the world's marine
wilderness eco-systems and marine wildlife species.
Carrying out the mission...
Sea Shepherd acts through:
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public education
investigation
documentation
enforcement
(under authority of the
United Nations World Charter for Nature)
Sea Shepherd adheres to the utilization
of non-violent principles and has taken a
standard against violence in the
protection of the oceans.
Sea Shepherd Campaigns...
Priority campaign for the year:
Objective is to hunt down the
Japanese whaling fleet and
harass, block, obstruct, and
intervene against their illegal
whaling operations.
Sea Shepherd Campaigns...
Galapagos Islands:
The commercial fishing
ban(1997), is regularly violated
by the huge Ecuadorian fishing
fleet, foreign vessels, and
independent operators.
A series of coastal "no take"
zones were established for
the Marine Reserve this year,
and must be enforced.
Sea Shepherd Campaigns...
Seal Campaign:
The Canadian commercial seal hunt is the largest mass slaughter of marine
mammals in the world- (over 320,000 seals killed in March and April!)
What we need to do now is to promote
the international boycott of Canadian
seafood products.
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The slaughter of seals is incredibly cruel
(a post mortem survey has shown that 42%
of these babies are skinned alive)
It is a threat to the survival of the species
It is a threat to the survival of cod
It is a slaughter done mainly for unessential, vanity, and luxury items, and therefore, is unnecessary
It is unethical to slaughter newborn seal pups (About 95% of the seals to be slaughtered are babies
less than four weeks old)
Sea Shepherd’s Success...
 The success of the seal campaign and the ramming of
the Sierra was the start of Sea Shepherd's historical 160
voyages over the next 2 decades, enforcing international
laws where no law enforcement existed - on the high
seas.
 Sea Shepherd continues to accomplish its mission by
upholding and enforcing international treaties, laws and
conventions of world governments.