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***PT 2. The Ghost Net***
Many of you ask us why we don’t use the crane more- well here you go folks. Crane action!
This ghost net was a beast ball. The crew had to use the crane AND hand pulling to get this one out.
Pulling a net is only half the job, the rest of the week is spent taking it apart, rescuing tiny crabs and creatures stuck inside it and breaking it down. Thanks for being here with us!
Never stop. STAY CONNECTED. Seashepherd.org
Check out the LINK IN BIO for our Matching Gift Challenge this month. The rare part of the year where WE all double down for the oceans.
#summer2024 #oceanwarriors #illegalfishing
🎥 by @paulamosa_
Thank you Divers for the Environment June 2024 for featuring our crew and mission in the Vaquita Refuge.
For the full publication visit:
@emiratesdivingassociation
https://issuu.com/allylandes/docs/eda_june_issue_2024_issuu
***PT 1. The Ghost Net***
Ghost nets are old, discarded fishing nets that eerily float along the seafloor and trap creatures in its path. With no one coming back to get the net, what gets tapped in it, stays in it. The ocean is full of them.
We use state of the art technology to find these nets and pull them. Once the captain spots a strange object on sonar, the boat scans over it many times, from many directions and angles.
This helps the captain decide the best way to retrieve it.
We then alert the navy for their agile and fast maneuvering Interceptor; they have the boat and we have the tools.
Stay tuned to see just how difficult this net was for everyone.
Never stop. STAY CONNECTED.
#summer2024 #illegalfishing #ghostnets
🎥 by @paulamosa_
We’ve launched our new sustainable e-store.
If anyone knows the dangers of waste, it`s us.
We want folks to not only think about where their food comes from, but also their clothing. Never stop.
STAY CONNECTED.
Whats new?
-Focus on sustainability and circular economics.
-Made from 100% Organic Cotton
-Plastic Free packaging
-Print on Demand - to reduce waste
-Remilling Program for your old clothes
Join the fight at:shop.seashepherd.org - 🐳 LINK IN BIO
#sustainablefashion #endfastfashion #summer2024
‼️UPDATE‼️
The brutality of this hunt exceeded anything we had ever documented before. A pod of more than 200 pilot whales were hunted and driven for hours and later divided. The initial estimate of between 50 to 100 pilot whales was highly inaccurate. But, more than 200 pilot whales found themselves in harm`s way.
138 whales were killed, while the remaining pod was left in the shallow waters of the fjord, traumatized and unable or unwilling to leave their family. While it is not the highest number of whales killed, we have not previously documented such disregard for distressed and traumatized pilot whales. More than 90 whales were in danger of beaching themselves for 24 hours.
All the whalers and those responsible for this atrocity left, the Sea Shepherd crew stayed with the pod and intervened as the whales were at risk of beaching several times.
By late afternoon on Sunday, June 2nd, the remaining pod moved back out to sea, and the crew had more than 27 hours of documentation of the most reckless and careless hunt we have ever documented.
More to come. Stay connected.
Follow https://www.facebook.com/SeaShepherdFaroes/ for updates and sign up for our news letter at stopthegrind.org.
#stopthegrind #whaling
While we wait for updates from the Faroe Islands Grind, we do have some good news.
The Seahorse crew located a very large ghost net. The captain discusses how best to extract it. More to come! #neverstop. STAY CONNECTED.
#illegalfishing #ghostnets #summer2024
🎥 by @paulamosa_
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 Whaling Now!
A grind has been called in the #FaroeIslands.
A pod of 50-100 pilot whales are being driven to Hvannasund.
Our crew will be there to secure documentation.
Follow @seashepherdsscs for updates. #stopthegrind
TRANSLATION:
“The patrol ship Brimil found the grind around half past eleven today. It’s estimated to be about 50 to 100 whales. I expect it will be towed into Hvannasund, says Jens Jensen, the sheriff, to the North Light.
At 11:33 today, the patrol ship Brimil reported a grind east of Viðoy. Grind foremen in Hvannasund and Viðareiði are preparing to depart at 12:45, informs Jens Jensen.
It’s about 50 to 100 whales, and the grind is expected to be towed to Hvannasund, says Jens Jensen, sheriff for the North Light.”
Summer is in the air. We wanted to share the view. Thanks for being here with us.
Never stop. STAY CONNECTED!
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#summer2024 #dolphins #conservation
🎥 by @paulamosa_
Happy Memorial Day! Remember, don’t forget- you are with us.
We have wrapped up the Vaquita Survey of 2024 and we said goodbye to our scientists. Things go back to normal on the Seahorse and so does the crew.
The scientists have their work cut out for them as they calculate the survey results. We will announce the results in June.
Stay tuned! Never stop. STAY CONNECTED!
To follow more on the Vaquita Survey Results of 2024, sign up for the newsletter at Seashepherd.org
#summer2024 #extinctionisforever #oceanwarriors
📸 by @tamanegiphoto
Sunday.
As we wind down from the weekend we hope you enjoyed yours.
Don’t forget this week’s challenge: No Seafood Day and 5 item trash pick-up.
Exercise your conservation muscles! You’ll feel better and more a part of the crew.
Be safe out there! Never stop. STAY CONNECTED.
For more information check out Seashepherd.org
📷 by @paulamosa_
The price of eating seafood year round is catching up to us, literally.
Did you know that large gill nets kill everything in their path?
With more and more depleted fish supplies, the larger and bigger the nets become.
Bycatch, such as dolphins, whales, whale sharks, vaquita, and rays get snatched up with the already depleted fish.
#Summer2024
We challenge you to think about your food. Where is your hard earned money going and to whom?
Can you go this week without seafood? NEVER STOP. STAY CONNECTED.
#seafood #fishing #oceanchallenge
🎥 by @paulamosa_
Summer is here and so is the hot sun.
This weekend we challenge you to pick up trash, where ever you go. Even if its an abandoned parking lot- it all ends up back in the ocean.
Our crew picks up trash while we wait for our ride back out to the ship after destroying nets. Never stop. Stay connected. #summer2024
#oceanconservation #noplastic #crewlife
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🎥 by @newton.se
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