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The rugged coast
The rugged coast

Parley Youth Team leader Bodhi Patil shares his experiences from a fishing gear cleanup expedition off the west coast in British Columbia.

A ghost net's 700 mile journey ends in Hawaii
A ghost net's 700 mile journey ends in Hawaii

A group of international and local scientists and NGOs have tracked, intercepted and removed a 1500lb ghost net off the north coast of Maui.

The Outlaw Ocean
The Outlaw Ocean

Parley collaborator Ian Urbina explores the vast, untamed reaches of the world’s oceans in The Outlaw Ocean. Watch the first trailer now.

Science vs Plastic: Fishing Nets
Science vs Plastic: Fishing Nets

In the first in our new series, oceanographer Dr. Sarah-Jeanne Royer investigates the growing problem of fishing nets washing ashore.

High Seas, High Stakes
High Seas, High Stakes

A high seas agreement offers the world a chance to protect more than the 1% of the ocean protected now – and it couldn’t be more urgent.

Operation Driftnet: The Pursuit of the Fu Yuan Yu Fleet
Operation Driftnet: The Pursuit of the Fu Yuan Yu Fleet

Sea Shepherd’s Operation Driftnet campaign has successfully thwarted illegal fishing activity by a 6-vessel fleet of poachers, the Fu Yuan Yu. Through a direct action pursuit, the Steve Irwin has once again filled a lapse in enforcement and brought justice to the high seas.

Intercepting Ghost Nets
Intercepting Ghost Nets

Collaborating to intercept life-threatening fishing nets from marine habitats, and eco-innovating to transform former poachers' weapons into symbols of change. 

Operation Icefish: The 'Bandit 6' Shutdown
Operation Icefish: The 'Bandit 6' Shutdown

Sea Shepherd operation ends with the arrest of the sixth and last toothfish-poaching vessel, the Viking.