The Steve Irwin Visits Italy The Steve Irwin arrived today in La Spezia, Italy for a brief visit and a fund-raising event.  The crew were greeted with a huge welcoming banner. This marks the first time that a Sea Shepherd ship has docked in Italy.

Steve Irwin Attacked in Libyan Waters Operation Blue Rage: Day Twelve of the Mediterranean Patrol Saturday, June 19th, 2010 Location: Off the Coast of Libya At 0900 Hours the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin moved into Libyan waters to inspect the remaining cage being towed by the Italian vessel Cesare Rustico .  With the Sea Shepherd helicopter overhead, our inflatable Delta boat and dive team approached the cage.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Bluefin Swim Free! Operation Blue Rage: Day Eleven of the Mediterranean Patrol Friday, June 18th, 2010 Location: Off the Coast of Libya Report by Captain Paul Watson, Steve Irwin The dawn, hazy with the fine blown sand of the Sahara desert, found us without any pursuing tail from the Libyan and Maltese Navies, and so we continued our patrol. We encountered the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise heading Southwest towards the coordinates of the cage we liberated yesterday.

Sea Shepherd Frees 800 Bluefin from Floating Cages Below Libya’s Infamous Line of Death Steve Irwin Rammed by Bluefin Fishery Vessel; Sea Shepherd Crew Repel Violent Assault by Fishermen; Libyan Navy in Pursuit of the Steve Irwin Operation Blue Rage: Day Ten of the Mediterranean Patrol Thursday, June 17th, 2010 Location: Off the Coast of Libya Report by Captain Paul Watson, Steve Irwin Sea Shepherd’s helicopter reconnaissance flight this morning found two fishing vessels. One was engaged in transferring bluefin tuna into one of the two nets being towed by the other vessel. The bluefin fishery vessels were inside waters claimed by Libya and about 42 miles off the coast of North Africa

Operation Blue Rage: Day Five of the Mediterranean Patrol Saturday, June 12th, 2010 Location: Off the Coast of Libya This morning the crew of the Steve Irwin came across the fifty meter Italian seiner Kleos towing a cage full of bluefin tuna. The ship was being inspected by the ICCAT (International Committee on the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna) fisheries patrol vessel Jean Charcot . The vessel was legal but routine inspections are conducted to ensure that the catch is of the proper size.

Operation Blue Rage: Day Four of the Mediterranean Patrol Friday, June 11th, 2010 Location: Off the Coast of Tunisia   Report from Captain Paul Watson, Steve Irwin At least on the part of the European community, an effort is seriously being made to police the bluefin tuna regulations. The General Secretariat of the Sea ordered four Spanish seiners shut down, and the authorities have been inspecting the catches. There seems to be a realization that the world is watching this closely and a growing perception that the bluefin tuna is seriously in trouble

Operation Blue Rage- Day One of the Mediterranean Patrol Tuesday, June 8th, 2010. Location: Between Malta and Libya Report from Captain Paul Watson, Steve Irwin The Steve Irwin departed from the ancient harbor of Valletta in Malta at 1300 Hours on June 8th setting a course due south towards the North African coast

Sea Shepherd to Focus On Responsible Intervention Against Bluefin Tuna Poachers The bluefin tuna fishery in the Mediterranean opened at one minute after midnight today and will close on June 14th or earlier if the allowed quota is reached prior to that date. The legal quota is 13,500 tons, of which 7,113 tons has been allocated to European Union fishermen. Spain has been allocated 2,526.06 tons, France has been allocated 2,021.93 tons, and Italy has been allocated 1,937.50 tons

Sea Shepherd’s Steve Irwin coming to New Jersey and New York Sea Shepherd’s flag ship, the Steve Irwin , is making a brief stop in the United States before continuing on to the Mediterranean to commence with the upcoming campaign to defend critically endangered bluefin tuna populations. Please come meet the crew of the Steve Irwin , donate, take a tour of the ship, and show your support for Sea Shepherd’s numerous ocean defense campaigns!  This is a unique opportunity and the vessel’s first visit to the U.S

Steve Irwin Update: Fish Aggregating Device Recovery Report by Captain Locky Maclean, Steve Irwi The Steve Irwin recovered a FAD (Fish Aggregating Device) 400nm southeast of the Galapagos Islands World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve. The device was composed of a PVC and bamboo raft 3m x 2m wrapped in a black fishing net, a net 12 meters in length hanging underneath with a dead 1.4 m juvenile Galapagos Shark (Carcharinus galapagensis) tied inside as bait