Sea Shepherd at Deepwater Ground Zero BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig - 1 July 2010 by Steve Roest CEO Sea Shepherd Everyone is wondering whether BP and the US government are doing enough to protect and clean up the Gulf of Mexico from the horrendous spill originating at the Deepwater Horizon oilrig. After 10 hours of flying over the disaster area, we can tell you that they are not. There was a brief break in the heavy rains and winds from Hurricane Alex over New Orleans today, and during that pause Sea Shepherd flew out to see for themselves how bad the disaster zone has become and what assets have been deployed by BP to fix the gushing oil spill

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 Prepares for Operation Blue Rage Report by Steve Roest, CEO Sea Shepherd “The Mediterranean is at the point that if bluefin stocks are not actually collapsing, they are approaching collapse…when it got to bluefin, science just seemed to go out the window. The bottom line was that, as Chairman, I felt I was sort of presiding over the demise of one of the most magnificent fish that swims the ocean,” — William T.

Agenda 21 Strikes Again Reprinted from IndyMedia : Struggle stepped up as another whaling ship is sabotaged in Norway “Norway announced an increased quota of minke whales so we decided to increase our quota of sunken whalers” - AGENDA 21 Another whaling vessel was sabotaged a few days ago, on April 2nd, nearly a year since the last attempted sinking of the Skarbakk, another Norwegian whaling vessel.

Sea Shepherd Helps Improve Communication Systems in the Galapagos After a long process dealing with procedures, permissions, getting documents stamped, and arranging sponsored air transportation, we finally have the donation from ECWF of radio equipment sitting inside the Sea Shepherd office in the Galapagos.

Captain Watson Presents David Rastovich at the Waterman’s Ball Captain Paul Watson was honored to present the Environmentalist of the Year Award to freesurfer and activist David Rastovich at the 20th Annual SIMA Waterman’s Ball held at the Ritz Carlton in Laguna Niguel, CA on August 7, 2009. David Rastovich, known simply as “Rasta” in the surfing world, has been a long time supporter of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, participating in a past campaign to the Galapagos Islands to seize illegal longlines and joining forces with members of Sea Shepherd in Taiji in 2007 to bring worldwide media attention to the annual dolphin slaughter.

Illegal Tuna Fishing Operation Caught in the Galapagos On the night of June 30 th , 2009, the commercial tuna boat Don Mario , from the fishing port of Manta in Ecuador, was caught fishing inside the Galapagos Marine Reserve. At the time of capture, the vessel was 30 miles inside the protected waters of the National Park and had its nets out in the water. Inside their nets the National Park Rangers discovered not only tuna but also numerous other species including sea turtles.

Double Whammy in the Galapagos: Two Busts in Two Days on Two Islands Shark Fin Bust in Santa Cruz On the evening of June 25th, 2009, the Ecuadorian Environmental Police, acting on information provided by Sea Shepherd Galapagos, raided a fisherman’s house on Santa Cruz Island. The Environmental Police were supported by the Galapagos National Park Service and the K9 Police Unit. Thanks to the excellent work of the dogs and their guides, the police quickly found 52 large shark fins inside the house