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  56. <description><![CDATA[<p>Bring the ocean’s untamed beauty into your home with this powerful new collection—museum-quality prints from one of the last wild places on Earth, now available for purchase, and open to artists who want their work featured in the Sea Shepherd store.</p>
  57. <p>The post <a href="https://seashepherd.org/2025/07/11/life-uninterrupted-limited-edition-prints-now-available/">Life Uninterrupted: Limited Edition Prints Now Available</a> appeared first on <a href="https://seashepherd.org">Sea Shepherd Conservation Society</a>.</p>
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  107. <title>Sea Shepherd Appoints Julian Escutia‑Rodríguez as Executive Director</title>
  108. <link>https://seashepherd.org/2025/07/09/sea-shepherd-appoints-julian-escutia%e2%80%91rodriguez-as-executive-director/</link>
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  132. <description><![CDATA[<p>Sea Shepherd appoints Julián Escutia as Executive Director, marking a new chapter of growth and global impact in the direct defense of marine life.</p>
  133. <p>The post <a href="https://seashepherd.org/2025/07/09/sea-shepherd-appoints-julian-escutia%e2%80%91rodriguez-as-executive-director/">Sea Shepherd Appoints Julian Escutia‑Rodríguez as Executive Director</a> appeared first on <a href="https://seashepherd.org">Sea Shepherd Conservation Society</a>.</p>
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  140. <div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-2" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 10px"><span style="color: #ff6a13;font-size: 1.3em;font-weight: bold">Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s</span> Board of Directors and CEO Pritam Singh are pleased to announce the appointment of Julian Escutia‑Rodríguez as Executive Director.</p>
  141. <p class="ai-optimize-3" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 10px">A seasoned diplomat with more than two decades of international and public policy experience, Escutia‑Rodríguez joined Sea Shepherd in February 2024 as Mexico Country Director. In this elevated role, he will now drive strategy, forge high-level partnerships, and lead direct-action operations to defend the world’s oceans.</p>
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  147. </div> <div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-2" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 10px">Escutia‑Rodríguez has been instrumental in building formal alliances with key Mexican agencies—including the Navy (SEMAR), the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (PROFEPA), and the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP).</p>
  148. <p class="ai-optimize-3" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 10px">Sea Shepherd works alongside these agencies to protect species in risk like the critically endangered vaquita porpoise. Under Escutia‑Rodríguez’s leadership, operational areas continue to expand—and with them, Sea Shepherd’s impact. His work has also deepened trust between the organization and government partners.</p>
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  151. <p class="ai-optimize-quote ai-optimize-introduction" style="font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin: 0px;text-align: left">“Julian’s leadership has strengthened institutional trust and scaled our operations in Mexico,” said CEO Pritam Singh. “I expect his vision and determination will drive major global growth for Sea Shepherd’s mission to defend marine life and uphold environmental law.”</p>
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  154. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-2" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 10px">Prior to entering the conservation space, Escutia‑Rodríguez served in senior diplomatic posts in Wellington, New Zealand; Houston, Texas; and the Mexican Embassy in Washington, DC. He held high-level roles such as Chief of Staff to Mexico’s Undersecretary for North America, Director General for the Protection of Mexicans Abroad, and Consul of Mexico in Las Vegas, Nevada.</p>
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  157. <p class="ai-optimize-quote ai-optimize-introduction" style="font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin: 0px;text-align: left">“It’s an honor to take on this role,” said Escutia‑Rodríguez. “I will dedicate myself fully to protecting endangered marine wildlife across the world and carrying Sea Shepherd’s mission forward with urgency and resolve.”</p>
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  160. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-2" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 10px">His appointment marks a new chapter of growth and global impact for Sea Shepherd.</p>
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  167. <p>The post <a href="https://seashepherd.org/2025/07/09/sea-shepherd-appoints-julian-escutia%e2%80%91rodriguez-as-executive-director/">Sea Shepherd Appoints Julian Escutia‑Rodríguez as Executive Director</a> appeared first on <a href="https://seashepherd.org">Sea Shepherd Conservation Society</a>.</p>
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  174. <title>Sea Shepherd nombra a Julián Escutia Rodríguez como Director Ejecutivo</title>
  175. <link>https://seashepherd.org/2025/07/09/sea-shepherd-nombra-a-julian-escutia-rodriguez-como-director-ejecutivo/</link>
  177. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben]]></dc:creator>
  178. <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
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  187. <category><![CDATA[illegal]]></category>
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  194. <category><![CDATA[ocean]]></category>
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  197. <category><![CDATA[whaling]]></category>
  198. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://seashepherd.org/?p=42738</guid>
  199.  
  200. <description><![CDATA[<p>Sea Shepherd nombra a Julián Escutia como Director Ejecutivo, marcando un nuevo capítulo de crecimiento e impacto global en la defensa directa de la vida marina.</p>
  201. <p>The post <a href="https://seashepherd.org/2025/07/09/sea-shepherd-nombra-a-julian-escutia-rodriguez-como-director-ejecutivo/">Sea Shepherd nombra a Julián Escutia Rodríguez como Director Ejecutivo</a> appeared first on <a href="https://seashepherd.org">Sea Shepherd Conservation Society</a>.</p>
  202. ]]></description>
  203. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="ai-optimize-51 ai-optimize-introduction">
  204. <div id="fws_6871e3c405432"  data-column-margin="default" data-midnight="dark"  class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row"  style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><div class="row-bg-wrap" data-bg-animation="none" data-bg-animation-delay="" data-bg-overlay="false"><div class="inner-wrap row-bg-layer" ><div class="row-bg viewport-desktop"  style=""></div></div></div><div class="row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left">
  205. <div  class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col centered-text no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone "  data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" >
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  208. <div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-2" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 10px"><span style="color: #ff6a13;font-size: 1.3em;font-weight: bold">La Junta Directiva de Sea Shepherd Conservation Society</span> y su CEO, Pritam Singh, se complacen en anunciar el nombramiento de Julián Escutia Rodríguez como nuevo Director Ejecutivo.</p>
  209. <p class="ai-optimize-3" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 10px">Julián Escutia es un diplomático con más de veinte años de experiencia en política pública e internacional. Se unió a Sea Shepherd en febrero de 2024 como Director para México. En este nuevo cargo, dirigirá la estrategia, fomentará alianzas de alto nivel y liderará operaciones de acción directa para defender los océanos del mundo.</p>
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  213. <div class="wpb_wrapper"><div class="wpb_gallery_slidesflickity_style" data-onclick="link_image" data-interval="5"><div class="nectar-flickity not-initialized"  data-touch-icon-color="default" data-stagger="" data-drag-scale="" data-overflow="hidden" data-wrap="wrap" data-spacing="default" data-shadow="none" data-autoplay="true" data-autoplay-dur="" data-free-scroll="" data-controls="pagination" data-desktop-columns="1" data-small-desktop-columns="1" data-tablet-columns="1" data-phone-columns="1"><div class="flickity-viewport"> <div class="flickity-slider"><div class="cell" data-lazy="false"><img decoding="async" class="skip-lazy nectar-lazy " src="https://i0.wp.com/seashepherd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/250707-JulianEscuita-Sharkwater3-600x400.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="250707-JulianEscuita-Sharkwater3" title="250707-JulianEscuita-Sharkwater3" loading="lazy" /><a class="entire-slide-link"  href="https://i0.wp.com/seashepherd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/250707-JulianEscuita-Sharkwater3.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1"></a></div><div class="cell" data-lazy="false"><img decoding="async" class="skip-lazy nectar-lazy " src="https://i0.wp.com/seashepherd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/250707-JulianEscuita-Sharkwater1-600x400.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="250707-JulianEscuita-Sharkwater1" title="250707-JulianEscuita-Sharkwater1" loading="lazy" /><a class="entire-slide-link"  href="https://i0.wp.com/seashepherd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/250707-JulianEscuita-Sharkwater1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1"></a></div><div class="cell" data-lazy="false"><img decoding="async" class="skip-lazy nectar-lazy " src="https://i0.wp.com/seashepherd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/250707-JulianEscuita-Seahorse2-600x400.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="250707-JulianEscuita-Seahorse2" title="250707-JulianEscuita-Seahorse2" loading="lazy" /><a class="entire-slide-link"  href="https://i0.wp.com/seashepherd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/250707-JulianEscuita-Seahorse2.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1"></a></div><div class="cell" data-lazy="false"><img decoding="async" class="skip-lazy nectar-lazy " src="https://i0.wp.com/seashepherd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/250707-JulianEscuita-Seahorse1-600x400.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="250707-JulianEscuita-Seahorse1" title="250707-JulianEscuita-Seahorse1" loading="lazy" /><a class="entire-slide-link"  href="https://i0.wp.com/seashepherd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/250707-JulianEscuita-Seahorse1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1"></a></div><div class="cell" data-lazy="false"><img decoding="async" class="skip-lazy nectar-lazy " src="https://i0.wp.com/seashepherd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/250707-JulianEscuita-Sharkwater2-600x400.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="250707-JulianEscuita-Sharkwater2" title="250707-JulianEscuita-Sharkwater2" loading="lazy" /><a class="entire-slide-link"  href="https://i0.wp.com/seashepherd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/250707-JulianEscuita-Sharkwater2.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1"></a></div></div></div></div></div>
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  215. </div> <div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-2" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 10px">Ha sido fundamental en la construcción de alianzas formales con agencias clave del gobierno mexicano, incluyendo la Secretaría de Marina (SEMAR), la Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT), la Procuraduría Federal de Protección al Ambiente (PROFEPA) y la Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP).</p>
  216. <p class="ai-optimize-3" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 10px">Sea Shepherd trabaja junto a estas instituciones para proteger especies en riesgo, como la vaquita marina que se encuentra en peligro de extinción. Bajo el liderazgo de Escutia, las áreas de operación continúan expandiéndose y, con ellas, el impacto de Sea Shepherd. Su trabajo también ha fortalecido la confianza entre la organización y sus aliados gubernamentales.</p>
  217. <p class="ai-optimize-53">
  218. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><div style="border-left: 4px solid #FF6A13;padding: 0 20px;margin: 20px 0 20px 20px">
  219. <p class="ai-optimize-quote ai-optimize-introduction" style="font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin: 0px;text-align: left">“El liderazgo de Julian ha fortalecido la confianza institucional y ha expandido nuestras operaciones en México,” declaró el CEO Pritam Singh. “Confío en que su visión y determinación impulsarán un crecimiento significativo en la misión de Sea Shepherd para defender la vida marina y hacer cumplir las leyes ambientales.”</p>
  220. </div>
  221. <p class="ai-optimize-54">
  222. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-2" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 10px">Antes de incorporarse al ámbito de la conservación, Julián Escutia desempeñó altos cargos diplomáticos en Wellington, Nueva Zelandia; Houston, Texas; y en la Embajada de México en Washington, D.C. También se desempeñó como Coordinador de Asesores del Subsecretario para América del Norte, Director General de Protección a Mexicanos en el Exterior y Cónsul de México en Las Vegas, Nevada.</p>
  223. <p class="ai-optimize-55">
  224. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><div style="border-left: 4px solid #FF6A13;padding: 0 20px;margin: 20px 0 20px 20px">
  225. <p class="ai-optimize-quote ai-optimize-introduction" style="font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin: 0px;text-align: left">“Es un honor asumir este cargo,” expresó Escutia. “Me dedicaré por completo a proteger especies marinas en peligro alrededor del mundo y a llevar adelante la misión de Sea Shepherd con urgencia y determinación.”</p>
  226. </div>
  227. <p class="ai-optimize-56">
  228. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-2" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 10px">Su nombramiento marca un nuevo capítulo de crecimiento e impacto global para Sea Shepherd.</p>
  229. <p class="ai-optimize-57">
  230. </div><div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="height: 20px;" class="divider"></div></div>
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  235. <p>The post <a href="https://seashepherd.org/2025/07/09/sea-shepherd-nombra-a-julian-escutia-rodriguez-como-director-ejecutivo/">Sea Shepherd nombra a Julián Escutia Rodríguez como Director Ejecutivo</a> appeared first on <a href="https://seashepherd.org">Sea Shepherd Conservation Society</a>.</p>
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  242. <title>Compassion vs. Tradition: Neighboring Nations Take Opposite Paths on Whales</title>
  243. <link>https://seashepherd.org/2025/07/07/compassion-vs-tradition-neighboring-nations-take-opposite-paths-on-whales/</link>
  245. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben]]></dc:creator>
  246. <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
  247. <category><![CDATA[Faroe Islands]]></category>
  248. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  249. <category><![CDATA[conservation]]></category>
  250. <category><![CDATA[drone]]></category>
  251. <category><![CDATA[grind]]></category>
  252. <category><![CDATA[Grindadráp]]></category>
  253. <category><![CDATA[gulf of america]]></category>
  254. <category><![CDATA[illegal]]></category>
  255. <category><![CDATA[Illegal Fishing]]></category>
  256. <category><![CDATA[industry]]></category>
  257. <category><![CDATA[intercept]]></category>
  258. <category><![CDATA[Marine protexted area]]></category>
  259. <category><![CDATA[navy]]></category>
  260. <category><![CDATA[night vision]]></category>
  261. <category><![CDATA[ocean]]></category>
  262. <category><![CDATA[Sea Shepherd]]></category>
  263. <category><![CDATA[vaquita]]></category>
  264. <category><![CDATA[whaling]]></category>
  265. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://seashepherd.org/?p=42699</guid>
  266.  
  267. <description><![CDATA[<p>In a single day, Sea Shepherd crews documented the slaughter of 95 pilot whales across two Faroese villages. This raw footage captures the brutality of the Grindadráp—and the growing global divide between compassion and killing.</p>
  268. <p>The post <a href="https://seashepherd.org/2025/07/07/compassion-vs-tradition-neighboring-nations-take-opposite-paths-on-whales/">Compassion vs. Tradition: Neighboring Nations Take Opposite Paths on Whales</a> appeared first on <a href="https://seashepherd.org">Sea Shepherd Conservation Society</a>.</p>
  269. ]]></description>
  270. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="ai-optimize-13">
  271. <div id="fws_6871e3c4104f3"  data-column-margin="default" data-midnight="dark"  class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row"  style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><div class="row-bg-wrap" data-bg-animation="none" data-bg-animation-delay="" data-bg-overlay="false"><div class="inner-wrap row-bg-layer" ><div class="row-bg viewport-desktop"  style=""></div></div></div><div class="row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left">
  272. <div  class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone "  data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" >
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  281.  
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  287. </div>
  288. </div></div>
  289. <div id="fws_6871e3c410fe0"  data-column-margin="default" data-midnight="dark"  class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row"  style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><div class="row-bg-wrap" data-bg-animation="none" data-bg-animation-delay="" data-bg-overlay="false"><div class="inner-wrap row-bg-layer" ><div class="row-bg viewport-desktop"  style=""></div></div></div><div class="row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left">
  290. <div  class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col centered-text no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone "  data-padding-pos="all" data-has-bg-color="false" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-animation="" data-delay="0" >
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  293. <div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-2" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 10px"><span style="color: #b30000;font-size: 1.3em;font-weight: bold">A few weeks ago, in the remote Icelandic town of Ólafsfjörður</span>, a community came together to save over 50 stranded pilot whales. In a show of compassion and coordination, dozens of Icelanders worked tirelessly—many in tears—to guide these animals back to sea.</p>
  294. <p class="ai-optimize-3" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 10px">Not far from Iceland’s shores, in the same North Atlantic waters, another scene unfolded.</p>
  295. <p class="ai-optimize-14">
  296. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-10 ai-optimize-introduction" style="text-align: center;color: #b30000;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: bold;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 10px"><strong data-start="0" data-end="26" data-is-only-node="">While One Nation Rescues, The Other Slaughters</strong></p>
  297. <p class="ai-optimize-15">
  298. </div>
  299. <div class="wpb_raw_code wpb_content_element wpb_raw_html" >
  300. <div class="wpb_wrapper">
  301. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sSpGknHUgVM" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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  305. <div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-10 ai-optimize-introduction" style="text-align: center;color: #b30000;font-size: clamp(12px, 1.6vw, 14px);font-weight: bold;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 10px"><strong data-start="0" data-end="26" data-is-only-node="">Raw (and Graphic) Footage of Two Slaughters in One Day in the Faroes</strong></p>
  306. <p class="ai-optimize-16">
  307. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-4" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 10px">In a single afternoon, Faroese fishermen killed <strong>95 long-finned pilot whales</strong>—40 off the island of Suðuroy and 55 off the village of Bøur. Among the dead were <strong>6 juveniles</strong> and <strong>4 unborn calves</strong>, cut from the bodies of pregnant females. Entire family groups wiped out on the beach as children watched.</p>
  308. <p class="ai-optimize-5" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 10px">These two nations are neighbors. Both are modern, prosperous societies with access to global food systems. Neither depends on whale meat for survival.</p>
  309. <p class="ai-optimize-6" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 10px">And yet, when faced with the same species—long-finned pilot whales—one nation chose rescue. The other chose ritual slaughter.</p>
  310. <p class="ai-optimize-7" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: -10px">These weren’t remote subsistence hunters. These were working fishermen—many of them operating the same modern vessels used to catch seafood sold across Europe as ‘North Atlantic’ fish. The same Faroese men who supply global markets with cod, salmon, and haddock turned their knives on whales.</p>
  311. <p class="ai-optimize-17">
  312. </div>
  313. <div class="wpb_gallery wpb_content_element clearfix">
  314. <div class="wpb_wrapper"><div class="wpb_gallery_slidesflickity_style" data-onclick="link_image" data-interval="5"><div class="nectar-flickity not-initialized"  data-touch-icon-color="default" data-stagger="" data-drag-scale="" data-overflow="hidden" data-wrap="wrap" data-spacing="default" data-shadow="none" data-autoplay="true" data-autoplay-dur="" data-free-scroll="" data-controls="pagination" data-desktop-columns="1" data-small-desktop-columns="1" data-tablet-columns="1" data-phone-columns="1"><div class="flickity-viewport"> <div class="flickity-slider"><div class="cell" data-lazy="false"><img decoding="async" class="skip-lazy nectar-lazy " src="https://i0.wp.com/seashepherd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/150705-FaroesSlaughter-2-600x400.jpeg" width="600" height="400" alt="150705-FaroesSlaughter-2" title="150705-FaroesSlaughter-2" loading="lazy" /><a class="entire-slide-link"  href="https://i0.wp.com/seashepherd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/150705-FaroesSlaughter-2.jpeg?fit=1440%2C2560&ssl=1"></a></div><div class="cell" data-lazy="false"><img decoding="async" class="skip-lazy nectar-lazy " src="https://i0.wp.com/seashepherd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/150705-FaroesSlaughter-0-600x400.jpeg" width="600" height="400" alt="150705-FaroesSlaughter-0" title="150705-FaroesSlaughter-0" loading="lazy" /><a class="entire-slide-link"  href="https://i0.wp.com/seashepherd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/150705-FaroesSlaughter-0.jpeg?fit=1519%2C830&ssl=1"></a></div><div class="cell" data-lazy="false"><img decoding="async" class="skip-lazy nectar-lazy " src="https://i0.wp.com/seashepherd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/150705-FaroesSlaughter-1-600x400.jpeg" width="600" height="400" alt="150705-FaroesSlaughter-1" title="150705-FaroesSlaughter-1" loading="lazy" /><a class="entire-slide-link"  href="https://i0.wp.com/seashepherd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/150705-FaroesSlaughter-1.jpeg?fit=1440%2C2560&ssl=1"></a></div><div class="cell" data-lazy="false"><img decoding="async" class="skip-lazy nectar-lazy " src="https://i0.wp.com/seashepherd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/150705-FaroesSlaughter-3-600x400.jpeg" width="600" height="400" alt="150705-FaroesSlaughter-3" title="150705-FaroesSlaughter-3" loading="lazy" /><a class="entire-slide-link"  href="https://i0.wp.com/seashepherd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/150705-FaroesSlaughter-3.jpeg?fit=1920%2C2560&ssl=1"></a></div><div class="cell" data-lazy="false"><img decoding="async" class="skip-lazy nectar-lazy " src="https://i0.wp.com/seashepherd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/150705-FaroesSlaughter-4-600x400.jpeg" width="600" height="400" alt="150705-FaroesSlaughter-4" title="150705-FaroesSlaughter-4" loading="lazy" /><a class="entire-slide-link"  href="https://i0.wp.com/seashepherd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/150705-FaroesSlaughter-4.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1919&ssl=1"></a></div></div></div></div></div>
  315. </div>
  316. </div> <div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-8" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-top: -10px;margin-bottom: 10px">Sea Shepherd has been present in the Faroes for over 40 years, documenting and opposing the Grindadráp. As the world wakes up to the intelligence and social bonds of these animals, we must ask: what future are we choosing? One of coexistence, or one of extinction?</p>
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  555.    secstate: `Dear Secretary Rubio,
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  558.  
  559. Entire pods of marine mammals are driven into shallow bays and butchered in what is called the grindadráp. This is not a practice of survival — it is culturally sanctioned cruelty protected under tradition.
  560.  
  561. As Secretary of State, your leadership on global conservation and human rights issues is well established. This slaughter directly undermines the environmental principles the U.S. champions abroad.
  562.  
  563. Please speak out publicly and engage Danish officials to urge an end to this practice. Diplomacy has power — and so does silence.`,
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  566.  
  567. I respectfully ask that you raise the issue of the grindadráp — the killing of entire pods of whales and dolphins in the Faroe Islands — in your diplomatic engagements with the Danish government.
  568.  
  569. This practice is a clear violation of ethical wildlife treatment and global conservation standards. Yet Denmark continues to provide the political and economic cover that enables it.
  570.  
  571. As the U.S. Ambassador, your role is not only to represent our nation’s interests but its values. Speaking out — even quietly but clearly — can make a difference.
  572.  
  573. Thank you for your attention to this matter.`,
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  577. I am writing to express concern over the ongoing slaughter of whales and dolphins in the Faroe Islands, carried out under the practice known as the grindadráp.
  578.  
  579. The Danish government may not dictate policy in the Faroes, but it does offer diplomatic, financial, and cultural support. With that comes responsibility.
  580.  
  581. Denmark is seen globally as a progressive leader on environmental issues — but this practice continues under its protection. I urge you to communicate to your government that the international community is watching, and that action — or inaction — carries consequences.`,
  582.  
  583.    foreign_minister: `Dear Minister Rasmussen,
  584.  
  585. I am calling on you to bring Denmark’s diplomatic influence to bear in urging an end to the grindadráp — the brutal killing of whales and dolphins in the Faroe Islands.
  586.  
  587. While the Faroese maintain autonomy, Denmark supports their government financially, diplomatically, and symbolically. That support must not extend to shielding this practice.
  588.  
  589. The world sees Denmark’s silence as complicity. As Foreign Minister, your leadership could mark the beginning of a cultural shift — one that respects tradition, but draws a line at violence.
  590.  
  591. I hope you’ll take that opportunity.`,
  592.  
  593.    env_minister: `Dear Minister Heunicke,
  594.  
  595. As Denmark’s Minister for Environment, I ask that you publicly oppose the grindadráp — the slaughter of entire pods of whales and dolphins in the Faroe Islands.
  596.  
  597. This practice is not about food security or science. It is spectacle — one that stains Denmark’s reputation as a global leader in environmental policy.
  598.  
  599. Ending this will take courage. But it will also align Denmark’s environmental values with its actions.
  600.  
  601. Please consider taking a stand.`,
  602.  
  603.    food_minister: `Dear Minister Jensen,
  604.  
  605. I urge you to speak out against the grindadráp — the organized killing of whales and dolphins in the Faroe Islands — and to challenge the claim that this falls within sustainable food policy.
  606.  
  607. The Faroese government continues to defend this slaughter using outdated arguments about food tradition. But this is not subsistence. It’s cultural performance at the expense of marine life.
  608.  
  609. As Minister for Fisheries, your voice matters. I ask that you help guide Denmark toward a more ethical relationship with the oceans it shares responsibility for.`,
  610.  
  611.    pm_faroes: `Dear Prime Minister Johannesen,
  612.  
  613. There’s no misunderstanding here. The world is not misinformed. People know what the grindadráp is — and they are horrified.
  614.  
  615. Your government may not intend to attract global outrage, but that is exactly what this annual slaughter brings. The killing of entire pods of whales and dolphins — intelligent, emotionally complex animals — is not a misunderstood tradition. It is a brutal public act that stains the Faroe Islands' reputation.
  616.  
  617. You are free to defend it. But the world is free to respond — with protest, boycott, and condemnation. Leadership means taking responsibility for how a nation is seen beyond its borders.
  618.  
  619. The question is not whether the world understands the Faroes. The question is: do the Faroes understand what the world now sees?`,
  620.  
  621.    env_faroes: `Dear Minister Stórá,
  622.  
  623. The grindadráp may be regulated, but it is not invisible.
  624.  
  625. The world sees footage of entire pods of whales and dolphins driven onto Faroese beaches and slaughtered. No amount of tradition, local regulation, or cultural framing changes what people are witnessing: a mass killing of sentient, social animals in the name of heritage.
  626.  
  627. As Minister of Environment, your silence on this issue is not neutral — it speaks volumes.
  628.  
  629. The Faroe Islands could lead on marine protection. But this practice erodes that potential and places your environmental credibility under a shadow. The rest of the world has moved forward. The question is: when will the Faroes?
  630.  
  631. History will ask what role you played.`,
  632.  
  633.    fish_faroes: `Dear Minister Christiansen,
  634.  
  635. The grindadráp is not fisheries policy. It’s a spectacle of violence that uses the language of sustainability to justify the unjustifiable.
  636.  
  637. No credible modern fisheries framework includes the mass killing of pilot whales and dolphins — species that live in tight social groups and show clear signs of intelligence and emotion. Yet the Faroe Islands continue to defend this slaughter as part of a food system, even though demand is declining and health warnings are issued against consumption.
  638.  
  639. You are not just managing marine resources — you are shaping the legacy of your nation’s relationship with the ocean.
  640.  
  641. Will that legacy be one of progress and leadership, or of clinging to an outdated practice the world cannot accept?
  642.  
  643. The grindadráp is a choice. So is ending it.`,
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  646.  
  647. I’m reaching out because I believe your position gives you the opportunity — and responsibility — to help end the whale and dolphin slaughter in the Faroe Islands.
  648.  
  649. This practice, known as the grindadráp, is unjustifiable in a modern world that claims to care about marine life and ethical conservation.
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  908. <p>The post <a href="https://seashepherd.org/2025/07/07/compassion-vs-tradition-neighboring-nations-take-opposite-paths-on-whales/">Compassion vs. Tradition: Neighboring Nations Take Opposite Paths on Whales</a> appeared first on <a href="https://seashepherd.org">Sea Shepherd Conservation Society</a>.</p>
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  915. <title>New Video Documents the Reality of the Faroe Islands Grindadrap</title>
  916. <link>https://seashepherd.org/2025/07/03/new-video-documents-the-reality-of-the-faroe-islands-grindadrap/</link>
  918. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben]]></dc:creator>
  919. <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
  920. <category><![CDATA[Faroe Islands]]></category>
  921. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  922. <category><![CDATA[conservation]]></category>
  923. <category><![CDATA[drone]]></category>
  924. <category><![CDATA[grind]]></category>
  925. <category><![CDATA[Grindadráp]]></category>
  926. <category><![CDATA[gulf of america]]></category>
  927. <category><![CDATA[illegal]]></category>
  928. <category><![CDATA[Illegal Fishing]]></category>
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  935. <category><![CDATA[Sea Shepherd]]></category>
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  937. <category><![CDATA[whaling]]></category>
  938. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://seashepherd.org/?p=42649</guid>
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  940. <description><![CDATA[<p>Sea Shepherd crews were on the ground in the Faroe Islands to document a Grindadráp that killed 291 pilot whales. This new video reveals the full scope of the hunt—and the discarded remains that challenge claims of tradition and subsistence. Watch the footage, then take action using our Stop the Grind Action Kit.</p>
  941. <p>The post <a href="https://seashepherd.org/2025/07/03/new-video-documents-the-reality-of-the-faroe-islands-grindadrap/">New Video Documents the Reality of the Faroe Islands Grindadrap</a> appeared first on <a href="https://seashepherd.org">Sea Shepherd Conservation Society</a>.</p>
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  949. In this new film, Sea Shepherd crews document a full Grind from start to finish—what the public sees, and what is left behind.</p>
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  958. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-2" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 20px">Though legal under Faroese law and regulated locally, these hunts are not seasonal or formally scheduled—they occur whenever a pod is spotted. Most take place in summer as whales migrate, but some happen even in winter.</p>
  959. <p class="ai-optimize-3" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 20px">In early June, <strong>291 pilot whales</strong> were killed in the village of Leynar, including <strong>more than 44 pregnant females</strong> and over <strong>50 juveniles</strong>. Sea Shepherd crew were on the ground to document the hunt—capturing not only the violence of the event itself, but also the aftermath.</p>
  960. <p class="ai-optimize-4" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 20px">Officials claim the Grindadráp is a form of <strong>subsistence hunting</strong>—that the meat is shared, and nothing goes to waste. But our crew found clear evidence to the contrary: <strong>organs and meat suitable for human consumption were discarded</strong>, dumped down a ravine into the sea.</p>
  961. <p class="ai-optimize-5" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 20px">The Grindadráp falls outside the protections of the <strong>International Whaling Commission</strong>, which does not cover small cetaceans like pilot whales and dolphins. And while still legal under Faroese law, this footage raises serious questions about the justification for the practice—especially when entire pods are killed and edible meat is wasted.</p>
  962. <p class="ai-optimize-6" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 20px">Because <strong>entire family groups are driven and killed together</strong>, these hunts don’t just take individual lives—they risk eroding the genetic diversity of the species and weakening long-term population resilience.</p>
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  967. </div> <div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-7" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 20px">Some ask why we don’t intervene by force. But doing so would not stop the killing—it would risk <strong>criminalization, loss of access, and irreparable damage to the global coalition</strong> we’ve built to challenge this practice through diplomacy, pressure, and documentation.</p>
  968. <p class="ai-optimize-8" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 20px">Our strategy is focused on <strong>lasting change</strong>: exposing the truth, engaging constructively, and creating space for Faroese voices who oppose the Grind to step forward. Many remain silent now, but we believe they are essential to ending this from within.</p>
  969. <p class="ai-optimize-9" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 20px">Watch the film to see what our Sea Shepherd crew witnessed—and the evidence they gathered to support our political action through the <strong>Stop the Grind Coalition</strong>. This footage is already being used to raise awareness and strengthen the campaign.</p>
  970. <p class="ai-optimize-10" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 20px">Then, use our <strong>Sea Shepherd Action Kit</strong> to contact those in power. <strong>Send your message. Help us Stop the Grind.</strong></p>
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  1036. <p class="ai-optimize-24" style="text-align: center;"><strong style="color: #b30000;">The slaughter continues because too many stay silent. Let them know you’re not one of them.</strong></p>
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  1208.    secstate: `Dear Secretary Rubio,
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  1210. I’m writing to ask that you raise the issue of the whale and dolphin slaughter in the Faroe Islands through formal diplomatic channels.
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  1212. Entire pods of marine mammals are driven into shallow bays and butchered in what is called the grindadráp. This is not a practice of survival — it is culturally sanctioned cruelty protected under tradition.
  1213.  
  1214. As Secretary of State, your leadership on global conservation and human rights issues is well established. This slaughter directly undermines the environmental principles the U.S. champions abroad.
  1215.  
  1216. Please speak out publicly and engage Danish officials to urge an end to this practice. Diplomacy has power — and so does silence.`,
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  1218.    amb_us_denmark: `Dear Ambassador Godfrey,
  1219.  
  1220. I respectfully ask that you raise the issue of the grindadráp — the killing of entire pods of whales and dolphins in the Faroe Islands — in your diplomatic engagements with the Danish government.
  1221.  
  1222. This practice is a clear violation of ethical wildlife treatment and global conservation standards. Yet Denmark continues to provide the political and economic cover that enables it.
  1223.  
  1224. As the U.S. Ambassador, your role is not only to represent our nation’s interests but its values. Speaking out — even quietly but clearly — can make a difference.
  1225.  
  1226. Thank you for your attention to this matter.`,
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  1228.    amb_denmark_us: `Dear Ambassador Sørensen,
  1229.  
  1230. I am writing to express concern over the ongoing slaughter of whales and dolphins in the Faroe Islands, carried out under the practice known as the grindadráp.
  1231.  
  1232. The Danish government may not dictate policy in the Faroes, but it does offer diplomatic, financial, and cultural support. With that comes responsibility.
  1233.  
  1234. Denmark is seen globally as a progressive leader on environmental issues — but this practice continues under its protection. I urge you to communicate to your government that the international community is watching, and that action — or inaction — carries consequences.`,
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  1236.    foreign_minister: `Dear Minister Rasmussen,
  1237.  
  1238. I am calling on you to bring Denmark’s diplomatic influence to bear in urging an end to the grindadráp — the brutal killing of whales and dolphins in the Faroe Islands.
  1239.  
  1240. While the Faroese maintain autonomy, Denmark supports their government financially, diplomatically, and symbolically. That support must not extend to shielding this practice.
  1241.  
  1242. The world sees Denmark’s silence as complicity. As Foreign Minister, your leadership could mark the beginning of a cultural shift — one that respects tradition, but draws a line at violence.
  1243.  
  1244. I hope you’ll take that opportunity.`,
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  1246.    env_minister: `Dear Minister Heunicke,
  1247.  
  1248. As Denmark’s Minister for Environment, I ask that you publicly oppose the grindadráp — the slaughter of entire pods of whales and dolphins in the Faroe Islands.
  1249.  
  1250. This practice is not about food security or science. It is spectacle — one that stains Denmark’s reputation as a global leader in environmental policy.
  1251.  
  1252. Ending this will take courage. But it will also align Denmark’s environmental values with its actions.
  1253.  
  1254. Please consider taking a stand.`,
  1255.  
  1256.    food_minister: `Dear Minister Jensen,
  1257.  
  1258. I urge you to speak out against the grindadráp — the organized killing of whales and dolphins in the Faroe Islands — and to challenge the claim that this falls within sustainable food policy.
  1259.  
  1260. The Faroese government continues to defend this slaughter using outdated arguments about food tradition. But this is not subsistence. It’s cultural performance at the expense of marine life.
  1261.  
  1262. As Minister for Fisheries, your voice matters. I ask that you help guide Denmark toward a more ethical relationship with the oceans it shares responsibility for.`,
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  1264.    pm_faroes: `Dear Prime Minister Johannesen,
  1265.  
  1266. There’s no misunderstanding here. The world is not misinformed. People know what the grindadráp is — and they are horrified.
  1267.  
  1268. Your government may not intend to attract global outrage, but that is exactly what this annual slaughter brings. The killing of entire pods of whales and dolphins — intelligent, emotionally complex animals — is not a misunderstood tradition. It is a brutal public act that stains the Faroe Islands' reputation.
  1269.  
  1270. You are free to defend it. But the world is free to respond — with protest, boycott, and condemnation. Leadership means taking responsibility for how a nation is seen beyond its borders.
  1271.  
  1272. The question is not whether the world understands the Faroes. The question is: do the Faroes understand what the world now sees?`,
  1273.  
  1274.    env_faroes: `Dear Minister Stórá,
  1275.  
  1276. The grindadráp may be regulated, but it is not invisible.
  1277.  
  1278. The world sees footage of entire pods of whales and dolphins driven onto Faroese beaches and slaughtered. No amount of tradition, local regulation, or cultural framing changes what people are witnessing: a mass killing of sentient, social animals in the name of heritage.
  1279.  
  1280. As Minister of Environment, your silence on this issue is not neutral — it speaks volumes.
  1281.  
  1282. The Faroe Islands could lead on marine protection. But this practice erodes that potential and places your environmental credibility under a shadow. The rest of the world has moved forward. The question is: when will the Faroes?
  1283.  
  1284. History will ask what role you played.`,
  1285.  
  1286.    fish_faroes: `Dear Minister Christiansen,
  1287.  
  1288. The grindadráp is not fisheries policy. It’s a spectacle of violence that uses the language of sustainability to justify the unjustifiable.
  1289.  
  1290. No credible modern fisheries framework includes the mass killing of pilot whales and dolphins — species that live in tight social groups and show clear signs of intelligence and emotion. Yet the Faroe Islands continue to defend this slaughter as part of a food system, even though demand is declining and health warnings are issued against consumption.
  1291.  
  1292. You are not just managing marine resources — you are shaping the legacy of your nation’s relationship with the ocean.
  1293.  
  1294. Will that legacy be one of progress and leadership, or of clinging to an outdated practice the world cannot accept?
  1295.  
  1296. The grindadráp is a choice. So is ending it.`,
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  1299.  
  1300. I’m reaching out because I believe your position gives you the opportunity — and responsibility — to help end the whale and dolphin slaughter in the Faroe Islands.
  1301.  
  1302. This practice, known as the grindadráp, is unjustifiable in a modern world that claims to care about marine life and ethical conservation.
  1303.  
  1304. Please take action to stop it.`
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  1549. <title>Frontlines with Heidy: Destroying the Nets That Kill</title>
  1550. <link>https://seashepherd.org/2025/06/23/destroying-the-nets-that-kill/</link>
  1552. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben]]></dc:creator>
  1553. <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
  1554. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  1555. <category><![CDATA[Vaquita Defense]]></category>
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  1560. <category><![CDATA[Illegal Fishing]]></category>
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  1571. <description><![CDATA[<p>The only threat to the critically endangered vaquita is fishing nets. In this frontline report, Sea Shepherd crew member Heidy dismantles the tools of extinction—revealing what each net tells us about the illegal trade driving a species to the edge.</p>
  1572. <p>The post <a href="https://seashepherd.org/2025/06/23/destroying-the-nets-that-kill/">Frontlines with Heidy: Destroying the Nets That Kill</a> appeared first on <a href="https://seashepherd.org">Sea Shepherd Conservation Society</a>.</p>
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  1597. <div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-875 ai-optimize-introduction" style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #ff6a13;font-size: .9em;font-weight: bold">By Heidy Martinez</span></p>
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  1599. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-919" style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #ff6a13;font-size: 1.2em;font-weight: bold">In millions of years, nothing has threatened the vaquita porpoise</span> like the last fifty years of net fishing.</p>
  1600. <p class="ai-optimize-920">
  1601. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-921" style="text-align: left">Confined to a single stretch of water in the Upper Gulf of California, the vaquita has never migrated or ranged beyond this narrow habitat. In recent decades, gillnets have driven the population from thousands to fewer than ten individuals. Their only threat is entanglement—especially in nets set for totoaba, a large fish hunted for its swim bladder and smuggled to Chinese markets for thousands of dollars apiece.</p>
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  1603. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-923" style="text-align: left">The nets used in this trade are illegal and lethal. They don’t discriminate. Vaquitas, dolphins, sea turtles, and countless fish die the same way—trapped underwater, unable to surface.</p>
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  1614. <div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-30" style="text-align: center;font-size: 0.85em;margin-top: -10px;margin-bottom: 0px">Watch the net destruction process in this video, first shared with our <a style="color: #ff6a13;font-weight: bold" href="https://www.seashepherd.org/dac-join">Direct Action Crew members</a>, whose monthly support powers our missions.</p>
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  1616. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-925" style="text-align: left">At the Mexican Navy’s base in San Felipe, we work to dismantle these confiscated nets. To most, they look like piles of tangled plastic. But to us, every net tells a story—about how it was used, when, and by whom.</p>
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  1618. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-927" style="text-align: left">Totoaba nets are usually easy to identify. They’re made with thick, durable filament and large mesh openings—sometimes as wide as eight inches. Like most gillnets, they use synthetic floats along the top and lead weights along the bottom to form a vertical wall through the water column. They’re often dyed green, brown, or blue, and are engineered to be both strong and hard to detect. These nets aren’t left behind by accident—they’re actively deployed by small crews, many operating illegally and some under the control of trafficking networks.</p>
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  1624. </div> <div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-929 ai-optimize-introduction" style="text-align: left;margin-top: -10px;margin-bottom: 0px">Other nets we recover are used to catch species like chano, corvina, or shrimp. While these may be legal in certain areas, they follow the same structure and pose the same danger when set inside the Zero Tolerance Area (ZTA)—the protected core of the Vaquita Refuge. Any net found inside this zone is subject to immediate seizure, regardless of its target species.</p>
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  1626. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-931" style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: -20px">Some of the most dangerous nets we recover are those that drift—ripped or abandoned but still suspended like a wall in the water column. These continue to catch marine life indiscriminately, often doing more damage than nets snagged on the seabed. Nets tangled around the concrete deterrent blocks placed throughout the ZTA in 2022 tend to collapse or ball up, catching less but still posing a threat to species like fish or crabs. Both types of nets—those that drift and those that remain anchored—can kill for months or years if not detected. That’s why our crew aboard the <em>Seahorse</em> uses sonar, drones, and diver teams to scan the water column and seabed, recovering anything that doesn’t belong.</p>
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  1827. <p>The post <a href="https://seashepherd.org/2025/06/23/destroying-the-nets-that-kill/">Frontlines with Heidy: Destroying the Nets That Kill</a> appeared first on <a href="https://seashepherd.org">Sea Shepherd Conservation Society</a>.</p>
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  1834. <title>Pregnant Pilot Whales and Calves Slaughtered in Faroe Islands Hunt</title>
  1835. <link>https://seashepherd.org/2025/06/13/pregnant-pilot-whales-and-calves-slaughtered-in-faroe-islands-hunt/</link>
  1837. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben]]></dc:creator>
  1838. <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
  1839. <category><![CDATA[Faroe Islands]]></category>
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  1854. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://seashepherd.org/?p=42430</guid>
  1855.  
  1856. <description><![CDATA[<p>Sea Shepherd has confirmed the slaughter of 246 pilot whales—including pregnant females and newborns—in the latest Grindadráp in the Faroe Islands. Our teams are on the ground exposing the cruelty, documenting the aftermath, and calling for international action.</p>
  1857. <p>The post <a href="https://seashepherd.org/2025/06/13/pregnant-pilot-whales-and-calves-slaughtered-in-faroe-islands-hunt/">Pregnant Pilot Whales and Calves Slaughtered in Faroe Islands Hunt</a> appeared first on <a href="https://seashepherd.org">Sea Shepherd Conservation Society</a>.</p>
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  1900. <div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-6" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 20px"><span style="color: #b30000;font-size: 1.3em;font-weight: bold">LEYNAR, FAROE ISLANDS –</span> Sea Shepherd has confirmed the death toll from yesterday’s pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands (known as the <em>Grindadráp</em>, or “Grind”) has reached <strong>291 individuals</strong>, far surpassing the whalers’ initial estimate of 100. Among them were at least <strong>44 pregnant females</strong>, whose unborn calves were left to suffocate inside their mothers&#8217; bodies and later discarded in dumpsters.</p>
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  1913. <p class="ai-optimize-15">“This documentation will serve as critical evidence when we speak to both international and national policymakers. But perhaps more importantly, it’s meant for the good Faroese people who oppose the Grind in silence—because it’s easier not to rock the boat.</p>
  1914. <p class="ai-optimize-16">What proud hunting practice allows mothers and babies to be slaughtered in great numbers? Who needed this?</p>
  1915. <p class="ai-optimize-17">Please, don’t stay silent. Say no to this. The ocean and the whales need you to raise your voice.”</p>
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  1918. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p class="ai-optimize-19" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 20px">Sea Shepherd continues to document the aftermath, including the untracked movement of several transport trucks suspected of carrying more carcasses to an unknown butchering location.</p>
  1919. <p class="ai-optimize-20" style="text-align: left;font-size: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 16px);font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.6;margin-bottom: 30px">This incident once again raises serious concerns about the cruelty, lack of transparency, and ecological disregard of the <em>Grindadráp</em> tradition. Sea Shepherd calls for immediate international pressure to halt these mass killings and for the Faroese government to recognize the increasing outcry—both abroad and at home.</p>
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  1922. If you’re outraged by what you’ve read, use your voice. Our <strong>Faroe Islands Action Toolkit</strong> makes it easy to send a message to policymakers and speak out against the slaughter. Every action counts.</p>
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  2165. Entire pods of marine mammals are driven into shallow bays and butchered in what is called the grindadráp. This is not a practice of survival — it is culturally sanctioned cruelty protected under tradition.
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  2167. As Secretary of State, your leadership on global conservation and human rights issues is well established. This slaughter directly undermines the environmental principles the U.S. champions abroad.
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  2169. Please speak out publicly and engage Danish officials to urge an end to this practice. Diplomacy has power — and so does silence.`,
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  2179. Thank you for your attention to this matter.`,
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  2183. I am writing to express concern over the ongoing slaughter of whales and dolphins in the Faroe Islands, carried out under the practice known as the grindadráp.
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  2189.    foreign_minister: `Dear Minister Rasmussen,
  2190.  
  2191. I am calling on you to bring Denmark’s diplomatic influence to bear in urging an end to the grindadráp — the brutal killing of whales and dolphins in the Faroe Islands.
  2192.  
  2193. While the Faroese maintain autonomy, Denmark supports their government financially, diplomatically, and symbolically. That support must not extend to shielding this practice.
  2194.  
  2195. The world sees Denmark’s silence as complicity. As Foreign Minister, your leadership could mark the beginning of a cultural shift — one that respects tradition, but draws a line at violence.
  2196.  
  2197. I hope you’ll take that opportunity.`,
  2198.  
  2199.    env_minister: `Dear Minister Heunicke,
  2200.  
  2201. As Denmark’s Minister for Environment, I ask that you publicly oppose the grindadráp — the slaughter of entire pods of whales and dolphins in the Faroe Islands.
  2202.  
  2203. This practice is not about food security or science. It is spectacle — one that stains Denmark’s reputation as a global leader in environmental policy.
  2204.  
  2205. Ending this will take courage. But it will also align Denmark’s environmental values with its actions.
  2206.  
  2207. Please consider taking a stand.`,
  2208.  
  2209.    food_minister: `Dear Minister Jensen,
  2210.  
  2211. I urge you to speak out against the grindadráp — the organized killing of whales and dolphins in the Faroe Islands — and to challenge the claim that this falls within sustainable food policy.
  2212.  
  2213. The Faroese government continues to defend this slaughter using outdated arguments about food tradition. But this is not subsistence. It’s cultural performance at the expense of marine life.
  2214.  
  2215. As Minister for Fisheries, your voice matters. I ask that you help guide Denmark toward a more ethical relationship with the oceans it shares responsibility for.`,
  2216.  
  2217.    pm_faroes: `Dear Prime Minister Johannesen,
  2218.  
  2219. There’s no misunderstanding here. The world is not misinformed. People know what the grindadráp is — and they are horrified.
  2220.  
  2221. Your government may not intend to attract global outrage, but that is exactly what this annual slaughter brings. The killing of entire pods of whales and dolphins — intelligent, emotionally complex animals — is not a misunderstood tradition. It is a brutal public act that stains the Faroe Islands' reputation.
  2222.  
  2223. You are free to defend it. But the world is free to respond — with protest, boycott, and condemnation. Leadership means taking responsibility for how a nation is seen beyond its borders.
  2224.  
  2225. The question is not whether the world understands the Faroes. The question is: do the Faroes understand what the world now sees?`,
  2226.  
  2227.    env_faroes: `Dear Minister Stórá,
  2228.  
  2229. The grindadráp may be regulated, but it is not invisible.
  2230.  
  2231. The world sees footage of entire pods of whales and dolphins driven onto Faroese beaches and slaughtered. No amount of tradition, local regulation, or cultural framing changes what people are witnessing: a mass killing of sentient, social animals in the name of heritage.
  2232.  
  2233. As Minister of Environment, your silence on this issue is not neutral — it speaks volumes.
  2234.  
  2235. The Faroe Islands could lead on marine protection. But this practice erodes that potential and places your environmental credibility under a shadow. The rest of the world has moved forward. The question is: when will the Faroes?
  2236.  
  2237. History will ask what role you played.`,
  2238.  
  2239.    fish_faroes: `Dear Minister Christiansen,
  2240.  
  2241. The grindadráp is not fisheries policy. It’s a spectacle of violence that uses the language of sustainability to justify the unjustifiable.
  2242.  
  2243. No credible modern fisheries framework includes the mass killing of pilot whales and dolphins — species that live in tight social groups and show clear signs of intelligence and emotion. Yet the Faroe Islands continue to defend this slaughter as part of a food system, even though demand is declining and health warnings are issued against consumption.
  2244.  
  2245. You are not just managing marine resources — you are shaping the legacy of your nation’s relationship with the ocean.
  2246.  
  2247. Will that legacy be one of progress and leadership, or of clinging to an outdated practice the world cannot accept?
  2248.  
  2249. The grindadráp is a choice. So is ending it.`,
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  2252.  
  2253. I’m reaching out because I believe your position gives you the opportunity — and responsibility — to help end the whale and dolphin slaughter in the Faroe Islands.
  2254.  
  2255. This practice, known as the grindadráp, is unjustifiable in a modern world that claims to care about marine life and ethical conservation.
  2256.  
  2257. Please take action to stop it.`
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  2262.    "Please Take a Stand for Whales",
  2263.    "The World Is Watching the Faroe Islands",
  2264.    "Stop the Grindadráp",
  2265.    "Speak Out for Whales and Dolphins",
  2266.    "Your Leadership Is Needed",
  2267.    "This Is Not Tradition—It’s Cruelty",
  2268.    "Denmark Must Do Better",
  2269.    "Protect Marine Life, End the Grind",
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  2271.    "Whales Need Your Voice",
  2272.    "Not Sustainable. Not Ethical.",
  2273.    "Cultural Tradition Doesn’t Excuse This",
  2274.    "You Have the Power to Stop This",
  2275.    "The Ocean Is Watching",
  2276.    "No More Silence on the Grind",
  2277.    "This Cannot Continue",
  2278.    "Tradition Shouldn’t Be an Excuse for Violence",
  2279.    "Where Is the Leadership?",
  2280.    "Diplomacy Has a Role Here",
  2281.    "Global Outrage, National Silence",
  2282.    "Marine Mammals Deserve Protection",
  2283.    "This Is a Matter of Ethics",
  2284.    "Your Voice Can Make Change",
  2285.    "The Grind Is Not Culture—It’s Cruelty",
  2286.    "Please Help End the Grindadráp",
  2287.    "Modern Nations Don’t Do This",
  2288.    "Put Pressure on the Faroe Islands",
  2289.    "This Is Not Just a Faroese Issue",
  2290.    "Challenge the Status Quo",
  2291.    "Are You Watching the Bays Turn Red?",
  2292.    "We Need Action, Not Excuses",
  2293.    "No Justification for this Slaughter",
  2294.    "Don’t Look Away from the Grind",
  2295.    "You Represent More Than Policy",
  2296.    "Stop Protecting the Grindadráp",
  2297.    "Support Real Marine Conservation",
  2298.    "Do Something Denmark Can Be Proud Of",
  2299.    "It’s Time for Moral Leadership",
  2300.    "Please Intervene on Behalf of Whales",
  2301.    "Whales Are Being Butchered",
  2302.    "No Species Deserves This",
  2303.    "Stand Up to the Slaughter",
  2304.    "Enough Is Enough",
  2305.    "You Are in a Position to Help",
  2306.    "Help End the Grind Today",
  2307.    "Policy Silence Enables Cruelty",
  2308.    "Push for Change. Push Hard.",
  2309.    "Speak. Lead. Change This.",
  2310.    "End the Violence in the Faroes"
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  2484. <title>Iceland Pauses Fin Whale Slaughter—but the Fight Isn&#8217;t Over</title>
  2485. <link>https://seashepherd.org/2025/06/11/iceland-pauses-fin-whale-slaughter-but-the-fight-isnt-over/</link>
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  2488. <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
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  2506. <description><![CDATA[<p>This summer, Iceland’s only whaling company has halted its fin whale hunt, citing lack of demand in Japan. While it’s a rare moment of relief, it’s not a victory—Japan, Norway, and Iceland remain the only countries still conducting legal commercial whaling. </p>
  2507. <p>The post <a href="https://seashepherd.org/2025/06/11/iceland-pauses-fin-whale-slaughter-but-the-fight-isnt-over/">Iceland Pauses Fin Whale Slaughter—but the Fight Isn&#8217;t Over</a> appeared first on <a href="https://seashepherd.org">Sea Shepherd Conservation Society</a>.</p>
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  2510. <div id="fws_6871e3c456a3f"  data-column-margin="default" data-midnight="dark"  class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row"  style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; "><div class="row-bg-wrap" data-bg-animation="none" data-bg-animation-delay="" data-bg-overlay="false"><div class="inner-wrap row-bg-layer" ><div class="row-bg viewport-desktop"  style=""></div></div></div><div class="row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left">
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  2514. <div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #ff6a13;font-size: 1.2em;font-weight: bold">This summer, Iceland’s only whaling company</span> has halted its fin whale hunt, citing lack of demand in Japan. While it’s a rare moment of relief, it’s not a victory—<strong>Japan, Norway, and Iceland remain the only countries still conducting legal commercial whaling</strong>. Under the false banner of tradition and science, whales are still being killed—and the fight continues.</p>
  2515. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><h3 style="color: #ff6a13;text-align: center">A Fragile Win</h3>
  2516. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p style="text-align: left">Fin whales, the second largest animals on Earth, were nearly driven to extinction by commercial whaling. That killing continues today, despite overwhelming global opposition and the <strong>ecological importance of these migratory giants</strong>.</p>
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  2521. </div> <div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><h3 style="color: #ff6a13;text-align: center">A Changing Fight for Whale Survival</h3>
  2522. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p style="text-align: left">At the same time, another slaughter goes unchecked in the Faroe Islands. Every year, <strong>pilot whales and white-sided dolphins are herded into shallow bays and butchered by the hundreds</strong>. This isn’t about food security—it’s a cultural practice defended by tradition but condemned worldwide.</p>
  2523. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p style="text-align: left">And while some whales are being hunted, others are dying at the hands of industry at sea—<strong>caught as bycatch</strong>, as we saw last month in Antarctica when krill trawlers overwhelmed known whale feeding grounds, or <strong>killed by ship strikes</strong> as ocean traffic increases around offshore oil and wind operations.</p>
  2524. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p style="text-align: left">Sea Shepherd has spent decades defending whales from harpoons—but today that mission must expand. We’re <strong>documenting krill trawlers in Antarctica</strong>, <strong>pushing for bans on whaling</strong>, and <strong>calling out senseless hunts</strong> in places like the Faroe Islands. The threats are evolving—but so are we.</p>
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  2706. <title>Community leaders from Yucatan Visit Sea Shepherd’s “Sharkwater”</title>
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  2710. <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 17:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
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  2728. <description><![CDATA[<p>Community leaders from Yucatán visit Sea Shepherd’s Sharkwater to support joint efforts with the Government of Mexico to protect Scorpion Reef and Bajos del Norte.</p>
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  2736. <div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p style="text-align: left"><strong style="font-size: 1.5em;color: #ff6a13">On May 17, 2025, a group of community leaders</strong> from <strong>Yucatán</strong> visited <strong>Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s vessel “Sharkwater”</strong>. The visitors are members of the <strong>Advisory Councils for the Scorpion Reef and Bajos del Norte National Parks</strong> and represent various sectors of the state, including <strong>fishing, civil society, and academia</strong>. As council members, their role is to offer <strong>suggestions and observations</strong> to support the effective management of the national parks and their resources by the <strong>National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP)</strong>.</p>
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  2741. </div> <div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p style="text-align: left">The visit began with a <strong>presentation on the campaign to protect the Scorpion Reef and Bajos del Norte</strong>, conducted by the Government of Mexico in collaboration with Sea Shepherd. Officials from <strong>CONANP</strong> and representatives from <strong>Sea Shepherd</strong> shared that <strong>four monitoring campaigns</strong> have been carried out in these protected natural areas, particularly to <strong>prevent and detect illegal fishing</strong>. They also presented information on <strong>research dives</strong> aimed at identifying the presence of <strong>invasive species such as lionfish</strong>.</p>
  2742. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p style="text-align: left">The visitors <strong>expressed their support</strong> for the campaign and highlighted the importance of <strong>maintaining it as an ongoing effort</strong> to foster the growth of <strong>marine species populations</strong> and <strong>protect the reef</strong>. They also expressed their <strong>gratitude for Sea Shepherd’s commitment</strong> to dedicating <strong>vessels, specialized equipment, and staff</strong> to safeguard their marine environment.</p>
  2743. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p style="text-align: left"><strong>Scorpion Reef National Park</strong> was established in <strong>1994</strong>, and <strong>Bajos del Norte National Park</strong> in <strong>2024</strong>. Together, they form a <strong>biological corridor of over 6,000 square miles</strong>.</p>
  2744. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p style="text-align: left">The <strong>collaboration with the Government of Mexico</strong> and the <strong>social support</strong> for this new campaign represent a <strong>success for the protection model</strong> developed in recent years by <strong>Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in Mexico</strong>.</p>
  2745. </div><div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="margin-top: 10px; width: 20%; height: 1px; margin-bottom: 10px;" data-width="20%" data-animate="yes" data-animation-delay="" data-color="accent-color" class="divider-small-border"></div></div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #ff6a13"><strong>The Fight Is Bigger Than Scorpion Reef</strong></span></p>
  2746. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p style="text-align: left">This mission is just one of many. From the Upper Gulf of California to Antarctica, Sea Shepherd is closing the gap between marine law and real enforcement—protecting species, intercepting poachers, and defending ecosystems that can’t defend themselves.</p>
  2747. <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #ff6a13"><strong>Your support keeps us on the water. Every patrol. Every interception. Every life saved.</strong></span></p>
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  2854. <p>The post <a href="https://seashepherd.org/2025/05/30/community-leaders-from-yucatan-visit-sea-shepherds-sharkwater/">Community leaders from Yucatan Visit Sea Shepherd’s “Sharkwater”</a> appeared first on <a href="https://seashepherd.org">Sea Shepherd Conservation Society</a>.</p>
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  2861. <title>Líderes comunitarios de Yucatán visitan la embarcación “Sharkwater”</title>
  2862. <link>https://seashepherd.org/2025/05/30/lideres-comunitarios-de-yucatan-visitan-la-embarcacion-sharkwater/</link>
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  2865. <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 17:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
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  2884. <description><![CDATA[<p>Líderes comunitarios de Yucatán visitan el Sharkwater de Sea Shepherd para apoyar los esfuerzos conjuntos con el Gobierno de México para proteger Arrecife Alacranes y Bajos del Norte.</p>
  2885. <p>The post <a href="https://seashepherd.org/2025/05/30/lideres-comunitarios-de-yucatan-visitan-la-embarcacion-sharkwater/">Líderes comunitarios de Yucatán visitan la embarcación “Sharkwater”</a> appeared first on <a href="https://seashepherd.org">Sea Shepherd Conservation Society</a>.</p>
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  2892. <div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p style="text-align: left"><strong style="font-size: 1.5em;color: #ff6a13">El 17 de mayo de 2025 un grupo de líderes comunitarios</strong> de <strong>Yucatán</strong> visitó la embarcación <strong>Sharkwater</strong> de Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Los visitantes forman parte de los <strong>Consejos Asesores de los Parques Nacionales Arrecife Alacranes y Bajos del Norte</strong>, y representan diversos sectores del estado como el <strong>pesquero, sociedad civil y academia</strong>. Como consejeros, su papel es ofrecer <strong>sugerencias y observaciones</strong> para el buen manejo de los parques nacionales y sus recursos por parte de la <strong>Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP)</strong>.</p>
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  2897. </div> <div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p style="text-align: left">La visita inició con una <strong>presentación de la campaña de protección del Arrecife Alacranes y Bajos del Norte</strong> por parte del <strong>gobierno de México</strong> en colaboración con <strong>Sea Shepherd</strong>. Funcionarios de <strong>CONANP</strong> y representantes de <strong>Sea Shepherd</strong> compartieron que se han llevado a cabo <strong>cuatro campañas de monitoreo</strong> en esas áreas naturales protegidas, particularmente para <strong>prevenir y detectar pesca ilegal</strong>. También mostraron información sobre <strong>buceos de investigación</strong> para conocer la presencia de <strong>especies invasivas como el pez león</strong>.</p>
  2898. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p style="text-align: left">Los visitantes <strong>expresaron su acuerdo</strong> con la campaña y señalaron la conveniencia de <strong>mantenerla como un esfuerzo permanente</strong> para propiciar el <strong>crecimiento de las poblaciones de especies marinas</strong>, así como de la <strong>protección del arrecife</strong>. Agradecieron que <strong>Sea Shepherd esté destinando embarcaciones y equipos especializados</strong> para cuidar su entorno marino.</p>
  2899. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p style="text-align: left">El <strong>Parque Nacional Arrecife Alacranes</strong> se estableció en <strong>1994</strong> y el <strong>Parque Nacional Bajos del Norte</strong> en <strong>2024</strong>. Ambos constituyen un <strong>corredor biológico de más de 6 mil millas cuadradas</strong>.</p>
  2900. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p style="text-align: left">La <strong>colaboración con el gobierno de México</strong> y el <strong>apoyo social a la campaña</strong> representa un <strong>éxito del modelo de protección</strong> desarrollado en los últimos años por <strong>Sea Shepherd Conservation Society en México</strong>.</p>
  2901. </div><div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="margin-top: 10px; width: 20%; height: 1px; margin-bottom: 10px;" data-width="20%" data-animate="yes" data-animation-delay="" data-color="accent-color" class="divider-small-border"></div></div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #ff6a13"><strong>La lucha es más grande que Arrecife Alacranes</strong></span></p>
  2902. </div><div class="nectar-responsive-text font_size_desktop_18px font_size_phone_16px nectar-link-underline-effect"><p style="text-align: left">Esta misión es solo una de muchas. Desde el Alto Golfo de California hasta la Antártida, Sea Shepherd está cerrando la brecha entre la ley marina y su cumplimiento real—protegiendo especies, interceptando a los cazadores furtivos y defendiendo ecosistemas que no pueden defenderse por sí mismos.</p>
  2903. <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #ff6a13"><strong>Tu apoyo nos mantiene en el agua. Cada patrullaje. Cada interceptación. Cada vida salvada.</strong></span></p>
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  2947.    background: #FFFFFF;
  2948.    color: #F95701;
  2949.    transform: scale(1.05);
  2950.    box-shadow: 0px 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  2951.  }
  2952.  
  2953.  .donate-button span {
  2954.    font-weight: normal;
  2955.  }
  2956.  
  2957.  .donate-button strong {
  2958.    font-weight: bold;
  2959.  }
  2960.  
  2961.  @media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
  2962.    .button-container {
  2963.      flex-direction: column;
  2964.      gap: 10px;
  2965.      align-items: center;
  2966.    }
  2967.  
  2968.    .donate-button {
  2969.      width: 90%;
  2970.      max-width: 300px;
  2971.    }
  2972.  }
  2973. </style>
  2974.  
  2975. <div class="button-container">
  2976.  <button class="donate-button" data-blackbaud-optimized-form-id="6719dfee-73ac-4af2-854d-313c548fbc6d" onclick="openDonationForm()">
  2977.    <span>Donación</span> <strong>ÚNICA</strong>
  2978.  </button>
  2979.  <button class="donate-button" data-blackbaud-optimized-form-id="6719dfee-73ac-4af2-854d-313c548fbc6d" onclick="openDonationForm()">
  2980.    <span>Donar</span> <strong>MENSUALMENTE</strong>
  2981.  </button>
  2982. </div>
  2983.  
  2984. <script data-jetpack-boost="ignore" data-jetpack-boost="ignore" data-jetpack-boost="ignore">
  2985.  function openDonationForm() {
  2986.    const formId = "6719dfee-73ac-4af2-854d-313c548fbc6d";
  2987.    const fakeAnchor = document.createElement('a');
  2988.    fakeAnchor.setAttribute('href', '#');
  2989.    fakeAnchor.setAttribute('data-blackbaud-optimized-form-id', formId);
  2990.    fakeAnchor.style.display = 'none';
  2991.    document.body.appendChild(fakeAnchor);
  2992.    fakeAnchor.click();
  2993.    document.body.removeChild(fakeAnchor);
  2994.  }
  2995. </script>
  2996.  
  2997. </div>
  2998. </div>
  2999. <div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="default"><div style="height: 20px;" class="divider"></div></div>
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