This is why the organisation has been so effective. Sea Shepherd operates across all of these sectors through providing vessels for researchers, leading and supporting compliance operations, and generating grass-roots momentum.

Front line compliance operations need to enforce the regulations and treaties.

Policy developers and implementers need work the system from the inside. Trout Here anglers can target any one of four different kinds of trout: Hatchery rainbows are stocked in ponds, reservoirs and lakes throughout the zone. The research community needs to generate the defensible evidence for change. Community members need to generate grass-roots momentum. Making change requires participation and efforts from a range of sources.

Joining Sea Shepherd was a natural fit for me and now having been the master of most of the Sea Shepherd vessels on a range of campaigns, I feel the need and importance of our work continues to increase. ”I have been working in the marine research and conservation sector for 35 years as a vessel master, researcher leader and operations leader.

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