In the eight episode of our Antarctic web series, "Edge of the World: Krill Crisis", our crew picks up a team of independent scientists to investigate the impact of industrial krill fishing on whales and the entire Antarctic ecosystem. The scientists explain that this is one of the least understood ...
The seventh episode of our Antarctic web series, "Edge of the World: Krill Crisis" contrasts Antarctica’s history of industrial exploitation—especially whaling—with the present-day rise of krill fishing, showing how past extraction booms nearly collapsed the region’s ecosystem. It then focuses on the ecological centrality of krill, documenting intense whale feeding ...
In the sixth episode of our Antarctic web series, "Edge of the World: Krill Crisis", our crew on the Allankay document the krill industry’s transshipment and refueling operation at sea, and explain why this is problematic for the Antarctic ecosystem in more ways than one. We also follow the campaign ...
Captain's Log #4: Allankay, March 12th People have been asking what a day at sea looks like for me as a captain. Let me tell you that at sea — and especially during a campaign — days rarely go as planned. On an average day I am on the bridge ...
Click on the image above to open Sea Shepherd Global’s 2025 End of Year Report, which documents a year of sustained direct action across some of the world’s most threatened marine regions. Working alongside governments, scientists, and local communities, Sea Shepherd crews confronted illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, industrial exploitation, ...
Captain's Log #3: Allankay, March 5th At the moment we are sailing over a glassy ocean. The sea is so calm and blue that it feels more like the Mediterranean than the Southern Ocean. A few days ago we picked up a team of scientists at King George Island in ...
In the fifth episode of our Antarctic web series, "Edge of the World: Krill Crisis", the Allankay navigates carefully through a sea of Antarctic ice floes to reach the krill fleet. Not only does the crew find the massive krill super trawlers, but also their latest tool in optimizing the ...
Captain's Log #2: Allankay, February 24th Arriving at Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands, it was full on from the start! Just before we reached the krill fishing fleet, we spotted five vessels involved in transshipment operations: two fishing vessels, two refrigerator vessels, and one refueling tanker. This was ...
In the fourth episode of our Antarctic web series, "Edge of the World: Krill Crisis", the crew arrive in Ushuaia, Argentina for fresh supplies and a crew swap, including captains. The Allankay then heads through the Drake Passage to Coronation Island in Antarctica, where they finally spot the industrial krill ...
Captain's Log: Allankay, February 16th After a long flight, I arrived in Ushuaia, Argentina to join the Allankay for next Antarctica Defense Campaign. It's always a special moment to step onboard the vessel and meet the crew, a lot of familiar faces and some new. The next day we departed ...