Conscious Cafe at The Castle on Main

15/02/2023

"They make nicer people"

Original music thing made using clips from JRE EP-1385.Link to original episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2VdrsKSy0mm5iNr8eCUy0yThe backing music is ...

25/04/2022

20/04/2022

We are reaching out to everyone who can help to those in need. If you can donate anything which will be of use for those which have lost everything then please follow the instructions on the flyer.We are looking for funds as well as clothing and food so every little bit that you can spare will help. Thank you

09/06/2021

30/05/2021

We are preparing the Bob Barker for 'Operation Albacore', our 6th year campaigning off the West coast of Africa. We will persevere in tackling the Illegal Industrial fishing industry who continue to relentlessly exploit our precious and highly sensitive marine eco systems off Africa. We will not give up until every last illegal vessel has been arrested or driven from the area so that the natural biodiversity of the marine life can thrive and continue
to maintain its healthy existence that it was destined to be.

– The Bob Barker - named after American television game show host and animal rights activist Bob Barker, who donated US$5 million to facilitate the purchase of the 52.2m ship back in 2009.

Bob Barker is the longest serving vessel in our current fleet and a stately 70 years old, it was formerly a whaling vessel (The Pol XIV, out of Norway) to 1962 then a Norwegian Coast Guard vessel.

Its ice class hull and extra long range fuel tanks, has made it a key vessel in both our Antarctic campaigns and in patrolling the African coast on IUU fishing and anti poaching campaigns.

Notable events in its time with Sea Shepherd include; 20-25 February 2013, when the Japanese whaling ship Nisshin Maru rammed Bob Barker, Sam Simon, Steve Irwin and its own refuelling vessel the Sun Laurel multiple times in a confrontation in the Southern Ocean,

The Bob Barker was pushed against the Sun Laurel, with Nisshin Maru knocking down several antennas and causing the Bob Barker to issue a mayday after losing power. Soon after the whaling fleet, unable to refuel, turned for home ending their whaling operations early.

In 2015 The Bob Barker chased the poaching vessel Thunder out of Antarctica, up the coast of Africa for 110days, before the Thunders’ captain scuttled his own ship. Sea Shepherd took on board the crew and handed them over to Interpol where the officers were jailed and fined. The book and documentary Chasing the Thunder highlights the record-breaking pursuit.

The Bob Barker currently spearheads our African IUU anti poaching campaigns with African Government partners, being a key asset to stop illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing practices off their coast and assisting local law enforcement agencies arrest many illegal fishing vessels, most of which are from foreign countries.

Shop for official Sea Shepherd merchandise a www.seashepherdstore.com and help keep our fleet at sea.

Photo © Sea Shepherd.

11/05/2021

Choose 'Love' always

05/05/2021

Buy Local

03/05/2021

We are the Environment.

Regeneration is our only viable future.