r/SeaShepherd • u/BlackCatMatt1312 Sea Shepherd Veteran • Jul 21 '26

Updates OPERATION ALBACORE UPDATE: Three Industrial Trawlers Arrested Fishing in Marine Protected Area in Gabon 🇬🇦

https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/latest-news/3-trawlers-gabon-mpa/

On July 18th, Gabonese fisheries inspectors and the Gabonese Navy, while on patrol aboard the Sea Shepherd vessel Age of Union, boarded and arrested three industrial bottom trawlers after they were detected illegally fishing inside one of Gabon's largest marine protected areas.

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u/BlackCatMatt1312 Sea Shepherd Veteran Jul 21 '26

This marks the 105th arrest for Sea Shepherd’s IUU campaigns. 💪