Earthxtv and Sea Shepherd Announce “Africa Success Stories” on Exclusive Worldwide Monthly Online Series, Ocean Action Reports, Hosted by Captain Paul Watson
EarthX is presenting an exclusive worldwide online series, Sea Shepherd - Ocean ACTION Reports on EarthxTV. Hosted by legendary Sea Shepherd Founder, Captain Paul Watson, the new monthly series features half-hour episodes with the courageous captains and crews of Sea Shepherd’s campaigns underway around the world to save our imperiled oceans and threatened marine wildlife.
The Ocean ACTION Reports Series is hosted virtually by Paul Watson and the other captains and crew on Sea Shepherd’s global armada of ships serving as the world’s largest conservation navy. Each episode features Sea Shepherd’s use of daring direct-action tactics to investigate, document, and take action when necessary to expose and confront illegal activities in oceans around the world.
Episode 2: Ocean ACTION Reports – Africa Success Stories - airs exclusively on EarthxTV on Friday, October 30, 2020 at 7pm EDT.
In Africa Success Stories, Captain Paul Watson introduces Sea Shepherd Director of Campaigns, Captain Peter Hammarstedt, who presents their work to protect marine life being exploited through illegal, unregulated and under-reported (IUU) fishing in the waters of Africa’s coastal nations. The episode follows the heroic actions of Captain Hammerstedt and the Sea Shepherd crews as they work with the coast guards and navies of the African nations of Gabon, Sao Tome & Principe, Liberia, Benin and Tanzania to stop illegal fishing.
“Even when the cause seems lost and the odds appear overwhelming, Sea Shepherd remains undaunted. We will never lose our resolve to protect the oceans”. Captain Paul Watson
EarthX Founder Trammell S. Crow, said “We are deeply inspired to help amplify the vital and urgently-needed ocean protection work and heroic stories of Sea Shepherd to worldwide audiences on EarthxTV.
Episode 3: Ocean ACTION Reports - Operation Milagro – is currently in production and presents Sea Shepherd’s campaign to save the endangered Vaquita porpoise in Mexico from extinction. The EarthxTV worldwide premiere of Operation Milagro will be on November 20, 2020 at 7pm EDT.
ABOUT EarthX
EarthX convenes the world’s largest environmental expo, conference and film festival, and is a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). On September 21, 2020 EarthX launched EarthxTV whose mission is to become the foremost streaming network for environmental programming, covering cross-disciplinary solutions to the critical issues facing the natural world.
Founded in 2011 by environmentalist and businessman Trammell S. Crow, the Texas-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization promotes environmental awareness and impact through conscious business, nonpartisan collaboration and community-driven sustainable solutions. Earthx2020 was held virtually in April and drew over 550,000 visitors worldwide. Visit www.EarthX.org or follow us @earthxorg on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
ABOUT Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is an international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization. Established in 1977, our mission is to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world’s oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species. We use innovative direct-action tactics to investigate, document, and take action when necessary
to expose and confront illegal activities on the high seas. By safeguarding the biodiversity of our delicately balanced ocean ecosystems, Sea Shepherd works to ensure their survival for future generations. Visit https://seashepherd.org/ or follow us at @SeaShepherdConservationSociety, on Facebook, SeaShepherdUSA on YouTube, and @SeaShepherdSSCS on Instagram and Twitter.
