Defending Marine Wildlife | Explorer

it’s the Sam Simon in its crew that are

it’s the Sam Simon in its crew that are confronting the issues here

confronting the issues here

confronting the issues here head-on of course their days with a bit

head-on of course their days with a bit

head-on of course their days with a bit frustrating when you see this

frustrating when you see this

frustrating when you see this overwhelming amount of nets that’s out

overwhelming amount of nets that’s out

overwhelming amount of nets that’s out there that there’s still the fishermen

there that there’s still the fishermen

there that there’s still the fishermen going out and laying more nets the Sam

going out and laying more nets the Sam

going out and laying more nets the Sam Simons primary weapon in their fight

Simons primary weapon in their fight

Simons primary weapon in their fight against these gill net is what they call

against these gill net is what they call

against these gill net is what they call a phantom Ray Ray set four seven eight

a phantom Ray Ray set four seven eight

a phantom Ray Ray set four seven eight meters the way he’s dropped into the

meters the way he’s dropped into the

meters the way he’s dropped into the water at a set depth and drags a

water at a set depth and drags a

water at a set depth and drags a grappling hook along a sea floor

grappling hook along a sea floor

grappling hook along a sea floor when the hook catches a net a thin

when the hook catches a net a thin

when the hook catches a net a thin breaker line attached to the ship snaps

breaker line attached to the ship snaps

breaker line attached to the ship snaps this releases the Ray and marks the Nets

this releases the Ray and marks the Nets

this releases the Ray and marks the Nets location with a boy I reckon there’s a

location with a boy I reckon there’s a

location with a boy I reckon there’s a couple of – twelve are in the water

couple of – twelve are in the water

couple of – twelve are in the water there there must be six seven carcasses

there there must be six seven carcasses

there there must be six seven carcasses of 212 our floating buyers right now I

of 212 our floating buyers right now I

of 212 our floating buyers right now I guess the deal is that they cut the

guess the deal is that they cut the

guess the deal is that they cut the bladders out as quick as possible

bladders out as quick as possible

bladders out as quick as possible and throw the rest in the sea are we

and throw the rest in the sea are we

and throw the rest in the sea are we gonna launch the boat and go find out

gonna launch the boat and go find out

gonna launch the boat and go find out whether it is a turbo net or a long line

whether it is a turbo net or a long line

whether it is a turbo net or a long line or any illegal fishing gear these in his

or any illegal fishing gear these in his

or any illegal fishing gear these in his waters and then we’re gonna retrieve it

waters and then we’re gonna retrieve it

waters and then we’re gonna retrieve it come with it

come with it

come with it of course the sea Shepherd team who’ve

of course the sea Shepherd team who’ve

of course the sea Shepherd team who’ve managed to scoop up the rebels of that

managed to scoop up the rebels of that

managed to scoop up the rebels of that now

now

now we’re on our way to find out what’s in

we’re on our way to find out what’s in

we’re on our way to find out what’s in it surrounded by dead carcasses of the

it surrounded by dead carcasses of the

it surrounded by dead carcasses of the 12 have been mutilated

12 have been mutilated

12 have been mutilated swim bladders taken out there everywhere

swim bladders taken out there everywhere

swim bladders taken out there everywhere one two well is tougher yeah but it’s

one two well is tougher yeah but it’s

one two well is tougher yeah but it’s Wamba a far from the only victims of

Wamba a far from the only victims of

Wamba a far from the only victims of these nets and the nature of the sea

these nets and the nature of the sea

these nets and the nature of the sea there could be anything in this neck we

there could be anything in this neck we

there could be anything in this neck we have been finding everything from sea

have been finding everything from sea

have been finding everything from sea lions to dolphins to hammerhead sharks

lions to dolphins to hammerhead sharks

lions to dolphins to hammerhead sharks we saw not too long ago we saw a wailing

we saw not too long ago we saw a wailing

we saw not too long ago we saw a wailing was like like almost like an hourglass

was like like almost like an hourglass

was like like almost like an hourglass for how much the net was strangling the

for how much the net was strangling the

for how much the net was strangling the the whale like halfway through so it

the whale like halfway through so it

the whale like halfway through so it really is a whole lot of species that

really is a whole lot of species that

really is a whole lot of species that are caught up in this trade for the

are caught up in this trade for the

are caught up in this trade for the trataba right like the net doesn’t

trataba right like the net doesn’t

trataba right like the net doesn’t really distinguish who is gonna catch so

really distinguish who is gonna catch so

really distinguish who is gonna catch so whichever animal swims through through

whichever animal swims through through

whichever animal swims through through these waters is is sentenced to death oh

these waters is is sentenced to death oh

these waters is is sentenced to death oh gosh IRA

gosh IRA

gosh IRA oh no I’m ahead

oh no I’m ahead

oh no I’m ahead Oh Chris it feels pretty stuff is still

Oh Chris it feels pretty stuff is still

Oh Chris it feels pretty stuff is still alive

we’re wiping out sharks from our oceans

we’re wiping out sharks from our oceans for their fins in Asia they eat shark

for their fins in Asia they eat shark

for their fins in Asia they eat shark fin soup and what happens is that a lot

fin soup and what happens is that a lot

fin soup and what happens is that a lot of fishing vessels catches sharks cut

of fishing vessels catches sharks cut

of fishing vessels catches sharks cut their fin and then throw back their

their fin and then throw back their

their fin and then throw back their bodies and finding a dead shark that

bodies and finding a dead shark that

bodies and finding a dead shark that hammerhead in in these nets is really

hammerhead in in these nets is really

hammerhead in in these nets is really it’s really heartbreaking but a

it’s really heartbreaking but a

it’s really heartbreaking but a heartbreak here isn’t reserved for

heartbreak here isn’t reserved for

heartbreak here isn’t reserved for marine life alone as the Sam Simon

marine life alone as the Sam Simon

marine life alone as the Sam Simon continues its mission to remove illegal

continues its mission to remove illegal

continues its mission to remove illegal gill nets the nearby fishing towns

gill nets the nearby fishing towns

gill nets the nearby fishing towns suffocate

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