The crew of the Sam Simon of Sea Shepherd Global has contributed to the liberation of a 3 meter long blue shark from an illegal drift net off the island of Alicudi, in the archipelago of the Aeolian Islands.
After an initial inspection with small boats to confirm the presence of the driftnet, the crew immediately coordinated with the Italian Coast Guard to pick up the national fisheries inspectors, on board the ship of the Maritime Authority of Catania. Once it was verified that the 5 km long net was a drift net, the crew proceeded to confiscate it.
Trapped between the meshes of the deadly net, 40 animals were found, including two sharks, one of which is alive and then released into the sea.
The operation is supported by Aeolian Islands Preservation Fund and Smile Wave Fund.
