2014-11-17T17:11:21-08:00 2013-12-31 Hilsinger & Company PS PO BOX 810 - 345 Court St Suite 4 FRIDAY HARBOR WA 98250 990 2013-01-01 930792021 Sea Shepherd Conservation Society SEAS 3603705650 PO Box 2616 Friday Harbor WA 98250 Ann Prezyna Treasurer 2014-11-17 true Robert C Hilsinger P00039366 3607573175 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z 5436372 false false X www.seashepherd.org Marine wildlife conservation: to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world's oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species. 8 8 26 150 33870 32870 12703245 3920413 14630 13422 22633 241353 699065 381690 13439573 4556878 2071001 2760986 0 1147332 840964 0 421014 9977000 2670460 13195333 6272410 244240 -1715532 5305049 3245149 371111 399417 4933938 2845732 X Marine wildlife conservation: to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world's oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species. true true 2760986 Grants of Vessels:SSS Bob Barker, Steve Irwin, and Brigitte Bardot were initially purchased by Sea Shepherd USA. The Barker and Irwin were granted to Sea Shepherd Netherlands and the Bardot to Sea Shepherd Australia for use in the common mission-related wildlife protection campaigns. 1271668 Legal Campaign: Sea Shepherd LegalDue to Sea Shepherd USA's ongoing effectiveness and success, we have attracted some formidable opponents. In 2013, Sea Shepherd USA established a legal arm of the organization, Sea Shepherd Legal. The goal of this entity is to protect not only Sea Shepherd USA from legal challenges designed to thwart our conservation efforts, but also to proactively defend our clients--the whales, dolphins, sharks, seals, turtles, fish and other species of ocean wildlife -- on the legal front as well as on the high seas. Sea Shepherd USA recognizes that the effort to protect the imperiled oceans must also take place in the courtrooms as well as through our direct action conservation campaigns. 606273 Dolphin Campaign: Operation Infinite Patience, Fall 2012-Winter 2013:Each year Sea Shepherd USA sends ground crews -volunteers from around the world - to Taiji, Japan. This small town located in Southeastern Japan, the focus of the Academy Award-winning film The Cove, is a scenic coastal site, but its beauty is stained by the drive hunt, capture and slaughter of up to 2,000 dolphins and other small cetaceans every year. Throughout the six-month 2012-2013 hunt season, our Cove Guardians documented and live streamed each hunt, capture for captivity and slaughter in Taiji, exposing the cruel hunt of marine mammals and applying pressure on Japan to end the slaughter. Our campaign has successfully reduced the number of cetaceans killed, due to the continuous presence of our Cove Guardians throughout the hunt season and has thrust the world's spotlight upon the hunts. This ongoing campaign continues to keep worldwide media, government and public attention on the important issue of the slaughter of highly intelligent, socially complex cetaceans in the world's oceans. 752483 5391410 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false true true true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 6 0 false 26 true true true EC false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false true true true true true true true true true false false X Sea Shepherd Conservation Soc 3603705650 PO Box 2616 Friday Harbor WA 98250 X Ben Zuckerman left 613 Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marnie Gaede Board president 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Wintner Board Vice Pres 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lani Blazier Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Peter Rieman left 213 Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bob Talbot Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Persia White left 213 Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Anthony Kiedis -1113 Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 28595 3891818 51761 3920413 Education and outreach 13422 13422 13422 1940 1940 0 251941 251941 0 239413 239413 239413 239413 25774 28595 35986 -10212 0 983469 843508 139961 106091 33870 0 4556878 610867 33870 1940 0 0 2760986 2760986 0 0 0 683544 350627 133133 199784 0 100005 41956 28686 29363 57415 28656 11971 16788 0 1222730 1197286 23380 2064 79794 30371 49423 0 0 0 84554 74857 2467 7230 3366 3366 295639 115985 130317 49337 105119 61955 8036 35128 0 19309 9125 8703 1481 307468 276890 11244 19334 0 0 3825 3825 0 0 43054 2062 40901 91 Depreciation expense 163811 157934 4220 1657 Other campaigns 127407 127407 Video, film, photo 52012 50783 1229 Printing and Publications 45862 12225 91 33546 116510 88939 3589 23982 6272410 5391410 459986 421014 435772 1534437 519212 7044 0 70271 0 0 0 0 115461 131729 282 12742 1314477 675647 3300314 638830 76953 116284 0 0 0 786784 804083 5305049 3245149 235238 399417 135873 371111 399417 X 4933938 2845732 4933938 2845732 5305049 3245149 X -1715532 -410291 37617 X false false false X 4581880 7394230 10048802 12677344 3959609 38661865 0 0 4581880 7394230 10048802 12677344 3959609 38661865 10425269 28236596 120737 860098 122536 253881 1357252 16544 14042 3750 32870 67206 0 40086323 0.70440 0.70940 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 214256 214256 644043 85319 558724 29345 25276 4069 426833 565052 -138219 638830 Boat-no longer in service 16970 Helicopter-no longer in service 787113 804083 true South America 1 5 Program services Galapagos Islands 163013 East Asia and Pacific 0 0 Program services Ship and crew 33161 Europe 0 0 Grants to recipients 2641832 East Asia and Pacific 0 0 Grants to recipients 119154 1 5 1 5 2957160 2957160 Asia-Pacific Conservation 119154 Vessel Book value Europe Conservation 2641832 Vessel Book value 2 true false false false false false Part I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside US Sea Shepherd US does not retain physical control over any vessel granted to affiliated Sea Shepherd foreign organizations. Grantee is an affiliate of SS US that shares the same mission statement and goals. Annually, SS US and the SS affiliates discuss campaigns as they relate to this shared mission statement and also discuss where the granted vessel will be used to support the current year campaigns. The granted vessel is instrumental in conducting campaigns. As the campaigns develop, SS US receives information and news from the SS affiliates about whether the campaigns are reaching their goals. false Waves of Change 31679 28595 3084 780 Day on the Ocean 7758 7758 2840 39437 28595 10842 780 2840 3620 7222 26 28595 FMV Supplies 184 23166 FMV false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 2: New Services Sea Shepherd undertook a new program "The Vortex Project" which is described more fully in Schedule O Program Service Accomplishments. Form 990, Part III, Line 3: Ceased Conducting or Significant Changes To Services As described in the 2012 Form 990, the Organization ceased conducting one of its programs services in December, 2012. Funding for the whale defense campaign was stopped by the Organization upon receipt of an injunction issued by the 9th circuit court. Some residual expenses remained in early 2013. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: UAV Program: Unmanned Aerial VehiclesA new and developing tactic in the conservation of wildlife is the use of drone technology. Sea Shepherd USA has implemented the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) to protect ocean wildlife. This technology provides Sea Shepherd USA with a new and indispensable way to more effectively and safely protect ocean wildlife from slaughter, poaching and illegal operations, as well as to document and spread awareness of these critical issues facing threatened species. These "eyes in the sky" also act as a deterrent to poachers, who know that wildlife and the oceans are monitored. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Galapagos: Protecting the Galapagos Marine ReserveSince 2000, Sea Shepherd USA has maintained a strong, positive presence in the Galapagos Islands. Home to some of the most diverse and stunning wildlife in the world, the Galapagos are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sea Shepherd USA has worked in cooperation with Galapagos authorities to support efforts to protect this unique and sacred ecosystem and the wildlife within from the threat of poaching, patrolling the Galapagos Marine Reserve to help oppose illegal shark finning and other poaching activities.Sea Shepherd USA funded and built an Automatic Identification System (AIS) to facilitate efforts by the Galapagos National Park Service to monitor vessels operating within the Galapagos Marine Reserve. Sea Shepherd USA has also helped to implement and continues to support an elite police K9 unit. The K9 unit is the first detection of contraband wildlife, and has tracked thousands of illegally smuggled animals and shark fins. In 2013, the first of the wildlife-sniffing police dogs retired and Sea Shepherd USA has ensured continuing care for the other police dogs, including shelter and veterinary treatment.Sea Shepherd USA has also implemented educational programs and conducts local outreach in the schools to spread awareness of the importance of marine conservation.Lastly, Sea Shepherd USA has set up a legal project to aid in the prosecution of criminals for crimes against wildlife, as poaching and smuggling are environmental crimes under Ecuadorian law. The legal project, in place since 2010, protects wildlife on the legal front through: (a) attending judicial hearings, as members of the public; (b) attending judicial inspections, as official observers from civil society (c) preparing, submitting and presenting legal briefs known as Amicus Curiae to provide courts with specialized international, constitutional and legal arguments on (i) marine protected areas; (ii) marine protected species; and (iii) world natural heritage. Due in part to this program, poaching in the Galapagos is now considered a serious crime. Poachers who once received a slap on the wrist and a warning for their crimes are now receiving severe and just consequences, including jail time and significant fines. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Sea Lion Campaign: Dam Guardians, Spring 2013From March to May 2013, Sea Shepherd volunteers were present at the Bonneville Dam and at the Port of Astoria to monitor the hazing, branding and killing of California sea lions by the Oregon and Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife. The Dam Guardians documented the harassment of these protected marine mammals in photos and video to spread awareness, publicized the needless killing, and educated about the scapegoating of sea lions, as well as the true causes of the decline in the salmon population in the Columbia River: overfishing, pollution, dam turbines and more.Up to 368 California sea lions face execution by the states of Oregon and Washington for the "crime" of eating endangered salmon. State authorities are allowed to kill up to 92 of these federally protected sea lions annually until June, 2016. The sea lions are branded with hot irons, hazed with rubber bullets and explosives (that create a virtual war zone for local residents as well) and are killed by lethal injection or shotgun for eating only 1-4% of the salmon at the dam. This war on wildlife is conducted on the taxpayer's dime and takes place while commercial, sport and tribal fisheries are allowed to take up to 17% of the same endangered salmon, and the dam itself claims approximately 17% of the adult salmon. Sea Shepherd USA's mere presence on site to defend the sea lions and report on their mistreatment and killing has brought attention to this important issue. We also collaborate with other national and grassroots NGOs to join forces in opposition to this ongoing nightmare for sea lions on the Columbia River. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: Dolphin Campaign: Operation Infinite Patience, Fall 2012-Winter 2013:Each year Sea Shepherd USA sends ground crews -volunteers from around the world - to Taiji, Japan. This small town located in Southeastern Japan, the focus of the Academy Award-winning film The Cove, is a scenic coastal site, but its beauty is stained by the drive hunt, capture and slaughter of up to 2,000 dolphins and other small cetaceans every year. Throughout the six-month 2012-2013 hunt season, our Cove Guardians documented and live streamed each hunt, capture for captivity and slaughter in Taiji, exposing the cruel hunt of marine mammals and applying pressure on Japan to end the slaughter. Our campaign has successfully reduced the number of cetaceans killed, due to the continuous presence of our Cove Guardians throughout the hunt season and has thrust the world's spotlight upon the hunts. This ongoing campaign continues to keep worldwide media, government and public attention on the important issue of the slaughter of highly intelligent, socially complex cetaceans in the world's oceans. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Tax return was reviewed by management prior to filing and emailed to board members after completion. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Board members and senior staff will annually disclose and promptly update any disclosures previously made on an Annual Conflict Disclosure Questionnaire form provided by the Organization. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The organization uses a survey of non profit organizations to review and set compensation. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The organization will provide its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements upon request to the organization in Friday Harbor, WA. Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases Net unrealized gains on investments = $37617