2012-10-19T10:56:30-05:00 2011-12-31 264060535 Hilsinger & Company SJI PS PO Box 810 Friday Harbor WA 98250 990 2011-01-01 930792021 Sea Shepherd Conservation Society SEAS 3603705650 PO Box 2616 Friday Harbor WA 98250 Peter Rieman 3603705650 2012-10-16 1 Robert C Hilsinger P00039366 3603784610 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Paul W Watson PO Box 2616 Friday Harbor WA 98250 12126885 0 X WWW.SEASHEPHERD.ORG X 1981 OR Protect and conserve marine wildlife worldwide 6 5 24 120 3750 2750 8695866 10079694 0 18229 3433 2110 1212002 114003 9911301 10214036 0 0 0 0 1118042 1531899 0 0 994296 8507350 9449282 9625392 10981181 285909 -767145 6247767 5877124 566098 880814 5681669 4996310 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. 0 0 4625468 Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign:During the Society's eighth expedition to Antarctica, our 2011-2012 Antarctic whale defense campaign, intiated in early December 2011, Sea Shepherd was able to bring renewed attention to illegal whaling as well as save hundreds of whales from slaughter. Our ships, the "Steve Irwin", "Bob Barker",and "Brigitte Bardot", as well as our helicopter, the "Nancy Burnet", were dispatched to intercept and prevent, through non-violent direct intervention, the Japanese whaling fleet from killing threatened and endangered whales, protected by the Antarctic Treaty, the 1986 Global Moratorium on Commercial Whaling, and the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. The Australian government is taking the government of Japan to the International Court of Justice in the Hague on allegations of criminal behavior, namely the poaching of whales.The goal of Operation Divine Wind was to prevent the Japanese whaling fleet from reaching their self-allocated quota by saving as many whales from slaughter as possible, while also bringing global media attention to the issue of illegal whaling. Animal Planet, part of Discovery Communication LLC, accompanied the Sea Shepherd vessels and filmed the fifth season of the popular television series 'Whale Wars'.The Japanese whaling fleet was chased for a total of three months and 17,000 nautical miles, during which time international media attention was focused on Sea Shepherd's non-violent intervention efforts. Illegal whaling was in the global spotlight when thanks to Sea Shepherd's efforts, the Australian government banned all Japanese whaling ships from entering the MacQuarie Island Reserve to pursue the Sea Shepherd ships. This was an important political move to establish legal precendent in expelling the Japanese whaling fleet from the Australian Antarctic Territory.The campaign ended when the whaling fleet left the Antarctic Treaty Zone two weeks earlier than planned, thereby attributing the early departure to Sea Shepherd's effective efforts at stopping illegal whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. Out of a quota of 1,035 whales, the Japanese whaling fleet took 267 whales. Operation Divine Wind is therefore responsible for saving 768 whales from slaughter. 3331887 Mediterranean Bluefin Tuna Defense Campaign:As a result of illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing, populations of Bluefin Tuna in the Mediterranean Sea have plummeted to numbers so low that the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) have lobbied for a total ban on fishing Bluefin Tuna. Unfortunately, even though CITES and fisheries experts from other entitites believe that the species will be commercially extinct in the Meriterranean within half a decade, the 2011 Bluefin Tuna season went ahead with a quota of 12,900 metric tons, only a 600 metric ton reduction from the previous year. Experts believe that the number of Bluefin Tuna caught is four times greater than the quota, meaning that 3 out of 4 Bluefin Tuna landed in Europe have been caught illegally.In 2011, Sea Shepherd received information from a European Union fisheries expert that North African poachers would take advantage of NATO's operation Unified Protector and the civil war in Libya, to expoit Bluefin Tuna populations. This was a result of the fact that European fisheries observers made public statements of refusal to enter the conflict zone. The Sea Shepherd vessel "Steve Irwin", along with the Sea Shepherd helicopter "Nancy Burnet", patrolled the Mediterranean, including the Libyan EEZ, for the entire two week fishing season to identify and document illegal Bluefin Tuna fishing vessels and operations.Sea Shepherd boarded several fishing vessels, with permission from the vessel master, and inspected catches. Global media attention was brought to the issue when several Turkish fishing vessels unprovokedly attacked the "Steve Irwin" when permission was requested by Sea Shepherd to inspect the nets. International media sources were on board the "Steve Irwin" and delivered news reports about the threat of extinction facing the Bluefin Tuna directly from the ship. Sea Shepherd's objective is to save the Bluefin from extinction. 742939 Galapagos:The Galapagos Automatic Identification System (AIS) is now operational, making Galapagos a leader in the world when it comes to maritime control. All equipment has been installed on nine remote sites and two control centers are now online. The Galapagos National Park Service (GNPS) as well as the navy can now monitor the movement of all vessels equipped with AIS devices. In 2011, the main payments for the infrastructure and equipment were made. We also made additional payments for the rent of a helicopter as well as program management and additional parts. All sites are self-sufficient; they operate on battery banks, fed by solar panels and need very little maintenance. This network was designed to last.Our legal project continues to make waves. Due to a bizarre development in a local shark finning case, the Galapagos judicial system is now under review. A local judge decided to release a shark finning boat caught illegally inside the Galapagos Marine Reserve. This has sparked national as well as local outcry and already it has been decided that Galapagos will get a provincial court. We set out this project with a number of goals, including to install a specialized judicial system capable of ruling in this Natural World Heritage Site. A specialized prosecutor is already in place, the provincial court will strengthen the judges' power, and the possibility to get a specialized judge for environmental cases is now under review. Should this come into effect, Sea Shepherd Galapagos will have accomplished the three main goals for creating a strong judicial base, capable of providing a high level of protection to the Galapagos wildlife.We saw a continuation of our K9 project, now in the fourth year of the project. The unit continues to detect illegal wildlife that smugglers are attempting to remove from the Galapagos protected areas. Currently, the Galapagos K9 unit is the ONLY wildlife detection dog unit in South America.Additionally, we continue to provide service and radio upgrades when needed for the Galapagos police as well as the Agricultural Inspection Service. 458041 Sea Shepherd Conservation Society also concentrates on numerous other marine conservation issues, including: sharks, dolphins, and seals. 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Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Refunds reclassified to appropriate expense account 117,972. Cost of goods sold netted with merchandise sales 1,880,446. Fundraising costs 32,403. Part XIII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Refunds reclassified to appropriate expense account 117,972. Cost of goods sold netted with merchandise sales 1,880,446. Fundraising costs 32,403. Rounding 2. East Asia and the Pacific 0 1 Program Services Port stops, repair and maintenance of Sea Shepherd vessels, education and outreach, merchandise activities, and received donations from supporters. 6440 South America 1 4 Program Services Protection of the Galapagos Islands through development of AIS and radio systems, legal project, K9 project, and education and outreach. 293319 Canada 0 0 Program Services Legal expenses surrounding education and outreach and donor relations. 6559 1 5 0 0 1 5 306318 0 306318 0 0 0 0 0 0 Method Used to Acccount for Expenditures: Schedule F, Part I, Line 3: Accrual basis. Auction 61937 61937 516 Benefit 43324 43324 20879 24 51454 51454 32403 156715 156715 53798 53798 102917 X 134 0 X 7 15025 Market value X 12 0 X Supplies 26 0 0 1 1 Non Reporting of Revenue: Part I, Line 33: The organization does not record the value of supplies and food received as inkind contributions. These amounts, calculated at cost, are supplies of $4,576 and food supplies of $2,457. Additionally, the organization does not record the value of the art donated by artists and sold subsequently by silent auction at one of the organization's annual fundraising events. This amount, calculated at market value by the contributing artists, is $101,777. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 Copy of tax return was emailed to all Board members after completion. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c 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, Section B, line 15a The organization uses a survey of non profit organizations to review and set compensation. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18 The organization will provide copies of its Form 1023, 990 and 990-T available upon request to the organization in Friday Harbor, WA. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The organization will provide its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements upon request to the organization in Friday Harbor, WA. Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances: Form 990, Part XI, line 5: Net unrealized gains on investments: 81,731. Adjustment of fixed assets from prior year 55. Total to Form 990, Part XI, Line 5: 81,786.