Sea Shepard Conservation Society

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) is a widely known international non-profit group, much like those belonging to Green Peace, who work toward keeping the oceans safe from illegal poaching, whaling, and fishing. Their mission is to make sure that they preserve the sea’s wildlife for that of future generations. And one of their particularly stronger movements is fighting to save the sharks that are so cruelly mutilated for a single fin on their backs. So how is it that they were able to find out that Maersk was somehow connected to the trade?

Gary Stokes

Gary Stokes, who is now the Director of the South East Asian Portio of the Sea Shepherd group, originally worked in Hong Kong as a bartender in the early 1990’s. But before he became a connoisseur of drinks, he was first part of the Royal Navy, and he loved the ocean. He also taught scuba diving and practiced photography. After he had a close-up encounter with a humpback whale and her calf, he ended up being a major ocean conservationist. So in 2010, he decided to leave his bartending job and join the Sea Shepherd organization. He didn’t realize at the time that he would one day become the director for the Asian sector of the well-known environmental group.