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Sea Shepherd Onshore Crew

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Sea Shepherd crews work year round across North America and Mexico to remove plastic, fishing gear, and marine debris from coastlines, rivers, lakes, and reefs. Cleanups are the heart of it, but chapters also run film screenings, tabling, and community events. Find one near you and get involved.

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Sea Shepherd Onshore Crew

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These are our active onshore chapters, crews that operate in their cities year round, clearing plastic and fishing debris from beaches, rivers, lakes, and reefs. Find your city below and sign up to join the crew, or check the map for upcoming cleanups near you.

Active Chapters

Austin, TX Boston, MA Hampton, VA Houston, TX Los Angeles, CA Lynchburg, VA Medford, OR Milwaukee, WI New York, NY Ottawa, ON San Diego, CA San Francisco, CA Tacoma, WA Toronto, ON +Start a Chapter
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Beyond the Cleanup

The CleanupIs the Beginning.

Sea Shepherd chapters work all year. They organize cleanups, outreach, fundraising, education programs, and local direct action in their communities.

What every chapter needs is simple: people who will keep showing up. People who will organize, recruit, raise funds, and build pressure for marine conservation week after week.

If you want more than a single cleanup, join the crew.

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Go Further

Want to serve at sea?

Ship crew is a different commitment — long days, real maritime work, and weeks or months deployed on campaign vessels defending marine wildlife on the front lines.

Learn About Ship Crew