Sea Shepherd Australia joined the Great Australian Bight Alliance to stop big oil companies, like BP, from drilling for oil in one the most pristine wilderness areas on Earth: the Great Australian Bight.

In August 2016, Sea Shepherd set sail to the Great Australian Bight to highlight its pristine environment and ecological value and what would happen if an oil spill like Deepwater Horizon were to occur. 

Drilling in the pristine waters of the Great Australian Bight will irrevocably damage the marine environment. Faced with the looming threat of an oil spill, the reality of deafening seismic blasts and climate destruction, the risks far outweigh the reward.