| History | |
|---|---|
 Germany | |
| Launched | 1970 |
| Fate | Sold to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society |
| Germany | |
| Name | MV Emanuel Bronner |
| Owner | Sea Shepherd Conservation Society |
| Operator | Sea Shepherd Germany |
| Port of registry | Germany |
| Commissioned | 1 June 2017 |
| In service | 2017—present |
| Identification |
|
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 11 tons |
| Length | 11.65 m (38.2 ft) |
| Beam | 3.6 m (12 ft) |
| Draft | 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) |
| Installed power | 2 engines |
| Speed | 27 knots |
| Complement | Max. 4 |
The MV Emanuel Bronner is a small ship owned and operated by Sea Shepherd Germany as a Baltic Sea conservation patrol vessel.[1][2] It was unveiled on 1 June 2017 at the Vegesack museum harbor in Bremen, Germany.
The vessel was donated by philanthropist Michael Bronner, and it was named after his grandfather, Emanuel Bronner. The vessel will help to protect the endangered harbor porpoise in the Baltic Sea by documenting illegal fishing nets and reporting them to the local authorities.[3][4]
Although the harbour porpoise species overall is considered to be of Least Concern by the IUCN,[5] the Baltic Sea and Western African populations, as well as the subspecies P. p. relicta of the Black Sea, are considered endangered.[6][7]
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- ^ Introducing the latest addition to the Sea Shepherd fleet, the M/V Emanuel Bronner. Sea Shepherd Global. 2 June 2017.
- ^ MV Emanuel Bronner. Marine Traffic. Accessed 2 January 2018.
- ^ Baltic Sea Campaign. Sea Shepherd Global. 2017.
- ^ Sea Shepherd Germany announces the Baltic Sea Campaign. Sea Shepherd Global. 3 June 2017.
- ^ Braulik, G.; Minton, G.; Amano, M. & Bjørge, A. (2023) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Phocoena phocoena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T17027A50369903. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T17027A50369903.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Birkun Jr., A.A. & Frantzis, A. (2008). "Phocoena phocoena ssp. relicta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T17030A6737111. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T17030A6737111.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Phocoena phocoena". Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. Retrieved 1 June 2017.