The 2023 winners

On average, 10,000 dolphins are slaughtered every year by unregulated commercial fishing on France’s Atlantic coast. Sea Shepherd France and the crew of the M/Y Age of Union are on the front lines, fighting to expose deadly fishing methods and get the government’s attention.

CAUGHT reveals the shocking consequences of excess consumerism, depleting oceanic ecosystems, while marine life are killed in massive fishing nets. Through a raw, unfiltered look at boots-on-the-ground activism, the film pinpoints potential catastrophic ripple effects of overfishing. There is, however, hope for protecting and restoring critically threatened oceans before it’s too late.