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Saving the Oceans, One Step at a Time
Support the Red Quill Society
Across the oceans, forests, and remote corners of the world, environmental crimes unfold unseen — devastating ecosystems, silencing communities, and erasing the fragile beauty of our planet.
The Red Quill Society exists to bear witness where others turn away.
We are a discreet network of explorers, researchers, documentary filmmakers, environmental strategists, and field operatives, united by a single mission: to expose environmental harm, document ecological injustice, and give voice to the places and people too often forgotten.
Through our encrypted reporting system, The Hauntline, and first-hand expeditions into some of the planet’s most remote regions, we gather the evidence needed to hold the powerful to account.
We trace the hidden threads — from illegal resource extraction to corporate greenwashing — and we tell the stories that others would rather leave buried.
Why Your Support Matters
The Red Quill Society operates independently, without corporate influence or government constraint.
Your support allows us to:
- Deploy expedition teams into high-risk or remote areas
- Investigate environmental crimes and supply chain abuses
- Protect whistle-blowers and local witnesses
- Produce investigative documentaries and field reports
- Sustain secure communications through The Hauntline
- Equip our vessel and field crews for safe, effective missions
- Expand public awareness through exhibitions, briefings, and storytelling campaigns
Every contribution fuels a new story, a new investigation, a new act of defiance against destruction.
Ways to Support
Become a Patron
Support our ongoing operations with a one-time or monthly donation. Every contribution directly funds investigative missions, field operations, and public outreach.
Sponsor a Mission
Partner with us to underwrite a specific investigation, documentary, or conservation storytelling project.
Legacy Giving
Leave a lasting impact by including Red Quill Society in your environmental legacy plans.
In-Kind Donations
We welcome specialised gear, secure technology, and expedition supplies that help keep our operations agile and resilient.
Stand With Us
Truth has a cost. Bearing witness takes courage. Your support makes it possible.
The Red Quill Society is a registered charity in the United Kingdom and a recognised 501(c)(3) non-profit organisation in the United States.
All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Our Team: Driven By Witness and Action
Operating under field codenames for security, our members include:
- Loon — Expedition lead, filmmaker, and explorer, documenting the raw beauty and silent tragedies of our natural world.
- Heron — Field ecologist and solo adventurer, bringing science and conservation to life across fragile landscapes.
- Nightjar — Creative technician and grassroots environmental activist, dedicated to protecting green spaces for future generations.
- Gannet — Award-winning documentary producer and storyteller, capturing the unseen struggles and resilience of the wild.
- Raven — Polar diver and conservation media specialist, bridging the hidden depths of the ocean with audiences worldwide.
- Osprey — Global strategist, author, and explorer, shining light on the impact of climate change on indigenous communities.
Together, we bring the skills, courage, and relentless dedication needed to reveal what lies beneath the surface.
The Pirate Payback Fund
Sunk but Not Silenced
Earlier this year, the Red Quill Society was off the coast of Ecuador, investigating illegal fishing operations. Our work was making waves – apparently too many for some people’s liking.
One evening, as most of our crew was having dinner aboard a chartered yacht, multiple illegal fishing vessels launched an attack. As we attempted to escape boarding, they tried to ram us. Our fibreglass catamaran held up surprisingly well against the repeated impacts from much larger steel vessels – but eventually both engines failed from water ingress.
They boarded us.
Our captain, thinking fast, negotiated: they could take whatever they wanted so long as they left the crew unharmed and the life rafts intact. The rafts had already been slashed, but the attackers believed his bluff – that the American Navy had been alerted and killing a crew of Americans, Canadians, and Europeans would put them on the run from a military response. They towed us 10 miles to a deserted atoll – the refuge we had been heading for – and ran us aground before fleeing.
We had paid extra insurance specifically to avoid liability for the deductible, but the charter company accused us of “misrepresenting our purpose” – essentially punishing us for investigating environmental crime.
We fought it in court.
We lost.
Why? We suspect the same thing you’re probably thinking: influence, money, and the kind of “justice” you get when corruption runs the show. The judge ruled in favour of the charter company, leaving us on the hook for:
- $50,000 deductible
- $5,000 in fines
- $25,000 in legal fees and costs
That’s $80,000 we don’t have – stolen from our mission. And that’s on top of the $200,000 in electronics, cameras, and research gear looted from our vessel during the attack.
But we’re not going to let this sink us.
This fundraiser will help us recover from the financial hit and get back to what we do best: exposing environmental crime, holding offenders accountable, and protecting our oceans. Every dollar helps us get back on the water, in the field, and in the fight.
They thought sinking a boat would sink us. They were wrong.
👉 Donate today. Share our story. Help prove you can’t bribe your way out of justice forever.
A Critical Need: Securing Our Own Vessel
Steel Against the Storm – Building the Future of Ocean Protection
Until now, the Red Quill Society has carried out its research and environmental crime investigations aboard discreetly rented charter vessels. This approach allowed us to operate under the radar — until it didn’t.
Earlier this year, while documenting illegal fishing activity, we were surrounded and rammed multiple times by pirate fishing vessels. They damaged our Lagoon 48 catamaran until it began to sink, slashed our life rafts, and attempted to board us with armed crew in zodiacs. We narrowly avoided serious injury, but the vessel was left in ruins — and insurers will no longer cover us for charter operations in contested waters.
The lesson was clear: without our own strong, steel-hulled vessel — built to operate safely in hostile or remote regions — our mission is at risk.
Owning our own vessel means:
- Safer operations in high-risk areas
- Reinforced hull strength and defensive modifications
- Full control over deployment and mission timing
- No dependence on third-party charters or vulnerable insurance agreements
We are now fundraising to purchase and outfit a dedicated research vessel capable of defending our crew, protecting our data, and ensuring we can continue our work — without compromise and without fear.
We are completely open to sponsorship and naming opportunities — whether for the vessel itself, key onboard facilities, or our research programs. This is your chance to stand alongside a bold, frontline conservation force and have your name tied to real-world impact.
How You Can Help:
- Make a one-time donation of any size
- Sponsor a mission or expedition
- Contribute in-kind with equipment, supplies, or marine technology
- Commit to a legacy gift or multi-year pledge
The Red Quill Society is a registered charity in the UK and a 501(c)(3) non-profit in the United States. All donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.
Stand with us. Help us stay at sea. Protect the oceans — and the truth.