Five years after founding Evocco Hugh took a role as a sustainability manager in the private sector before joining the crew of the Sea Shepherd M/Y Age of Union in Cape Verde. The ship spends it's time patrolling for illegal fishing in West Africa in cooperation with local governments. The campaigns have arrested over 80 illegal fishing vessels, protecting important marine ecosystems. Hugh now splits his time between Sea Shepherd and his role as Energy, Environment and Sustainability Lead with Whitewater Group, working on  technologies and nature based solutions for recycling industrial waste water.