Pia Klemp (born 1983) is a ship captain, animal and human rights activist and author from Germany, who, between 2011 and 2017,[1] worked for the Sea Shepherd organization to participate in many international operations to protect sea animals.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Between 2016[9][10] and 2018 she commanded two rescue ships in the Mediterranean Sea for the German NGOs Jugend Rettet and Sea-Watch during the ongoing European migrant crisis.