Sea Shepherd at Deepwater Ground Zero BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig - 1 July 2010 by Steve Roest CEO Sea Shepherd Everyone is wondering whether BP and the US government are doing enough to protect and clean up the Gulf of Mexico from the horrendous spill originating at the Deepwater Horizon oilrig. After 10 hours of flying over the disaster area, we can tell you that they are not. There was a brief break in the heavy rains and winds from Hurricane Alex over New Orleans today, and during that pause Sea Shepherd flew out to see for themselves how bad the disaster zone has become and what assets have been deployed by BP to fix the gushing oil spill
Operation Gulf Rescue Ramps Up The problem : On the morning of April 20, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, the British Petroleum (BP) Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit exploded, killing 11 people. On the afternoon of April 22, a large oil slick began to spread from the former rig site, and today this disaster is the largest offshore spill in U.S.
Malta’s Traditional Fishermen Salute Sea Shepherd By Caroline Muscat June 28 2010 Fish2Fork Last week The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society released around 800 tuna from a cage headed to Malta’s fish farms, in a move condemned by the Maltese government. Bluefin tuna is “the country’s third most exported commodity”, according to the Finance Ministry, and it represents one per cent of the country’s GDP.
France Stands Up for the Whales PRESS RELEASE Jean-Louis Borloo calls for a strong and ambitious European Union stand on the Protection of Whales The International Whaling Commission (IWC), which is responsible for the conservation of whale species, is meeting in Agadir, Morocco, 21 to 25 June. Despite the moratorium on commercial whaling that was adopted in 1982, various types of whaling still take place: whaling under scientific permits, whaling “under objection” (commercial whaling) and aboriginal subsistence whaling.
Sea Shepherd Acknowledges the Guidance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama Captain Watson responds here to the comments made by the Dalia Lama at the end of his 11 day tour of Japan.
Maltese Prime Minister defends illegal tuna operation Speaking to the Maltese press today Dr Lawrence Gonzi, the Maltese Prime Minister, made the following statement: “The government can never ever tolerate a situation where Maltese fishermen going about their work according to local and international law are attacked and hindered.” Sea Shepherd’s Captain Watson addresses this statement here: Captain Paul Watson: “With all due respect Dr. Gonzi, these were not Maltese fishermen going about their business according to the law.
Steve Irwin Attacked in Libyan Waters Operation Blue Rage: Day Twelve of the Mediterranean Patrol Saturday, June 19th, 2010 Location: Off the Coast of Libya At 0900 Hours the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin moved into Libyan waters to inspect the remaining cage being towed by the Italian vessel Cesare Rustico . With the Sea Shepherd helicopter overhead, our inflatable Delta boat and dive team approached the cage.
Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Bluefin Swim Free! Operation Blue Rage: Day Eleven of the Mediterranean Patrol Friday, June 18th, 2010 Location: Off the Coast of Libya Report by Captain Paul Watson, Steve Irwin The dawn, hazy with the fine blown sand of the Sahara desert, found us without any pursuing tail from the Libyan and Maltese Navies, and so we continued our patrol. We encountered the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise heading Southwest towards the coordinates of the cage we liberated yesterday.
Sea Shepherd Frees 800 Bluefin from Floating Cages Below Libya’s Infamous Line of Death Steve Irwin Rammed by Bluefin Fishery Vessel; Sea Shepherd Crew Repel Violent Assault by Fishermen; Libyan Navy in Pursuit of the Steve Irwin Operation Blue Rage: Day Ten of the Mediterranean Patrol Thursday, June 17th, 2010 Location: Off the Coast of Libya Report by Captain Paul Watson, Steve Irwin Sea Shepherd’s helicopter reconnaissance flight this morning found two fishing vessels. One was engaged in transferring bluefin tuna into one of the two nets being towed by the other vessel. The bluefin fishery vessels were inside waters claimed by Libya and about 42 miles off the coast of North Africa
