Germany Delivers an Ultimatum to Iceland on Whaling It has been a very bad news week for the whalers. First, the Japanese were caught red-handed by the Sunday Times of the U.K

Sea Shepherd Dismisses the IWC as Corrupt and Irrelevant Operation No Compromise Preparations Begin The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is rejecting the International Whaling Commission (IWC) as a corrupt and irrelevant body that has lost all credibility as an organization responsible for the conservation of the world’s whales. Sea Shepherd will be sending ships back to the Southern Ocean in December to once again intercept and intervene against illegal Japanese whaling activities.

Operation Blue Rage: Patrolling the Gulf of Sidra Day Eight of the Mediterranean Patrol Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 Location: In the Gulf of Sidra, off the Coast of Libya Report by Captain Paul Watson The Sea Shepherd helicopter took off at dawn on a patrol as we move eastward through the Gulf of Sidra. We are actually pleasantly surprised to see little evidence of illegal fishing.

Operation Blue Rage: Inside the Line of Death in the Gulf of Sidra Day Seven of the Mediterranean Patrol Monday, June 14th, 2010 Location: In the Gulf of Sidra off the Coast of Libya Report by Captain Paul Watson We have been in the Gulf of Sidra off the coast of Libya for over twenty-four hours. We have seen two legally registered seiners, one towing an empty cage and the other underway and not fishing. The seas have become like glass and the weather is hot and humid as we continue our patrol

Operation Blue Rage: Crossing the Line of Death Day Six of the Mediterranean Patrol Sunday, June 13th, 2010 Location: In the Gulf of Sidra off the Coast of Libya Report by Captain Paul Watson Sea Shepherd has crossed the “Line of Death,” and we are now inside the waters claimed by Libya. The line of death in the Gulf of Sidra was the line Libyan President Gaddafi drew in the early seventies. The line is 33 degrees and 30 minutes North.

Operation Blue Rage: Day Five of the Mediterranean Patrol Saturday, June 12th, 2010 Location: Off the Coast of Libya This morning the crew of the Steve Irwin came across the fifty meter Italian seiner Kleos towing a cage full of bluefin tuna. The ship was being inspected by the ICCAT (International Committee on the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna) fisheries patrol vessel Jean Charcot . The vessel was legal but routine inspections are conducted to ensure that the catch is of the proper size.

Operation Blue Rage: Day Four of the Mediterranean Patrol Friday, June 11th, 2010 Location: Off the Coast of Tunisia   Report from Captain Paul Watson, Steve Irwin At least on the part of the European community, an effort is seriously being made to police the bluefin tuna regulations. The General Secretariat of the Sea ordered four Spanish seiners shut down, and the authorities have been inspecting the catches. There seems to be a realization that the world is watching this closely and a growing perception that the bluefin tuna is seriously in trouble

Operation Blue Rage- Day Three of the Mediterranean Patrol Tuesday, June 10th, 2010 Location: Off the Coast of Tunisia, Isola di Pantelleria Heavy winds have forced us to take shelter in the lee of Isola di Pantelleria. The fishing boats throughout the region have also run for shelter. Certainly there can be no fishing in these conditions

Operation Blue Rage- Day Two of the Mediterranean Patrol Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 Report from Captain Paul Watson, Steve Irwin It is not difficult to find boats towing net loads of bluefin to tuna fattening farms in Malta or Tunisia. Everywhere we look, we see these slow moving towing operations, and everywhere we go we see military escorts protecting and hopefully also observing the operations of these vessels. The early morning brought us the Turkish seiner Habib Reis III hauling a net, and later in the morning we came across the Tunisian seiner Beni Hassem

Operation Blue Rage- Day One of the Mediterranean Patrol Tuesday, June 8th, 2010. Location: Between Malta and Libya Report from Captain Paul Watson, Steve Irwin The Steve Irwin departed from the ancient harbor of Valletta in Malta at 1300 Hours on June 8th setting a course due south towards the North African coast