Sea Shepherd Picks Up a Japanese Tail En Route to Antarctica From the Steve Irwin at 1330 Melbourne, Australia time, (1830 PST)  December 10th, 2009 Three days into the voyage of the Steve Irwin and the Sea Shepherd crew have picked up a Japanese tail. One of the harpoon vessels was waiting outside the Australian 200 mile limit to pick up the departing Steve Irwin . Earlier in the morning an unidentified aircraft circled the Steve Irwin

Sea Shepherd Captain Tells Japan to Bring It On The Japanese government has deployed two government security ships to protect their illegal whaling interests in the Southern Ocean. Captain Paul Watson is not surprised at the news

The Steve Irwin Departs for Antarctica Sea Shepherd Launches Operation Waltzing Matilda Fremantle, Australia - After months of preparation and hard work by the dedicated volunteer crew of the Steve Irwin , Sea Shepherd has officially launched its 6 th Whale Defense Campaign, Operation Waltzing Matilda.

Fremantle Honors the Captain and Crew of the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin It was a fabulous birthday for Captain Paul Watson. December 2nd saw some four hundred people in the Fremantle City Hall singing Happy Birthday to the Captain of the Steve Irwin . The evening was hosted by former Australian Environment Minister Ian Campbell, with a welcoming from Dr

Steve Irwin Retains the Dutch Tri-Color Japanese Whalers Fail in Bid to Strike the Flag Dutch Transport Minister Tineke Huizinga has rejected a Japanese government complaint and demand to remove the Dutch flag from the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin . The Japanese Prime Minster brought the matter to the attention of Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende a month ago when Balkenende was on a visit to Japan. Balkenende stressed then that the Netherlands does not agree with the Japanese views on whaling

Urgent Reforms Needed of Environmental Criminal Law for Galapagos Last week, during an inspection by the environmental police K9 unit, a foreign tourist was caught trying to smuggle a lava lizard (Microlophus albermaflensis) past the airport checkpoint and out of Ecuador. Lava lizards are endemic to Galapagos and are a protected species in Ecuador

Sea Shepherd Improves Radio Communications in Galapagos After several months of installing repeaters and programming and adjusting radios, Sea Shepherd Galapagos has officially handed over a large amount of radio communication equipment to the National Police in Galapagos. This donation of 110 mobile radios, repeater stations, car radios, and adjoining infrastructure will be largely sufficient to supply the entire police force in the Galapagos. We are pleased to say that good communication on each island as well as inter island communication is now possible through radios.

The Steve Irwin Docks in Fremantle Peter Garret called on to visit ship The Steve Irwin arrived in Fremantle at Victoria Quay at 3:15 PM on Thursday, November 5th.  Supporters were able to see the ship entering the harbor. Captain Alex Cornelissen said,  “Peter Garret is in town and we call on him to come to the ship, and tell us what he intends to do to end the whale slaughter this year.  What is he going to do to uphold his government’s election promises?

Fears, Jeers, Cheers, and Loathing for Sea Shepherd In South Park Editorial by Captain Paul Watson I knew as soon as I heard that South Park would be lampooning Sea Shepherd and Whale Wars that it would be viciously brutal. No one gets a free ride with Trey Parker and Matt Stone. But, I also knew that whatever they were planning it would be good for the whales, and that was all that I was really concerned with, so I was not disappointed

Sea Shepherd Demands Action by the Netherlands In a news release today, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands stated support for an amendment to Dutch law that would facilitate vessel deregistration. Dutch Sea Shepherd Board member Laurens De Groot responded, “We have a Dutch ship with a Dutch captain and Dutch crewmembers, and we demand that the Dutch government take action to protect our safety from the dangerous and illegal attacks by illegal Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean.” De Groot is a former Rotterdam police officer who now serves onboard the Rotterdam registered marine conservation ship Steve Irwin for Sea Shepherd. The Steve Irwin is scheduled to depart from Fremantle in Western Australia on December 7 th , 2009 to once again interfere and harass illegal Japanese whaling operations in the waters off the coast of Western Australia.