Sea Shepherd Unveils the Ady Gil Sea Shepherd Renames the Earthrace Vessel in Honor of Benefactor Los Angeles, CA- At a fundraising event in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 17 th , 2009, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society unveiled their newest ocean defense vessel: the Ady Gil.

Sea Shepherd Receives Generous Support in Sydney For the past week, the crew of the Steve Irwin had the pleasure of being docked in the heart of Sydney opposite the famous Opera House. Again our thanks to Sydney Ports and all the people involved in giving us this fantastic berthing! On our daily tours, we had the opportunity to express our thanks to our supporters for backing us up these past several years in Australia. Many people came to see the ship and our tours were absolutely packed

The Steve Irwin Arrives in Sydney On October 2nd at 18.00 the Steve Irwin left the dock in Brisbane where our vessel has spent the last six months undergoing repairs and preparation for the upcoming Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign Operation Waltzing Matilda . The departure launched the Australian tour with the first scheduled stop in Sydney.

The Sea Shepherd Dilemma Down Under By Captain Paul Watson Way back in October 2007, I had urged thousands of Australians to vote for Kevin Rudd and Peter Garrett’s Labor Party. Why? Because they promised to get tough on illegal Japanese whaling

Third Phase of the K9 Project in the Galapagos Completed The construction of the dog kennel on Isabela Island has been completed and the guides and dogs have been transported to the island. The dogs will commence their inspection on Isabela, which has the highest level of poaching in the Galapagos, in an effort to reduce crime there.

Focus on Taiji: pilot whales slaughtered, some dolphins spared Some progress has been made in Taiji, Japan this month after years of horrendous slaughter.  While 50 pilot whales were rounded up and slaughtered to be packaged into whale meat, many of the dolphins rounded up are set to be released.

Seal Savers Sentenced for “Egregious Crime” of Seeing a Seal Slain George Orwell Would Understand The final verdict was delivered today in the Canadian government’s case against Sea Shepherd Captain Alex Cornelissen of the Netherlands and 1st Officer Peter Hammarstedt of Sweden. Both men were denied the right to attend their own trial in April 2009 because they had been deported and were not allowed to return to Canada to appear in their defense. Despite this, the Court in Nova Scotia proceeded with the trial, hearing only the testimony of the Crown Prosecutor.

Dr. Alexandra Morton Calls for Canadian Fisheries Minister’s Resignation Dr.

First Wave of Opposition Hits Taiji Shores In the wake of the controversial and highly acclaimed movie “The Cove,” the first wave of opposition has arrived in Taiji, Japan on the opening day of the dolphin slaughter season. Ric O’Barry, the star of “The Cove,” successfully made it into Japan and to Taiji along with other Save Japan Dolphins staff and news crews from the U.S., Germany, and the U.K., and for the first time ever – three Japanese television crews

Sea Shepherd Helps Improve Communication Systems in the Galapagos After a long process dealing with procedures, permissions, getting documents stamped, and arranging sponsored air transportation, we finally have the donation from ECWF of radio equipment sitting inside the Sea Shepherd office in the Galapagos.