It Could Have Been Avoided Introduction by Captain Paul Watson The recent devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could have been avoided if one former Federal EPA agent had been allowed to do his job. Scott West, who now works for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, retired early from the EPA after the Federal government pulled the plug on his investigation into negligence by British Petroleum (BP) in Alaska in 2006

Sea Shepherd Galapagos Presents Shark Awareness Pack Report by Director of Operations for Galapagos, Captain Alex Cornelissen With a full page article in the local newspaper el Colono, Sea Shepherd Galapagos has started a project to raise awareness among the inhabitants of the Galapagos regarding the protection of sharks. Worldwide sharks are being exterminated at an alarming rate and it’s time to use whatever means available to halt the senseless massacre. Next to law enforcement, education can give a well-needed contribution on this conservation issue.

Japan Accuses Captain Paul Watson of Obstructing Japanese Whaling Operations: “Duh, ya think?” Japan Discovers that Sea Shepherd Obstructs Illegal Whaling Operations By Captain Paul Watson Kyodo News Service   http://home.kyodo.co.jp/modules/fstStory/index.php?storyid=498414 TOKYO, April 30 KYODO The Japan Coast Guard has obtained an arrest warrant for the head of the anti-whaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society for allegedly ordering members of the group to obstruct operations by Japan’s whaling fleet, investigative sources said Friday. I discovered today that the Japanese Coast Guard has issued an arrest warrant against myself for ordering my crew to obstruct Japanese whaling operations in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. It does seem amazing that it has taken five years for the Japanese Coast Guard to discover that Sea Shepherd volunteers have obstructed illegal Japanese whaling operations

Sea Shepherd Announces Operation Blue Rage On May 1 st , 2010, Sea Shepherd’s flag ship Steve Irwin will depart from New York City and head towards the Mediterranean where it will commence Sea Shepherd’s 2010 Tuna Defense Campaign: Operation Blue Rage.  The campaign aims to stop a variety of criminal activities leading to the extinction of bluefin tuna. Bluefin tuna currently face illegal poaching and extreme overfishing, and populations have fallen by at least 85% since the industrial fishing era began.

Listen LIVE to Paul Watson at TedxSF Event! Sea Shepherd Founder and President Captain Paul Watson is speaking at the TedxSF event today on Tuesday, April 27 th from 7:19 pm (PST) until 7:37pm. Tune in live at: http://www.livestream.com/tedx What is a Ted Event?

Operation No Compromise: Defending the Integrity of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary Sea Shepherd Ships Will Return to Antarctica in 2010/2011 sanc·tu·ar·y  - Noun 1. a sacred or holy place

Sea Shepherd’s Steve Irwin coming to New Jersey and New York Sea Shepherd’s flag ship, the Steve Irwin , is making a brief stop in the United States before continuing on to the Mediterranean to commence with the upcoming campaign to defend critically endangered bluefin tuna populations. Please come meet the crew of the Steve Irwin , donate, take a tour of the ship, and show your support for Sea Shepherd’s numerous ocean defense campaigns!  This is a unique opportunity and the vessel’s first visit to the U.S

Congratulations to Randall Arauz Congratulations to Randall Arauz, the President of Pretoma (Progama Restauracion de Tortugas Marianas) for winning the 2010 Goldman Environmental Prize. The award recognizes his tireless work to draw international attention to the inhumane and environmentally catastrophic shark finning industry, and his unrelenting campaign to halt the practice in Costa Rica. “Shark finning is not only cruel; it is irresponsible and unsustainable fishing at its highest degree” said Arauz during the filming of the award video detailing his work, “In spite of this, it has been close to impossible to attain any international binding management and conservation measures to curtail this practice.” Announced every April to coincide with Earth Day, the Goldman Environmental Prize honors grassroots environmental heroes from the six inhabited continental regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America.

Sea Shepherd Whale Defense Campaign Saves 528 Whales Operation Waltzing Matilda is a Spectacular Success The Japanese whaling fleet set out for the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary with a permit issued by the Japanese government to kill 935 protected Minke whales, 50 endangered fin whales and 50 endangered humpback whales. Their objective was to kill 1035 whales in total Intervention by the three ships of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society prevented them from taking that number

Agenda 21 Strikes Again Reprinted from IndyMedia : Struggle stepped up as another whaling ship is sabotaged in Norway “Norway announced an increased quota of minke whales so we decided to increase our quota of sunken whalers” - AGENDA 21 Another whaling vessel was sabotaged a few days ago, on April 2nd, nearly a year since the last attempted sinking of the Skarbakk, another Norwegian whaling vessel.