The Steve Irwin Visits Italy The Steve Irwin arrived today in La Spezia, Italy for a brief visit and a fund-raising event. The crew were greeted with a huge welcoming banner. This marks the first time that a Sea Shepherd ship has docked in Italy.
Oil Spill Assaults Kahnawakes Shoreline Oil Spill Assaults Kahnawakes Shoreline With the horrific disaster in the Gulf it is easy to forget that oil spills are occurring practically every day somewhere in the worlds oceans.
Press Conference with Freed Whale Warrior Captain Pete Bethune On the morning of Monday, 12 July 2010, at 10a.m., (NZ), Captain Pete Bethune will attend a press conference to discuss and answer questions about the events of the last 8 months that ultimately culminated in his return home from Japanese prison on Saturday. The conference will be held at: Hotel Grand Chancellor 1 Hobson Street Auckland City New Zealand Captain Bethune was incarcerated for boarding the ship that had rammed and destroyed his ship, and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society spent in excess of half a million U.S. dollars on Captain Bethunes defense in an attempt to mitigate his sentence
Whale Wars Nominated for Two Emmy Awards! Nominations for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards were recently announced, and Animals Planet’s series Whale Wars received 2 nominations! Whale Wars , one of Animal Planet’s top rated series, follows the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as they wage a life-and-death battle to find and stop the illegal hunting of whales in the name of ‘research.’ Specifically, the episode Whale Wars–The Stuff of Nightmares, in which a whale is harpooned and is shown taking 23 agonizing minutes to drown, is competing against LIFE and The National Parks for the titles of Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming and Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming. The Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on Sunday August 29 at 8 p.m.
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
Whale Wars Season 3 Premiers Friday, June 4 th The third season of Animal Planet’s hit television series Whale Wars launches on Friday, June 4 th at 9 PM in the U.S. The new season of Whale Wars follows Sea Shepherd’s 6 th Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign, named Operation Waltzing Matilda in honor of Australia’s unofficial national anthem, on the three-month journey to the South Ocean Whale Sanctuary to stop illegal whaling.
Democracy Now! Interviews Sea Shepherd’s Scott West One month after the BP oil spill, Democracy Now! speaks to Scott West of Sea Shepherd, a former top investigator at the Environmental Protection Agency who led an investigation of BP following a major oil pipeline leak in Alaska’s North Slope that spilled 250,000 gallons of oil on the Alaskan tundra. Before West finished his investigation, the Bush Justice Department reached a settlement with BP, and the oil company agreed to pay $20 million. At the same time, BP managed to avoid prosecution for the Texas City refinery explosion that killed fifteen workers by paying a $50 million settlement
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.
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
Sea Shepherd Pursuit of Whalers Enters 17th Day Since February 6 th , the Sea Shepherd ships Steve Irwin and Bob Barker have had the Japanese whaling factory ship Nisshin Maru under constant pursuit.
