Malta’s Traditional Fishermen Salute Sea Shepherd By Caroline Muscat June 28 2010 Fish2Fork Last week The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society released around 800 tuna from a cage headed to Malta’s fish farms, in a move condemned by the Maltese government. Bluefin tuna is “the country’s third most exported commodity”, according to the Finance Ministry, and it represents one per cent of the country’s GDP.

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

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

Captain Bethune Now Declared a Political Prisoner News reaches us today from Japan that Captain Pete Bethune of New Zealand will face no less than five separate charges related to his boarding of the illegal whaling vessel Shonan Maru No.

Sea Shepherd Update: Bob Barker Continues Pursuit of Japanese Whaling Fleet After 18 days of chasing and preventing the illegal Japanese whaling fleet from killing any whales, the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin broke off to return to Hobart, Tasmania. They are scheduled to arrive on March 6th.

Sea Shepherd Update: Valentine’s Day in the Southern Ocean The crews of the Steve Irwin and the Bob Barker celebrated Valentine’s Day by painting the Research sign on the side of the Nisshan Maru with red paint. The paint represented the blood of the whales, exposing the bogus nature of so-called research by the Japanese whaling vessels

Sea Shepherd Will Not Compromise on the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary Japanese media is reporting that the country’s fisheries minister is considering scaling back its so-called research whaling in the Antarctic.

Sea Shepherd Announces Mediterranean Campaign for the Bluefin Tuna The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society will not be getting much rest after the Japanese whaling season is ended following Operation Waltzing Matilda . Both Sea Shepherd ships, the Steve Irwin and the Bob Barker, will head for the Mediterranean from the Southern Ocean. The objective will be to intercept and oppose the illegal operations of Bluefin tuna poachers.

Steve Irwin Update from Antarctica The Steve Irwin spent two days in Commonwealth Bay departing in the first hour of December 21st to continue the pursuit of the Japanese whaling fleet. During the stop off the Adelie Coast, the Captain and crew of the Steve Irwin were given a letter of support from the French Research base of Dumont d’Urville. The French government strongly condemns illegal Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary

Sea Shepherd Receives French Support The Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin has been given a warm welcome by the French Research base at Dumont d’ Urville. On Friday, December 18, Sea Shepherd helicopter pilot Chris Aultman and Steve Irwin’ s First Officer Locky MacLean visited the French base. The Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin had been given permission to enter the Territorial waters of France