Whale Warrior “Captain Pete Bethune” Free to Return Home On January 6, 2010, Captain Hiroyuki Komura of the illegal Japanese whaling vessel the Shonan Maru #2 deliberately rammed and destroyed Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s vessel, the Ady Gil. Captain Komura almost killed six Sea Shepherd volunteer crewmembers and did not respond to the Ady Gil’s mayday distress signal. Japanese authorities refused to cooperate in investigations and declined requests by Australian and New Zealand maritime authorities to question Captain Komura.
Sea Shepherd Acknowledges the Guidance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama Captain Watson responds here to the comments made by the Dalia Lama at the end of his 11 day tour of Japan.
Maltese Prime Minister defends illegal tuna operation Speaking to the Maltese press today Dr Lawrence Gonzi, the Maltese Prime Minister, made the following statement: “The government can never ever tolerate a situation where Maltese fishermen going about their work according to local and international law are attacked and hindered.” Sea Shepherd’s Captain Watson addresses this statement here: Captain Paul Watson: “With all due respect Dr. Gonzi, these were not Maltese fishermen going about their business according to the law.
Sea Shepherd Dismisses the IWC as Corrupt and Irrelevant Operation No Compromise Preparations Begin The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is rejecting the International Whaling Commission (IWC) as a corrupt and irrelevant body that has lost all credibility as an organization responsible for the conservation of the world’s whales. Sea Shepherd will be sending ships back to the Southern Ocean in December to once again intercept and intervene against illegal Japanese whaling activities.
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
Update: Captain Pete Bethune’s Trial – First Phase Complete The first phase of Captain Pete Bethune’s trial in Japan has ended and he remains both unbowed and in good spirits.
The Bob Barker Goes Dutch The Dutch Stand Strong in the Face of Demands from Japan The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is happy to report that there is at least one world government with the courage to stand up to the economic bullying by the government, the whaling industry, and the corporations of Japan. In the face of incredible political and economic pressure from Japan, the Netherlands has not only refused the Japanese demand to strike the Dutch flag from our ship the Steve Irwin , they have now officially registered our ship the Bob Barker under the Dutch flag. Since 2005, pressure from the Japanese government has cost us the flags of Canada, Great Britain, the Cayman Islands, Togo, and Belize
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 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
