Sea Shepherd Does Not Condone the Use of Firearms Reports that Sea Shepherd supports shooting Japanese whale poachers are inaccurate. “The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has never used firearms and has no intention of using firearms against illegal whalers,” said Captain Paul Watson, Sea Shepherd president and founder. “We are proud of our record of never causing an injury to any person in our entire history

The Time is Right for Bob Barker to Rescue the Whales Bob Barker Donates $5,000,000 to Sea Shepherd for Ocean Conservation Another whaling ship arrived in the Southern Ocean today, unexpected and right on time: the Bob Barker. The 1,200-ton Norwegian built Antarctic harpoon vessel caught up with the Japanese whaling fleet at 0300 Hours on Wednesday, January 6th, in the area of Commonwealth Bay off the Adelie Coast at 143 Degrees 17 Minutes East and 66 Degrees 43 Minutes South. The Norwegian flag cracked in the chill Antarctic air as the silhouette of the whaler gave every indication that the ship was sent to support the Japanese whalers.

Japanese Foreign Minister Confesses to Whale Poaching Sea Shepherd Says It’s Time to Enforce the Law Japan’s Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada has confessed to what the rest of the world has known all along. In an interview with The Australian newspaper and Australian Broadcasting Corporation Foreign Minister Okada said, “We have a tradition here in Japan of eating whale meat.” “I think food is an important element of culture and therefore there is a need to mutually respect and recognize each other’s culture,” he said. “It might be that there is something Australians eat that the Japanese do not

Major US Shark Fin Trader Sentenced In Federal Court Mark Leon Harrison of Southport, Florida had a bad day this week, but not bad enough considering the millions of sharks finned.  Harrison, according to NOAA Special Agent-in-Charge Hal Robbins, was once one of the United States’ largest commercial shark fin buyers.  Today, he is a convicted criminal in financial ruin.

Canuck Kangaroo Court Condemns Seal Savers Captain Alex Cornelissen and 1st Officer Peter Hammarstedt have now been judged by Nova Scotia Judge Jean Whalen of exercising radical and criminal compassion for baby seals slaughtered by the East Coast barbarian sealers.

The Issue of Safety at Sea Every year the International Whaling Commission brings up the issue of Safety at Sea despite the fact that the IWC has no jurisdiction, authority, or expertise regarding this issue. Japan maintains that the activities of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society pose a threat to the safety of Japanese whalers