Sea Shepherd Visits Monaco The Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin arrived in Port Hercule in Monaco on July 20th for a three day visit before proceeding on to Barcelona, the final stop in the Mediterranean campaign before the ship returns to Australia for final preparations for Operation No Compromise – our return to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to defend the whales from illegal Japanese whaling operations. The last time a Sea Shepherd ship visited Monaco was in 1997 when the Sea Shepherd III was a guest of Prince Rainer on the occasion that Monaco hosted the 1997 International Whaling Commission meeting.
France Stands Up for the Whales PRESS RELEASE Jean-Louis Borloo calls for a strong and ambitious European Union stand on the Protection of Whales The International Whaling Commission (IWC), which is responsible for the conservation of whale species, is meeting in Agadir, Morocco, 21 to 25 June. Despite the moratorium on commercial whaling that was adopted in 1982, various types of whaling still take place: whaling under scientific permits, whaling “under objection” (commercial whaling) and aboriginal subsistence whaling.
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.
Finally- Australia Government Initiates Legal Action On Japanese Whaling It has taken three years, but finally the government of Kevin Rudd has decided to act on their election promise of 2007. Australia is officially initiating a legal action against Japanese whaling in the International Court of Justice in the Hague, Netherlands.
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
Antarctic Campaign Report – Success Defending Whales! Ships are expendable, endangered whales species are not 2009-2010 Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign: Operation Waltzing Matilda After three long weary and dramatic months upon the most remote and hostile seas in the world, the Sea Shepherd ships Steve Irwin and Bob Barker were welcomed by crowds of cheering supporters in the port of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, on Saturday, March 6 th , 2010.
Captain Peter Bethune and Captors Spotted Approaching the Lombok Straits 10:00 Hours (Perth & Fremantle) 13:00 Hours (Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart) 18:00 Hours (PST) Friday Harbor and Los Angeles Position of the Steve Irwin : 62 Degrees 21 Minutes South. 92 Degrees 56 Minutes East The Shonan Maru 2 transporting Sea Shepherd prisoner Captain Peter Bethune is heading towards the Lombok Strait at 12 knots and is at a position 450 kilometers west of the Exmouth Lighthouse. This position was relayed from observations by private yachts reporting to the Taz Patrol and posted on Twitter. It is estimated that Captain Peter Bethune will arrive in Tokyo by mid-March
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.
Steve Irwin Launches Croc Assault on the Japanese Whaling Fleet Crikey! And now for something completely different. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society always likes to inject a little humor into our campaigns and today we decided to do just that.
Captain Paul Watson Demands An Apology From Japan “If Japanese Fisheries Minister Hirotaka Akamatsu has any sense of honor and dignity he will apologize for the lies that the Institute of Cetacean Research have made in accusing Sea Shepherd of injuring three Japanese whalers on February 11 th ,” said Paul Watson, the Captain of the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin . Japan’s Fisheries Minister Hirotaka Akamatsu publicly condemned Sea Shepherd and told reporters on Friday, “I am full of rage. I could not believe they did such a thing.” “Well, Mr.
