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Reports issued by Japan's Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry say that the country's whalers only succeeded in killing a total of 103 Antarctic minke whales throughout the entire duration of this year's whaling season.
Since the quota set for the Japanese whalers was one of 1,000 whales, say... |
6 April 2013
17:01 GMT |
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The video above was recently released by green-oriented group Sea Shepherd and shows how Japanese whalers purposely ram one of their ships.
As shocking as this footage might be, Japan's Fisheries Agency maintains that the activists were pretty much asking for it.
More precisely, Sea Shepherd tried to keep th... |
27 February 2013
07:26 GMT |
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The Sea Shepherd organization is well known for being willing to go to extreme lengths in order to protect marine mammals against various groups of people who set out to hunt them. Apparently, these activists' commitment to protecting these animals at all costs has recently been dubbed no more and no less than... |
27 February 2013
03:45 GMT |
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As previously reported, green-oriented group Sea Shepherd are now busy trying to keep the whales inhabiting the waters of the Antarctica safe from several Japanese whalers whose crew are very much interested in hunting them.
Recent news on this topic says that, while trying to block the Japanese whalers' acces... |
20 February 2013
03:54 GMT |
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As reported, the Sea Shepherd organization is now busy trying to keep Japanese poachers away from the whales swimming in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.
Recent news on this topic says that this group of environmentalists has managed to intercept the Japanese vessels before their getting the chance to fire a sin... |
30 January 2013
03:11 GMT |
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Following the US Court of Appeals' deciding that Captain Paul Watson must keep his distance from Japanese whaling fleets, the head of the Sea Shepherd organization agreed to quit his position altogether and settle for being a mere “observer.”
Wishing to explain his decision, the Captain posted a st... |
9 January 2013
09:41 GMT |
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Only yesterday, Sea Shepherd made it public news that they decided to report Denmark at the European Commission.
This is because, despite previous promises to safeguard pilot whales, the country has thus far failed to put an end to the ritual hunt taking place each year in the Faroe Islands.
As said green-oriente... |
27 December 2012
13:31 GMT |
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As it turns out, green-oriented organization Sea Shepherd also has a sense of humor.
Thus, they’ve just debuted their latest anti-whaling weapon: a $2 million (€1.54 million) ship which used to belong to the Japanese government, and which will from now on be used to fight Japanese whalers.
The SSS Sam Simon ... |
11 December 2012
02:43 GMT |
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Following his having to go into hiding after experiencing some brushes with the authorities, Captain Paul Watson is now once again aboard the SSS Steve Irwin, ready to take command of Operation Zero Tolerance and defend the marine mammals living in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.
Thus, the Captain readies himse... |
5 December 2012
10:37 GMT |
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Only recently, Hollywood sweetheart Pamela Anderson joined green-oriented organization Sea Shepherd in the launching of their new anti-whaling campaign: Operation Zero Tolerance. Wishing to show her support for this organization, animal activist Pamela Anderson agreed to wear a Sea Shepherd wetsuit and climbed aboa... |
6 November 2012
04:29 GMT |
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For quite some time now, Japan has been trying to make sure Sea Shepherd's Captain Paul Watson will no longer interfere with its whaling agenda.
Thus, two red notices were issued by the Interpol, the first following Costa Rica's plea and the second coming as a result of Japan's explicitly asking for ... |
5 October 2012
02:40 GMT |
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About 90,000 baby seals get killed in a gruesome manner in Namibia on a yearly basis, in order for various companies to be able to sells items of clothing which supposedly are made to be haute couture by the fact that seal fur goes into manufacturing them.
Green-oriented organization Sea Shepherd explains how most ... |
25 August 2012
07:09 GMT |
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Green-oriented organization Sea Shepherd recently decided to draw attention to one very important aspect of conservation projects aimed at safeguarding South Africa's rhino population.
Thus, the environmentalists explain how rhinos face significantly increased threats during full moon periods, primarily becaus... |
17 August 2012
10:04 GMT |
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Recent news informs us that, as far as Captain Paul Watson's conflict with several nations is concerned, things are beginning to escalate and lead to rather unexpected decisions.
Thus, the world's largest international police organization, the Interpol, just issued a 'red notice' for Sea Shepher... |
9 August 2012
06:05 GMT |
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Captain Paul Watson, the leader of Sea Shepherd, recently sent a rather lengthy message to his supporters, wishing to explain the exact circumstances which forced him to leave Germany and move to an undisclosed location. As well as this, the conservationist comments on why Japan decided to go after him so fiercely. ... |
31 July 2012
14:31 GMT |
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Fans probably know all about Aerosmith's Global Warming Tour, which began in May and is expected to end this August.
However, here's one interesting piece of news: just recently, Sea Shepherd representatives also joined the band, the end goal being that of raising even more environmental awareness.
Thus... |
31 July 2012
14:21 GMT |
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After months of chasing four Japanese whaling ships and their escort through the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) finally announces the end of the 2011-2012 campaign to stop illegal whaling around Antarctica.
The Japanese whaling fleet is currently heading home in sh... |
9 March 2012
03:20 GMT |
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After leading the Japanese whalers to believe that the Bob Barker and Steve Irwin will meet for resupply, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society finally discovered the rest of the whaling fleet, including the main factory ship.
The Bob Barker made contact at 2200 AEST on March 5, telling SSCS leader Paul Watson &ldqu... |
6 March 2012
04:06 GMT |
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A press release from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) finally reveals the purpose of the seemingly-erratic maneuvers the ships engaged in chasing the Japanese whaling shop have been performing over the past few weeks.
After the MY Bob Barker left Wellington, New Zealand, fully resupplied and refueled, t... |
1 March 2012
04:26 GMT |
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According to a statement released by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS), their ship the MY Bob Barker, is currently making headway through the Southern Ocean, after refueling and resupplying in Wellington, New Zealand. Now that everything is in working order, the vessel is returning to chasing the illegal J... |
24 February 2012
03:55 GMT |
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After spending 63 days in a Japanese jail cell, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society activity and Cove Guardian volunteer, Erwin Vermeulen, was finally released. A court order allowed him to be taken out of custody, pending a final hearing and verdict. The trial is being held in Wakayama, Japan, near where the SSCS is ... |
18 February 2012
07:07 GMT |
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The whaling fleet Japan sends out every year to carry out “scientific research” in the South Pacific Ocean was supposed to begin its illegal operations for 2012 in waters southwest of Australia. The plan failed when the three ships operated by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society discovered the fleet.
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23 January 2012
05:31 GMT |
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The anti-whaling operations developed by Sea Shepherd activities have recently taken a dangerous turn. Three of the crew members boarded on Steve Irwin vessel suffered minor injuries while trying to deal with the Japanese whale hunters.
The three volunteers are the first victims recorded during this hunt season. The... |
18 January 2012
09:30 GMT |
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Sea Shepherd activists are not the only ones concerned about the fate of vulnerable dolphins.
Leilani Munter, a well-known professional race car driver, has recently announced her eagerness to drive a customized car inspired by the Cove documentary, an Academy-Award winning production revealing Japan's dolphin... |
6 January 2012
08:18 GMT |
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The quest to protect the fate of vulnerable dolphins has taken a bizarre turn in Japan. A Sea Shepherd volunteer has been recently arrested after trying to capture the transfer of a dolphin on camera, in Taiji.
Erwin Vermeulen, actively involved in the Cove Guardians project, was charged with assault late last year,... |
6 January 2012
07:25 GMT |
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Under a UN moratorium, commercial whaling is forbidden around the world. However, governments such as those in Japan, Iceland and Norway disregard the rule by claiming they are harvesting whales for scientific research. Now, the United States expresses regret that Japan decided to hunt whales this year as well.
T... |
14 October 2011
09:57 GMT |
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Officials with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) announce that Operation 'No Compromise' – this year's effort to stop the illegal Japanese whaling fleet from carrying out its mission in Antarctic waters – is officially over. According to reports, this was the most successful camp... |
7 March 2011
05:45 GMT |
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The latest report from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) shows that the Japanese whaling fleet, which is conducting illegal operations in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, is on the run.After being discovered about five days ago, the Nisshin Maru factory ship and the Yushin Maru No. 3 harpoon vessel are ... |
14 February 2011
05:06 GMT |
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On February 9, the Dutch Postcode Lottery in the Netherlands awarded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) with a check for 1 million euros ($ 1.35 million). The contribution is nearly double than what the Lottery gave the activist organization in 2010.The check was granted the same day the SSCS ship Goji... |
14 February 2011
04:46 GMT |
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Yesterday, February 9, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) ship Gojira found the Japanese factory ship in charge of processing the whales caught by three harpoon vessels operating illegally in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.With the Steve Irwin in New Zealand for refueling and resupply, and with the Bob ... |
10 February 2011
06:27 GMT |
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After spending only a brief period of time refueling and loading supplies, the flagship of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS), the Steve Irwin, is now back on the road, heading towards the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to track down the Japanese whaling fleet. Captain Paul Watson, the leader of the SSCS an... |
9 February 2011
05:05 GMT |
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Captain Locky MacLean of the MV Gojira – one of the three vessels the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) operates in the Southern Ocean – narrowly steered his boat and crew to safety today, after a Japanese whaling ship turned on him, bow first. The Yushin Maru No. 3, one of the three harpoon ships ... |
4 February 2011
06:04 GMT |
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The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) ship Steve Irwin has just broken off its trace of the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean, and is currently set on a course for Wellington, New Zealand. The vessel has little fuel left, but will return to Antarctica soon. Despite being on top of things in the Sout... |
28 January 2011
04:55 GMT |
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The three vessels the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) operates in the frozen waters of the Antarctic have been searching for the factory ship of the Japanese whaling fleet for more than 26 days, and their insistence paid off. The ship was spotted today at 1800 hours AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time).Th... |
25 January 2011
04:50 GMT |
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Officials with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) announce that the conservationist group has reached the half of its 2011 Operation No Compromise. Its main objective is to prevent the Japanese whaling fleet from conducting its illegal operations in the waters around Antarctica.
Sunday marked the 54th d... |
24 January 2011
02:29 GMT |
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The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) ships Gojira and Steve Irwin intercepted a fuel tanker headed towards the illegal Japanese whaling fleet, in order to refuel it, and stopped it in its tracks. The tanker, called Sun Laurel, was going to transfer heavy oil to the four Japanese vessels below the 60 degree so... |
13 January 2011
06:47 GMT |
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The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) has issues an official call for assistance to the Greenpeace Foundation, for stopping the illegal Japanese whaling currently going on in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.SSCS is requesting that Greenpeace send one of its two available vessels to Antarctic waters, so as t... |
12 January 2011
03:31 GMT |
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The three ships of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) fleet are keeping the illegal Japanese whaling fleet in check in the waters of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. Two of the harpoon ships the Asian nations deployed have not captured a single whale thus far.
SSCS is conducting Operation No Compromi... |
8 January 2011
06:37 GMT |
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For the first time this whaling season, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) and the Japanese whaling fleet have crossed paths in the frozen, ice-laden waters of the Antarctic. Three Sea Shepherd vessels went up against three Japanese harpoon ships and one factory ship. Japan is currently conducting illegal w... |
3 January 2011
09:41 GMT |
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Japanese officials this week received the official notice that Australia is bringing the Asian nation to the International Court of Justice over its whaling actions in the Southern Ocean. Tensions have existed between the two countries for many years, with Australia protesting the fact that Japan is hunting in natura... |
1 June 2010
09:55 GMT |
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Activist Pete Bethune, from New Zealand, boarded a Japanese whaling ship on Monday, to make a citizen's arrest on the captain. The reason for this action was that Bethune's powerboat, named Ady Gil, was sunken by a whaling ship last month, as it was carrying Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) activis... |
15 February 2010
02:54 GMT |
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Activists from the anti-whaling activist group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) announce that one of their boats patrolling the Antarctic Ocean has been rammed by a Japanese whaling ship. The group was using the Ady Gil, an alternative fuel-powered, wave-piercing, high-tech trimaran, when a whaling ship, from... |
6 January 2010
10:54 GMT |
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Despite hopes in this year's International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting to resolve the most pressing issues in the area at this point, little progress seems to have been actually made. Talks have now come to a standstill, as discussions between pro- and anti-whaling nations find no resolve. Nations such as I... |
11 May 2009
02:58 GMT |
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The Japanese whaling fleet, which departed for its Antarctic hunting grounds in secrecy last year, has recently returned to port in shame, having only been able to capture little over a half its whale target of 950 minke whales and 50 humpbacks. Largely thanks to the efforts of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (... |
13 April 2009
04:16 GMT |
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On March 2nd, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) found again its ship surrounded by police officers. But this time around, it wasn't to illegally confiscate video materials of their encounters with the Japanese whaling fleet, like it had happened a few weeks back, but to protect the five members of the... |
4 March 2009
05:15 GMT |
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The hard-line anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd got into another confrontation with the Japanese fleet on February 6th, as its flagship, the Steve Irwin, collided with the whaling vessel Yushin Maru #2 in the freezing waters of Antarctica. The collision occurred when the group was attempting to position its ship in suc... |
6 February 2009
04:08 GMT |
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The new government that has taken control of the country only this week seems a bit more reasonable than its predecessors, activists say, after it has announced that it will carefully revise the whaling policy extension passed on by the other rulers last week. Under the regulation, Iceland was to continue hunting the... |
4 February 2009
03:19 GMT |
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Activists from the Sea Shepherd environmental anti-whaling group are under intense pressure from the Japanese whaling fleet to discontinue their bid to stop them, Paul Watson, the leader of the group and the captain of its flagship, the Steve Irwin, says. He reveals that his ship managed to catch up with the whalers ... |
3 February 2009
02:01 GMT |
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The North-Atlantic nation recently announced that it would again expand its self-assigned yearly quota of fin whales to approximately 150 over the next five years, even tough authorities in the country are perfectly aware of the fact that the culling of whales is expressly prohibited in international treaties. The mo... |
30 January 2009
07:09 GMT |
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Recent information indicates the fact that Japan is currently engaged in obtaining a new deal of whaling, and that it's trying to persuade the six nations that make up the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to allow it to continue its bogus “scientific” whaling program that claims the lives of mo... |
27 January 2009
06:27 GMT |
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