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The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is a non-profit environmental organization based in Friday Harbor, Washington in the United States and in Melbourne, Australia for its Southern Hemisphere operations. Members undertake campaigns that the society says are guided by the United Nations World Charter for Nature and other statutory laws protecting marine species and environments. It historically has operated multiple vessels it called Neptune's Navy but currently operates only the MV Steve Irwin.

The group has received both criticism and support for its direct actions against what it considers illegal operations.

The society was founded in 1977 by Paul Watson, an early member of Greenpeace, after a dispute with that organization over the philosophy of only "bearing witness" to the killing of whales instead of intervention. In 2008, Animal Planet began filming the weekly series Whale Wars based on the group's encounters.

Organization

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Sea Shepherd is a non-government environmental organization and in the United States has a 501(c)(3) tax exempt status. 80.8% of the organization's revenue are spent on its programs, while 8.9% of revenue is spent on administrative costs. Sea Shepherd is supported by private and corporate donations, Watson giving lectures, advertising of the group on the internet, and grants. Sea Shepherd has received financial contributions from celebrities and business moguls such as Steve Wynn and John Paul DeJoria. The group is operated by volunteers and a small paid staff. Watson is committed to keeping his organization small and does not believe in spending money on fund-raising or recruitment.

Sea Shepherd has an affiliated organization, O.R.C.A. Force, whose President is Watson. This organization was involved in the sinking of the Nybroena in 1992.

Governance

Sea Shepherd is governed by a board of directors. Currently there are six directors, including Watson.

The organization has several boards of advisers, each addressing an area of expertise that the organization refers to for advice. These are the Scientific, Technical, and Conservation Advisory Board, which has 13 members (including Earth First! founder Dave Foreman and Horst Klienschmidt, a former (2006) Deputy-Chair of the International Whaling Commission); the Financial and Management Advisory Board, with three members; the Legal and Law Enforcement Advisory Board, with two members (including Ian Campbell, a former Australian Minister of the Environment and Heritage (2004-07) in the Howard Government); the Animal Welfare, Humane and Animal Rights Advisory Board, with seven members (including animal rights philosopher Tom Regan); the Media and Arts Advisory Board, with 15 members (which includes Sean Penn and Martin Sheen); and a Photography Advisory Board with two members.

Vessels

As of 2009, the group currently operates one ship, the MV Steve Irwin. In 2009, Pete Bethune said that the Earthrace will join Sea Shepherd in its protest against Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean.

The group also operated the Ocean Warrior, later renamed the RV Farley Mowat, as its flagship. The vessel was seized by the Canadian government in May 2009.

In December 2007, the ship Robert Hunter was renamed the Steve Irwin in honor of Australian Steve Irwin ("The Crocodile Hunter"). Terri Irwin, his widow, gave her support to Sea Shepherd, saying that "Whales have always been in Steve's heart and in 2006 he was investigating the possibility of joining the Sea Shepherd on part of its journey to defend these beautiful animals."

In 2007, the Robert Hunter was removed from the shipping registers of the United Kingdom and Belize. The Mohawk Traditional Council of Kahnawake offered support and flags of the Iroquois Confederacy to fly on the Farley Mowat and the Robert Hunter. The Steve Irwin now sails under the Dutch flag.

Public relations

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has received attention from the press and been called "media savvy". The group has worked with journalists and has made statements through press releases to spread its message during various campaigns. In response to criticism that he manipulates the media, Watson stated:

"What we do is provide the media with the kind of stories they can't resist, even if they really try, and this is how we bring attention to what's happening to the whales, the seals, the sharks and the other marine conservation campaigns we're involved in."

Independent media including representatives from Seven network, National Geographic magazine, plus documentary filmmakers from the US, France, Brazil and Canada accompanied the group during the 2006 campaign against Japanese whaling. In 2008, Watson persuaded the Discovery Channel to make a reality show documentary about his Antarctic campaign against Japanese whalers. These operations from 2008 and 2009 are documented in the television series titled Whale Wars. The program premiered on November 7, 2008, on the Animal Planet cable channel and follows events on the Steve Irwin as the group attempts to deter minke and fin whaling in the Southern Ocean.

In 2008, Sea Shepherd also conducted a strong media campaign against Japanese whaling.

Sea Shepherd has also worked closely with, and received donations from, celebrities. Martin Sheen, Darryl Hannah, and Richard Dean Anderson have joined the group during protests. The group has also been financially supported through contributions from actors including Edward Norton, Pierce Brosnan, Christian Bale, and Emily Deschanel. From the music industry, Mick Jagger, Anthony Kiedis, Leona Lewis, Rick Rubin, and the group The Red Paintings have also financially supported the Sea Shepherd. Both the musical groups Ignite and Propagandhi have raised funds through promotional online sales. In 2009, professional surfer Kelly Slater joined a Quicksilver Australia/Sea Shepherd partnership featuring a fundraising clothing line, including board shorts designed by Slater.

The Lush cosmetics company joined with Sea Shepherd to raise awareness about the practice of shark finning in 2008. Lush produced 'Shark Fin Soap' (a word play on 'shark fin soup'), all sale proceeds were directed to Sea Shepherd. To launch the soap and awareness campaign a performance artist suspended herself, using hooks in her flesh, in a Lush shopfront window in London.

In August 2009, a music video 'King Rat' by Modest Mouse debuted online. The video was designed and directed by Heath Ledger and proceeds from the video are directed to Sea Shepherd.

Controversial direct-action tactics

According to its mission statement, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society "uses innovative direct-action tactics to investigate, document, and take action when necessary to expose and confront illegal activities on the high seas". Direct actions have included scuttling and disabling commercial whaling vessels at harbour, ramming other vessels, throwing glass bottles of butyric acid on the decks of vessels at sea, boarding of whaling vessels while at sea, and seizure and destruction of drift nets at sea. As of 2009, Paul Watson has claimed that the organization has sunk ten whaling ships while also destroying millions of dollars worth of equipment. He considers the actions to be against "criminal operations" and has called the group an "anti-poaching organization".

Critics point out that Sea Shepherd's actions constitute violations of international law. Sea Shepherd has responded by stating that its actions constitute enforcement of international maritime law under the United Nations World Charter for Nature. A 2008 academic paper by researchers at Monash University concluded that group "may be best categorized as a vigilante group, because they claim they are seeking to enforce a legal status quo because of states' and the international community's inabilities or unwillingness to do so."

Attacking and sinking other ships has led to reports of injuries on behalf of attacked sailors and the Sea Shepherd crew; including concussions and complications from chemical attacks.

In testimony on "The Threat of Eco-Terrorism" given to the US Congress in 2002, Sea Shepherd is mentioned for having "attacked commercial fishing operations". An earlier Canadian intelligence report on "Single Issue Terrorism" stated that "Watson and his supporters have been involved in a number of militant actions against whale hunting, driftnet fishing, seal hunting and other related issues" and mentions "activities against logging operations in Canada". The group has been accused of eco-terrorism by Greenpeace and the Japanese government. In response to the label of "pirate" from both the Japanese and Greenpeace, Watson asserted that he had never caused injuries and said: "I stand in honourable company as a modern-day pirate". There have been no deaths from Sea Shepherd actions.

Before founding Sea Shepherd, Watson was an early member of Greenpeace. He left in 1977 after being expelled from the board of directors due to his confrontational methods. Greenpeace has criticized Sea Shepherd for the group's tactics, particularly regarding its interaction with whaling ships while at sea. The rival environmental group maintains Sea Shepherd is a violent organization whose tactics may endanger the lives of fishermen and whalers. Greenpeace has called Watson a violent extremist and an eco-terrorist and will no longer comment on his activities. Both groups protest the Japanese whale hunts in the Southern Ocean but Greenpeace has a policy to not assist Sea Shepherd in finding the whalers.

In September 1998, the Dalai Lama sent Sea Shepherd an official message declaring his support. The Tasmanian Greens and the Greens Senator Bob Brown, have endorsed and supported the Society in various ways, including advocacy within the Australian government and public endorsement of the group.

Operations

Sea Shepherd engages in conventional protests and what it calls direct actions to protect marine wildlife. Sea Shepherd operations have included interdiction against commercial fishing, shark poaching in the Caribbean, Canadian seal hunting, and whaling.

Seal hunting

The first direct action undertaken by Sea Shepherd was against Canadian seal hunting in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. In March 1979, 32 crew aboard the Sea Shepherd protested the hunt and eight members were arrested after going on the ice to spray the pups with coloured dye. The dye was organic and the intention was to render the pelts worthless to traders.

Sea Shepherd protested a Canadian seal hunt in the Gulf of St. Lawrence off the north coast of Newfoundland in March 1983. The arrival of the group led to a one day suspension of the hunt. On March 25, the Sea Shepherd II was ordered back by Canadian authorities after the vessel came within one half-mile of seal hunters. Watson promised to scuttle the ship if they attempted to board it. The Sea Shepherd II was fortified with barbed wire and a water cannon. On March 27, the vessel was stuck in ice and Watson and three others walked across the ice to Cheticamp where they were later arrested. 15 officers boarded the ship from a Canadian Coast Guard vessel with the use of tear gas and smoke bombs. The crew was arrested without any resistance or injuries. They were charged with conspiracy to commit mischief and conspiracy to commit extortion.

In March 1995, the group protested the seal hunt in the Magdalen Islands. While staying in the town of Cap-aux-Meules, witnesses reported that 200 club-wielding fishermen stormed the hotel where the group was staying. The group, including Martin Sheen, were escorted to the airport under a heavy police guard. The attackers trashed the room in a two-hour rampage while Watson and Sheen caught a flight to another island.

In 2005, Sea Shepherd campaigned against that year's seal hunt in Canada, which includes a boycott of Canadian seafood products. Sea Shepherd crew went onto the ice to document the sealing and were confronted by some sealers who punched and hit the crew with spiked clubs called hak-a-piks. Ten of the protestors were arrested for being too close to sealing without a permit. Sea Shepherd recorded the incident and sent the video to police but claim the sealers were not charged.

The MV Farley Mowat operated during Canadian seal hunting in March and April 2008. The group contends it was in international waters observing Canada's seal hunt while Canadian authorities allege the vessel was harassing the seal hunters.

On 29 March 2008 the MV Farley Mowat and a Canadian Coast Guard ship collided. The coast guard icebreaker had put itself between the Farley Mowat and a smaller seal hunter's boat. The group says their vessel was rammed while the Canadian Fisheries and Oceans department says the coast guard ship was grazed by the Farley Mowat.

The captain and first officer were arrested for bringing their vessel to within one-half nautical mile of seal hunters on March 30, April 11, and April 12. The location of the boat at the time of the seizure is controversial. Sea Shepherd claims the boat was seized illegally in international waters. The Fisheries minister claims that the boat was seized in Canadian waters. On 2 July 2008, they entered a plea of not guilty. The lawyer set to defend the Captain and First Mate withdrew from the case. They did not want to be represented by a Sydney lawyer and were not represented during their four-day trial. On June 30, they were convicted of endangering lives by bringing the Farley Mowat to within one-half nautical mile from sealing activities without an official permit. The judge found that they had been warned to back away from the sealers but ignored the radioed commands. The MV Farley Mowat, which was forfeit and to be sold by the Canadian Government, remains unsold in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Whaling

Sea Shepherd has protested against whaling throughout the world. Their first actions were against illegal whalers. The group has also acted against whaling by countries who they feel have not followed the 1986 internationally recognized nonbinding moratorium on commercial whaling. Dr. Sidney Holt, formerly of the International Whaling Commission and a chief architect of the moratorium, has called Watson's involvement in anti-whaling an "absolute disaster" for the cause. He referenced "blowback" for those who want to see an end to whaling by "playing piracy on the ocean".

Sea Shepherd spent part of 1979 hunting for the notorius whaling ship Sierra. The Sierra was a pirate whaler that ignored whaling conventions and reportedly used 'cold' (non-explosive) harpoons that caused extreme suffering to harpooned whales. To increase the effect of a ramming the bow of the Sea Shepherd was filled with approximately 100 tonnes of cement. In July, the Sierra was found off the port of Oporto, Portugal. Sea Shepherd put non-essential crew ashore and manned by three crew (Paul Watson, Peter Woof, and Jerry Doran), returned to ram and cripple the Sierra. The Sea Shepherd then made for England but was intercepted by the Portuguese navy and escorted back to Oporto. The ship and crew were not arrested but the ship was held for what was called an 'informal inquiry'. The Sierra was able to make it back to port for extensive repairs. In Oporto, Watson learned that one of the Sea Shepherd crew, Richard Morrison, had been beaten and left severely concussed by members of the Sierra crew In December, Watson and Peter Woof returned to Portugal intending to steal the seized ship and use it to carry relief supplies to Cambodia. They found the ship had been stripped of equipment and the Portuguese police advised them to leave as they could not guarantee their safety. Watson decided to scuttle the ship rather than have it be sold for scrap and potentially used to compensate the owners of the Sierra.

While in Lisbon in February 1980, the Sierra was sunk with limpet mines. The Sierra's chief engineer, Luis Mendes, told reporters that he believed "the blast was set by crew members of the Sea Shepherd". In a 2004 interview Paul Watson said, 'Meanwhile, the Sierra had been repaired and was ready to return to sea. It never did so: on February 6, 1980, my crew blew the bottom out of her and permanently ended her career. We traded a ship for a ship, but it was a great trade because we also traded our ship for the lives of hundreds of whales.' This claim has not been independently verified.

In April 1980, explosives were used to sink the whalers Isba I and Isba II in Vigo, Spain. Watson claimed that the boats were "victims of magnetic mines, one of them homemade, which had been planted by the same trio that destroyed the Sierra". Sea Shepherd does show these vessels on the tally of vessels "sunk" on the side of the Farley Mowat and the back of some Sea Shepherd shirts. The whalers Susan and Theresa are also shown on these tallies. No one was injured during the attacks.

Russian

In July 1981, The Sea Shepherd II sailed for the Bering Sea with the intention of harassing the Russian whaler Sevetny. The IWC had authorized the Russians to kill 179 migrating whales off the Siberian coast. On August 10, the group photographed what they considered an illegal whaling operation at an onshore packing plant. The Sea Shepherd II was pursued towards American waters by Russian helicopter gunships and a frigate. The Russians signaled for the Sea Shepherd vessel to stop, dropped flares on the deck, and attempted to foul its prop. The Sea Shepherd II remained in the area for several days despite the Russian warning of "decisive action" and potential espionage charges.

On September 13, 1982, Watson dropped paint filled light bulbs from an airplane onto a Russian vessel to protest the country's whaling. The ship was positioned off the coast of Washington state's Cape Flattery and believed to have been monitoring a nearby submarine base. Watson and Sea Shepherd were charged with violations of Canada's Aeronautics Act. The charges were dismissed by a provincial court judge because they did not specify where the act had occurred.

Norwegian

Sea Shepherd has protested the resumption of whaling in Norway. Norway has registered an objection to the International Whaling Commission and commercial whaling resumed in 1993. The catch is made solely from the Northeast Atlantic Minke Whale population

In late December 1992, O.R.C.A Force (Sea Shepherd) sabotaged the whaler Nybraena in response to Norway's decision to resume whaling. Police found the vessel's engine room nearly full of water at her moorings in the Lofoten Islands but were able to keep it afloat. The crew was at a Christmas party during the attempted sinking which Watson described as a "Christmas gift to the Atlantic and to the children of the world, so that they can have whales in the future". Watson and Lisa Distefano were charged with gross destruction of property. Five years later Norway sentenced Watson and DiStefano, in absentia, to four months prison. Watson was held in Holland on a Norwegian issued Interpol extradition notice but after 80 days in detention the notice was denied.

In July 1994, Sea Shepherd again operated off the coast of Norway to protest the renewed commercial whaling of minke whales. Watson was scheduled to debate Georg Blichfeldt, spokeperson for a pro-whaling lobby group. En route to the debate the Whales Forever was intercepted by the Norwegian Coast Guard patrol ship Andennes in Vestfjord. The two vessels collided, with each side blaming the other. Both ships were slightly damaged but injuries were not reported. The Andennes fired two nonexplosive warning shots at the Whales Forever in an attempt to prevent the vessel from reaching the country's main whaling port of Lofoten. The Norwegian captain then radioed Sea Shepherd advising them that he was going to fire on the ship. He advised the Captain and crew to move to the stern as he was going to fire into the bow of the Whales Forever. The Andennes then sent a high-speed rigid hulled inflatable boat which dropped depth charges causing uderwater damage to the hull of the Whales Forever. The Sea Shepherd's ship was the chased as it went towards the Shetland Islands.

In 1994, the Sea Shepherd unsuccessfully attempted to scuttle another Norwegian whaling vessel called the Senet at its wharf in Gressvic.

In November 1997, the whaler Morild sank in Bronnoysund, Norway. The police searched for a small boat and two people seen near the vessel. Watson told the Oslo newspaper Verdens Gang that anti-whaling activists were responsible but did not name any names. The vessel is also listed on the tally shown on the Farley Mowat and the back of some Sea Shepherd shirts. Watson claimed that an unknown 'activist cell' operating in Norway also sabotaged the Elin Toril.

In August, 2007, the Willassen Senior was sunk in Norway by a previously unknown group calling itself 'Agenda 21'. Watson supported the organisations actions, claiming the members were Norwegian citizens.

Agenda 21 sank the Norwegian whaler Skarbakk in April, 2009. They left a note behind which read, "We came to Henningsvaer. We saw the Skarbakk. We sank the bastard". The group also issued a communique. Watson again congratulated Agenda 21 for their actions. Environmental groups claim European whaling is increasing as a result of the 2009 global economic recession and Sea Shepherd has threatened to recommence operations in Europe.

Faroes

In 1986, Sea Shepherd went to document and obstruct whaling in the Faroe Islands. Known as the Grindadrap, the Faroese drive pilot whales ashore and kill them with knives. The ship had barbed-wire strung along it to prevent boarding and the crew repelled the Faroese police by shooting speed-line ropes at the police rigid-hulled inflatable boats. The Faroese police returned fire with machine guns and tear gas canisters.

In 2000, Sea Sheperd had been trying to put pressure on the Faroe Islands in order to stop the hunting of pilot whales.

Iceland

In November, 1986, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society claimed responsibility for actions against a whale processing station in Hvalfjörður, Iceland. Computers were destroyed with sledgehammers and records were doused with acid. The seacocks of two of the nation's four whaling ships, the Hvalur 6 and Hvalur 7, were opened which resulted in their sinking in Reykjavík harbour. Iceland called this an act of terrorism. As a result of this incident, the International Whaling Commission revoked Sea Shepherd's observer status at their meetings.

Makah

In 1998, The group and other activists protested the Makah tribe's reestablished traditional hunt of grey whales off the coast of the Olympic Peninsula. The Makah have received international sanction and federal support for a plan to take 20 whales over the course of five years. The hunts had not occurred in 70 years due to the diminishment of the whale population by commercial whaling. In an attempt to scare the whales from the area, the group utilized underwater speakers blasting the sounds of killer whales as well as a small mock killer whale submarine.

On November 2, police arrested four protesters who entered the reservation during the demonstration. All four were later released. Angry Makah seized an inflatable boat belonging to the group and threw rocks at the Sea Shepherd's 95-foot former Coast Guard vessel Sirenian.

The Sea Shepherd Society operated two ships in a standoff that had lasted 57 days before coming to an agreement to withdraw on November 26.

Japanese

In its anti-whaling efforts, Sea Shepherd attempts to deter Japanese ships that hunt minke and fin whales in the Southern Ocean In 2005, Japan decided to double their quota kill from the previous year to 935 minke whales and ten endangered fin whales. In 2007 they planned to kill 50 fin whales and 50 endangered humpback whales. The Japanese fleet consists of a factory ship, two spotter vessels, and three harpoon boats. The whalers say that lethal research is needed to accurately measure the whale population, health, and response to global warming and is essential for the sustainable management of the world's cetacean stocks. Australia and New Zealand have started a non-lethal whale research program to show that the Japanese lethal research program is no longer necessary. Sea Shepherd and other environmental groups dispute the Japanese claim of research "as a disguise for commercial whaling, which is banned." Meat from the hunt is available at Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market and Japanese restaurants.

Taiji

In October 2003, Sea Shepherd documented the method used to kill dolphins in the Japanese historic whaling town of Taiji. They denounced what they considered the unnecessarily brutal methods used to slaughter the dolphins for food.

In November, two members, including Watson's wife, were arrested for trying to free whales penned in a bay. It was also unclear exactly what species was involved. Watson claimed they were dolphins, but Japanese officials said they were probably pilot whales.

In 2004, The Cetacean Society International said that the Sea Shepherd's release of captured dolphins "played into the hands of the authorities" and prevented other groups from documenting the activities at Taiji. In 2009, Ian Campbell, a Sea Shepherd board member, called for a boycott of Japan's 2016 Olympic bid because of the reported 23,000 dolphins killed each year at Taiji

2006

Between December 2005 and January 2006, a crew of 43 aboard the Farley Mowat attempted to stop the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean. During the campaign, the Farley Mowat 'sideswiped' a Japanese supply ship called the Oriental Bluebird. No damage or injuries were reported. New Zealand Conservation Minister Chris Carter criticized Sea Shepherd as irresponsible for using tactics such as running into the other vessel with a "can opener" device. The device is a seven-foot steel blade on the starboard bow and designed to damage the hull of an enemy ship.

Ian Campbell, Australia's environment minister, said Watson's threats to attack the Japanese fleet reflected poorly on legitimate antiwhaling groups and risked "setting back the cause of whale conservation many years". After Watson called the New Zealand government "contemptible" for allowing Japan to continue killing whales, Campbell called Watson a "lunatic" and "rogue pirate on the seas." Watson dispatched a press release that he would stop his attacks if the governments of New Zealand and Australia would initiate legal action to stop the whaling.

On January 16, the organisation declared that their fuel supplies had run out and that they were heading to shore. They claimed credit for chasing the whalers from whaling grounds and hindering operations for over 15 days. The vessel covered more than 4000 km over six-week period.

Operation Leviathan

In February 2007, the Robert Hunter and Farley Mowat participated in "Operation Leviathan" against Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean. The vessels surrounded the Japanese spotter ship Kaiko Maru to attempt to prevent the vessel from continuing its work. and the Robert Hunter and Kaiko Maru collided with each other. The Robert Hunter suffered a one metre long gash in the hull above the waterline at the stern of the ship. In a November, 2007, statement, Watson stated that Sea Shepherd 'has no intention of ramming any Japanese whalers on the high seas.'

Operation Migaloo

The 2007-08 Antarctic campaign was named Operation Migaloo, after the only known albino humpback in the world. This campaign was the focus of the first season of Animal Planet's reality TV series Whale Wars, which premiered on November 7, 2008.

In early January, 2008, the Australian Federal Court ruled that the Japanese whaling program is illegal in the Australian whale sanctuary and issued an injunction ordering the Japanese company involved to halt the whaling. The Japanese whaling company, Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha, refused to accept the ruling.

On January 15, 2008, after attempting to entangle the whaling vessel's propeller and throwing containers of butyric acid onto the decks, two Sea Shepherd members, Benjamin Potts and Giles Lane, from the Sea Shepherd vessel MV Steve Irwin boarded the Japanese whaling vessel Yushin Maru No. 2 from a rigid-hulled inflatable boat. The pair were delivering a letter advising the Japanese that they were "whaling illegally" with the hope of creating an internaitonal incident. The Japanese responded by saying that the men would be held until Sea Shepherd stopped what they called "dangerous and illegal activities".

The crew of the Yushin Maru No. 2 detained the men for two days, before turning them over to the Australian customs vessel MV Oceanic Viking on the orders of Japanese authorities; subsequently, the Steve Irwin rendezvoused with the Oceanic Viking and the two crewmembers were returned to Sea Shepherd. On 9 April 2008, first mate Peter Brown was described in a newspaper article as saying that the incident only became a hostage situation because the Sea Shepherd vessel left the scene, so the Japanese would be forced to hold the two crewmen longer. He was also quoted as saying, "It's all giant street theater."

On March 3, 2008 Sea Shepherd members threw bottles of butyric acid and packages of slippery powder onto the Japanese vessel Nisshin Maru. Australian foreign minister Stephen Smith condemned Sea Shepherd's actions for potentially causing injury The Japanese Government called in the Australian and Netherlands ambassadors to protest the actions and urge those countries to prevent any violence. Watson said: "They are so full of crap. We filmed and photographed the entire thing. Not a single thing landed anywhere near their crew ... It is their way of trying to get sympathy."

The International Whaling Commission issued a statement on March 8, 2008 that "called upon the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society to refrain from dangerous actions that jeopardise safety at sea, and on vessels and crews concerned to exercise restraint." The statement also reiterated earlier IWC resolutions from May and July 2007 that read in part, "The commission and its contracting governments do not condone and in fact condemn any actions that are a risk to human life and property in relation to the activities of vessels at sea." The Australian Government also called for 'all parties' to 'excerise restraint' and 'responsible behaviour' in the Southern Ocean.

On March 17, 2008 Paul Watson alleges he was shot by the Japanese crew or coast guard personnel during the campaign. The incident is heavily documented during the show in the final episode, and the first six episodes are covered as a buildup to what is portrayed as the major incident during the campaign. The footage in "Whale Wars" shows Watson standing on the deck of the Steve Irwin while Sea Shepherd crew throws glass bottles filled with butyric acid at the Nisshin Maru whaling vessel. The Japanese respond by throwing flashbang devices. Watson is then shown reaching inside his jacket and bullet-proof vest and remarking "I've been hit." Back inside the bridge of the Steve Irwin, a metal fragment is found inside the vest. The Australian Foreign Affairs Department had condemned the incident. Two media releases were made on the same day from the office. One said that the Australian Embassy in Tokyo had been informed by the Japanese that the whalers had "fired warning shots" while the updated version used the phrase "'warning balls' – also known as 'flashbangs' – had been fired".

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department obtained arrest warrants for three Sea Shepherd crew (Daniel Bebawi, Jon Batchelor and Ralph Koo), for allegedly attempting to foul the propeller of the Keiko Maru and throwing smoke bombs. Japanese authorities also requested to have the men placed on the Interpol 'red notice' list. The three men are not listed by Interpol.

Operation Musashi

The 2008-2009 Antarctic campaign was named Operation Musashi after the 17th-century Japanese strategist Miyamoto Musashi. On December 4, 2008, actress Daryl Hannah joined Sea Shepherd's crew aboard the Steve Irwin to take part in this season's operation.

On February 6, 2009, Watson reported that the Steve Irwin had collided with the Yushin Maru 2 as the Steve Irwin tried to block its attempt to prevent the transfer of a dead whale up the slipway of the factory ship Nisshin Maru. As Watson explained the incident, "We were in the process of blocking the transfer from the Yushin Maru 2 when the Yushin Maru 1 moved directly in front of the bow to block us. I could not turn to starboard without hitting the Yushin Maru 1. I tried to back down but the movement of the Yushin Maru 2 made the collision unavoidable." The Japanese whalers blamed Sea Shepherd for the crash, characterizing the incident as a "deliberate ramming." The collision occurred while filming an episode of Whale Wars.

Also in February, the president of the company overseeing the whale hunt used a media release to call upon the government of Australia to prevent what he considered violations of the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea. He expressed concerns over what he called "deliberately ramming vessels and trying to disable their propellers". When the Steve Irwin returned to Hobart, Australian Federal Police seized film footage and the ships logs at the request of Japanese authorities. Greens leader Bob Brown demanded that the Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, should order their immediate return.

Operation Waltzing Matilda

In June 2009, Sea Shepherd announced their 2009-10 Antarctic campaign, called Operation Waltzing Matilda. The futuristic carbon-fibre and kevlar trimaran Earthrace will be joining Sea Shepherd for this campaign, according to its owner/operator, Peter Bethune. The Earthrace will be "painted up black" and operate as a "stealth boat". Sea Shepherd says it is also considering buying a second ship to complement the Steve Irwin.

In a February 2009 interview, the Australian Minister for the Environment, Peter Garrett, said that the option remained open for legal action against the Japanese whalers. In June 2009, the Dutch Government began framing legislation to allow them to remove two Sea Shepherd vessels from Dutch shipping registries owing to the "incidents" between Sea Shepherd and Japanese vessels in Antarctic waters after the group had promised in writing not to use violence and to comply with the safety rules.

Fishing

In February 1991, a tuna boat in the Pacific south of Mexico claimed to be rammed by Sea Shepherd II. Sea Shepherd accused it of catching and killing dolphins in its tuna nets and confirmed its ship had dealt the tuna boat a "glancing blow".

In April 2002, the Government of Costa Rica invited Sea Shepherd to assist in patrolling for poachers around Cocos Island. The group and Costa Rica had negotiated an agreement for this work which was due to be finalised on April 30, 2002. On April 22, they were en route to the island when the Ocean Warrior came across the Varadero I which the group alleges was poaching sharks. The authorities were contacted and Sea Shepherd was told to bring the ship in. Sea Shepherd forced the other vessel into a nearby Guatemalan port and were later charged with attempted shipwrecking by the fishermen. These charges were dropped on April 29 by the prosecutor when footage taken by a documentary team onboard the Ocean Warrior was shown. The prosecutor was reported to have found no evidence of any wrongdoing. A new prosecutor was appointed to pursue the charges and Watson's lawyer advised he leave the country.

Galapagos Islands

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has operated in the Galapagos marine reserve to protect marine wildlife. The reserve was declared in 1986, with an increased area declared in 1998, and despite government attempts to limit catches, fishing continued in the waters around the Galapagos Islands. The Galapagos Parks Service lacked the manpower to adequately manage the marine park and fishing laws were regularly flouted. The largest fisheries were for spiny lobster, sea cucumbers, and shark fins, mainly for export to Asian markets. Longline fishing and illegal nets also cause a bycatch of seals, turtles, sharks, boobies and other marine animals.

In December, 2000, the Sea Shepherd ship, Sirenian, was sent to the Galapagos to assist in patrolling the 130,000 square kilometre marine reserve around the Islands. Sea Shepherd had signed a five-year agreement with the Galapagos National Parks Service to provide the Sirenian, with some crew, as a patrol vessel. Under the agreement, the Sirenian had an Ecuadorian captain, engineer, and carries Parks Service officers. The Sirenian is a 95-foot former United States Coast Guard Cutter and is now permanently stationed in the Galapagos.

In November, 2000, the fishers reacted to new catch limits on lobster by ransacking the Parks Service offices, the facilities of the Darwin Research Centre and trashing the Park Director’s home, burning his possessions in the street. The Sirenian carried a cargo of new computers, cameras, and communications equipment to replace what was destroyed by the fishers.

The Sirenian captured four illegal boats in the first three weeks of March, 2001.

In September, 2001, the Ecuadorian Navy detained the Ocean Warrior. This occurred after the Parks Service captured seven illegal shark fishing boats at sea and Sea Shepherd criticized the Ecuadorian Navy for not enforcing the law. The Sea Shepherd Ecuadorian representative, Sean O’Hearn-Giminez, was arrested onboard and threatened with deportation.

In June 2004, a Sea Shepherd crew-member, Cathy Davies, along with at least six other Sea shepherd members, was taken hostage during protests by fishers who were protesting recently enacted quotas on sea cucumber (Holothuroidea). Armed with clubs, pipes, and Molotov cocktails, the fishers had seized Parks Service offices and tourist locations. Sea Shepherd crew joined Parks Services officers at the barricades erected by fishers around the buildings. Another team of Sea Shepherd crew were dispatched to guard Lonesome George, one of the Galapagos Islands’ most famous turtles, as the fishers had threatened to kill him if the quota on sea cucumber was not lifted. About 100 residents of San Cristobal marched in protest against the fishers actions. In July, the High Court of Ecuador upheld the Parks Service limits on the take of sea cucumber. The Parks Service banned the catch of sea cucumber for 2005 and 2006 to allow for the populations to recover from over-fishing. Watson called this a ‘great victory for conservation in the Galapagos’. In an agreement with the World Wildlife Fund, Sea Shepherd donated the Sirenian to the Galapagos National Park Service. The WWF refurbished the boat, which now operates as the Yoshka.

In May, 2007, the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, relaxed an International ban on shark finning by legalizing the sale of fins from sharks caught accidentally. Sea Shepherd’s Ecuadorian representative, Sean O’Hearn-Giminez, accompanied a police raid that found two tons of sharks fins caught before a Presidential decree. Fifteen people were arrested in the raid at Manta. However, a prosecutor ordered them released and the shark fins were returned to the fishers. O’Hearn-Giminez was arrested and ordered to be deported. This order was revoked later that day at the request of President Correa. The reason given was that O’Hearn-Giminez had a valid visa as his wife is Ecuadorian.

In June, 2007, O’Hearn-Giminez participated in a raid on a house in Libertad that was being used for illegally processing sea cucumbers. At least 40, 000 sea cucumbers were seized and two men arrested. Later that month, Sea Shepherd staff and operatives from the Ecuadorian Environmental Police seized 18,673 shark fins and arrested four men. Sean O’Hearn-Giminez said that "This successful sting is the result of several months working covertly with the co-operation of General Bolivar Cisneros, Chief Commander of the Ecuadorian National Police. Sea Shepherd traced potential exit points in the illegal shark fin trade in the Galapagos and Ecuador."

Paul Watson was awarded the Amazon Peace Prize for his and Sea Shepherd’s work on behalf of the environment and marine species in Latin America. The award was given in July 2007 by the Latin American Association for Human Rights and the Ecuadorian vice-President. Watson also signed two agreements at this time, one for Sea Shepherd’s involvement in the protection of the Amazon River Dolphin and the Amazonian manatee; the other with the Ecuadorian Police to work with them to detect and destroy illegal fishing boats.

In 2008, US Federal agent Scott West resigned his position and joined Sea Shepherd to work in their intelligence and investigations department. West will work in partnership with the Ecuadorian National Police and the Galapagos National Park to oppose illegal fishing in the marine reserve.

Books written by members of SSCS

• David B. Morris, Earth Warrior: Overboard with Paul Watson and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing, 1995). ISBN 1-55591-203-6
• Rik Scarce, Eco-Warriors: Understanding the Radical Environmental Movement, second revised ed. (1990; Left Coast Press, 2005), Ch. 6. ISBN 978-1598740288
• Paul Watson, Earthforce! An Earth Warrior's Guide to Strategy (Los Angeles: Chaco Press, 1993). ISBN 0-9616019-5-7
• Paul Watson, Ocean Warrior: My Battle to End the Illegal Slaughter on the High Seas (1994; Key Porter Books, 1996). ISBN 978-1550135992
• Paul Watson, Seal Wars: Twenty-five Years in the Front Lines with the Harp Seals (2002; Firefly Books, 2003). ISBN 978-1552977514

See also

• Rod Coronado, animal rights activist who has been a crew member

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