World Ocean Defence Newswire Archive

Eco-pirate captain Paul Watson is speaking at Excel a few days before the baddies!

"Come enjoy the London International Dive Show (LIDS) and visit the Sea Shepherd information stall (stand number 554) to meet with crew and purchase Sea Shepherd merchandise. Captain Paul Watson will also be in attendance at the event as the featured guest speaker. "

An increasing number of mutilated carcasses of Harbor Porpoises, on average 1.50 meters in length, have stranded in recent months on beaches at Texel, an island north east of the Dutch mainland. Ecomare, the centre for the Wadden- and North Sea, says the killings of the animals found in a total of 120 strandings in recent months can be contributed to the Danish fishing vessels which operated along the Dutch coast over the winter period.

LCAP // Climate Rush // Sea Shepherd // Fe_Bac

Solitaire maybe returning.

Once we complete the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, there’ll be a lot of unused oil rigs sitting around. One architecture firm, the Morris design team, already has an idea that’s making waves: turning them into oceanic eco-resorts. Their ‘Rig Hotel’ concept reuses an abandoned oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, transforming it into a luxury resort offering amenities like boating, snorkeling, and diving as well as acting as a destination for conferences and business meetings.

This is a collection of photos from the first part of Operation Musashi, a campaign in which the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's ship the Steve Irwin and its crew braved the stormy waters of the Southern Ocean and Antarctica. The campaign is focused on enforcing the laws and regulations which are in place to protect the whales in the area. An illegal Japanese whaling fleet has been operating in this area for some years. Where governments and states fail to enforce the law to protect these magnificent and gentle giants of the oceans, Sea Shepherd will come to their aid. For more information see http://www.seashepherd.org

These photos are posted here with kind permission from the photographers Eric Cheng and Adam Lau. All are copyrighted.

The Sea Shepherd ship the Steve Irwin and her crew have withdrawn from the Japanese whaling fleet to begin preparations to return with a faster and longer range ship.

"I have said always said that we would do everything we can short of hurting people to end illegal whaling in the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary," said Captain Paul Watson. "We have done everything we could with the resources available to us this year. We have shut down their illegal operations for over a month in total. We have cost them money and we have saved the lives of a good many whales. And although we are willing to take the risks required, even to our own lives, I am not prepared to do to the Japanese whalers what they do to the whales and the escalating violence by the whalers will result in some serious injuries and possibly fatalities if this confrontation continues to escalate."

The Sea Shepherd vessel Steve Irwin has rammed the Yushin Maru No 3 whaling harpoon ship while under attack by Long Range acoustic weapons. This video shows onboard the ship as they ram the whalers. Captain Paul Watson said "I was dazed by the sonic blasts being used on us at close range. I have to admit it was difficult to concentrate with that devise being focused on us."

At first glance, there is no way Krill and Sandalwood could have anything in common: one is a sea animal and the other is a land plant. If you examine the plight of both species of biodiversity, then there are some similarities.

The Sea Shepherd vessel Steve Irwin has rammed the Yushin Maru No 3 whaling harpoon ship while under attack by Long Range acoustic weapons. Captain Paul Watson said "I was dazed by the sonic blasts being used on us at close range. I have to admit it was difficult to concentrate with that devise being focused on us."

At 0500 Hours Sydney, Australia time on February 4th, the three harpoon vessels of the Japanese whaling fleet literally attacked the Steve Irwin.

The Yushin Maru #2 has rejoined the fleet after leaving the area on December 20th with propeller damage. All three harpoon ships moved in to flank the Steve Irwin as the Sea Shepherd ship continued to chase the factory ship Nisshin Maru.

The Japanese whaling ships have been jamming Sea Shepherd communications and have been deploying a long range acoustic weapon device to repel Sea Shepherd boats. The sound waves cause disorientation and nausea.

Hi, we’re looking for people interested in our new sail boat workers co-operative. www.sailboatproject.org In attempting to find out what need there is for a sailing co-op to exist we have written the following questionnaire. If you are able to/interested please take a couple of minutes to fill it in and send it back to us  sailboatproject@post.com by 2nf February. We know this is really soon, but it will help us enormously and, as an incentive, we will love you lots and randomly give a box of chocolates to one of the returned questionnaires!

(Mediterranean Sea, 15 January 2009) - The Israeli navy today threatened to kill unarmed civilians aboard a mercy ship on its way to deliver medical supplies and doctors to besieged Gaza.

Rather than endanger the lives of its passengers, the SPIRIT is now returning to Cyprus.

22nd-28th December

HOLIDAY PACKAGES SENT TO NAUGHTY VIVISECTORS (USA)
13 RABBITS LIBERATED (Netherlands)
POULTRY SHOP CLOSES AFTER ATTACKS (Mexico)
HLS SUPPLIER'S VAN GLUED (UK)
ANIMAL LIBERATION GRAFFITI (Italy)
BRICK SHATTERS BUTCHERS WINDOW (UK)
TURTLE FREED FROM CAPTIVITY (Mexico)
RETURN VISIT TO FUR STORE (Spain)
TWO TRUCKS AT SLAUGHTERHOUSE SET AFIRE (Mexico)
BULLFIGHT SPONSOR SABOTAGED (Colombia)
HOME OF NYSE EURONEXT DIRECTOR COVERED IN SLOGANS (Netherlands)
PAINT SPILLED ON TELMEX PHONE BOOTHS (Mexico)

The Japanese whaling ship Haiko Maru emerged from dense fog in front of the the Sea Shepherd MV Steve Irwin, crewed by anti-whaling activists about 0730 GMT December 26th, 2008. During manourvers by both ships a collision occurred causing minor damage to both ships, and no injuries, in Antarctic waters within the Australian Economic Exclusion Zone and Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, north of the Mawson Peninsula.

Anti-whaling activists on board the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship Steve Irwin have intercepted the Japanese whaling fleet inside the Australian Antarctic Economic Exclusion Zone at 64°26 South and 132° 40' East on Friday 19 December. The encounter took place in dense fog, ice conditions and winds picking up to 50 knots approaching blizzard conditions.

Today comes the startling news of a British government report showing a drop in oceanic zooplankton of 73 percent since 1960.

 http://www.earthportal.org/news/?p=1385

17th-26th November

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SALMON RELEASED (Sweden)
INCENDIARY DEVICE PLACED UNDER VIVISECTORS CAR (USA)
CIRCUS VEHICLES COVERED IN PAINT, WINDOWS BROKEN (Mexico)
LSR ATTACKED IN TOWN CENTRE (UK)
RETURN VISIT TO COCKFIGHTER (Mexico)
TROUBLE AT FUR SHOP (UK)
CHICKENS RESCUED FROM TRUCK AT SLAUGHTERHOUSE (Spain)
"STOP THE SHOOT" (UK)
WINDOWS SMASHED AT BREEDER OF FIGHTING BIRDS (Mexico)
ALF EXPOSE, RAID AND TRASH RABBIT FARM (UK)
10 TURKEYS RESCUED (Netherlands)
NEW LIVES FOR RABBITS REMOVED FROM PET SHOP (Mexico)
600 FOXES DYED WITH HENNA (Finland)
BARCLAYS BANK SPRAYPAINTED (UK)
EGG DISTRIBUTORS PAINT-BOMBED (Mexico)
MEAT COMPANY AD CUT DOWN (Mexico)
BANNER DROP FOR ROD CORONADO (USA)
MEAT TRUCK PUT OUT OF SERVICE (Mexico)

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