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Sea Shepherd Crew Exposes the Commercial Whaling of Endangered Fin Whales in Iceland

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 29 June 2018 Sea Shepherd UK crew in Iceland have documented the slaughter of seven endangered fin whales by the commercial whaling company, Hvalur hf. Sea Shepherd UK crew have been operating in Iceland since mid-June watching the activities of the notorious whaling company ‘Hvalur hf’ owned by the wealthy fishing magnate and second-generation whaler Kristján Loftsson. The whaling company owns a large whaling station on the North side of Hvalfjörður and two old Norwegian built whaling ships, Hvalur 8 (built in 1948) and Hvalur 9 (built in 1952) which

Sea Shepherd releases suppressed Australian Government whaling footage

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Novembre 28, 2017 It took five years, but Sea Shepherd Australia finally forced the release of footage the Australian government did not want their own people to see for fear of upsetting relations between Australia and Japan. “The Australian Government has suppressed this footage for years,” said Jeff Hansen, Managing Director of Sea Shepherd Australia. “The main reason given was that the images of this horrific slaughter would harm diplomatic relationships with Japan. The Australian Government has chosen to side with the poachers instead of defending the

Sea Shepherd Catches Japanese Poaching Fleet with Dead Whale in Australian Sanctuary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 15, 2017 Sea Shepherd Catches Japanese Poaching Fleet with Dead Whale in Australian Sanctuary After five weeks of patrolling the Southern Ocean, Sea Shepherd has located the Japanese whale poachers’ factory whaling vessel in the Australian Whale Sanctuary with a dead minke whale on its flensing deck, the first to be documented since the International Court of Justice ruled against their whaling operations in the Antarctic in 2014. The Nisshin Maru was spotted by the helicopter of Sea Shepherd’s MY Steve Irwin at 12:34AM GMT (11:34AM AEDT) at a

Sea Shepherd intercepts Japanese whaling fleet deep in the Australian Whale Sanctuary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 23, 2016 Yesterday at approximately 6:40pm GMT, Sea Shepherd’s patrol vessel the Ocean Warrior intercepted one of the harpoon ships of the Japanese whale-poaching fleet in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. "The crews of the Ocean Warrior and the MV Steve Irwin have been battling through thick fog and ice to protect the whales in the Australian whale sanctuary," said Captain Adam Meyerson of the Ocean Warrior. "The Yushin Maru was hiding behind an iceberg and came out on a collision course." The harpoon ship was located approximately 165 miles

The Chase Is On: Sea Shepherd Vessels Have Departed to Intercept Japanese Whaling Fleet in the Antarctic

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 5, 2016 After final preparations in Australia, two Sea Shepherd vessels are now on their way to the Southern Ocean to intercept the Japanese whaling fleet in a bid stop their slaughter of Minke whales. The marine conservation organization's flagship vessel the Steve Irwin departed Saturday from Seaworks, Williamstown in Melbourne, followed by its fast new patrol vessel the Ocean Warrior, which departed from Hobart, Tasmania on Sunday. They're now on their way to the vast Southern Ocean in an effort to prevent the Japanese whaling fleet, which left

Sea Shepherd Ships Arrive at Southern Operations Base, Ready to Take on the Japanese Whaling Fleet

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Melbourne, Australia - November 16, 2016 Sea Shepherd’s new patrol vessel, the Ocean Warrior, arrived yesterday at the Southern Operations base in Williamstown, just outside Melbourne, joining the veteran anti-whaling ship MV Steve Irwin. They are undergoing final preparations before departing for the ocean conservation group’s 11th direct-action whale defense campaign in the Southern Ocean this December. Press ToursThe Ocean Warrior will be open to the public for free tours November 26-27 from 10am-7pm each day, docked at 2 Ann Street, Williamstown,

Be the first to visit Sea Shepherd’s new anti-whaling vessel in Amsterdam September 26 - October 2

(In Dutch below/ Nederlandse vertaling hieronder) For just one week, the public and press are invited on board the Ocean Warrior for inaugural tours of Sea Shepherd’s newly unveiled Antarctic patrol vessel, the fastest in our fleet. After its brief stop in Amsterdam, the ship will continue its long maiden voyage to Perth, Australia in preparation for Operation Nemesis, the international marine conservation group’s 11th whale-defense campaign in the Southern Ocean. Press Tours and Interviews in English or DutchSea Shepherd staff, crew and volunteers will be conducting tours of the

Sea Shepherd Global Announces its 11th Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign: Operation Nemesis

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Amsterdam, August 30th 2016 The marine conservation group Sea Shepherd Global is sending its vessels down to the Southern Ocean this December on its 11th direct-action whale defense campaign. A 2014 landmark ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague declared the Japanese whaling program in the Antarctic not scientific in nature, despite their claims of hunting the whales for scientific research. The Japanese were also found in contempt of the Australian Federal Court for killing protected whales in the Australian Whale Sanctuary. "If

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