Sea Shepherd's 2007/2008 campaign 'Operation Migaloo' begins

After Sea Shepherd's vessel the Robert Hunter is renamed by Terri Irwin into the Steve Irwin the crew makes its last preparations before the ship heads for the Antarctic waters. Supporters from all over the country came to Melbourne to wish the crew the very best!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snngh5borqE

Japan wants whaling protesters charged

Japan is pressuring the federal government to ensure legal action is taken against two activists who boarded a whaling vessel last week.

http://news.theage.com.au/japan-wants-whaling-protester...d/20080123-1no3.html

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Onboard the Esperanza

Amazing Videos of the events between the Whalers and the Esperanza.

GREENPEACE
Getting in-between a 130 metre long ship and 160 metre long ship, isn't that too dangerous? I can see how for some people the answer to this question would be yes. For us (Heath and myself), the answer yesterday was no.
On our way to the Oriental Bluebird, a radio message was sent to the captains of the Nisshin Maru and the Oriental Bluebird from the bridge of the Esperanza. In this message we informed them in three different languages of our intentions and determination to stay in between the two ships in case they would persist in refuelling. Neither responded to our calls.

http://weblog.greenpeace.org/whales/


YOU helped stop the Japanese humpback whale hunt in the southern ocean, now use your voice to call for the end of all whale hunting. Sign our petition

A NEW push to end Japan's barbaric whale slaughter all together is being launched today after last week's about-face on killing humpbacks.

Support: Today program joins anti-whaling campaign

MORE than 36,000 people and signed the Daily Telegraph - Today petition to save the whales from Japanese harpoons. Click here to join the fight
New petition: Join the campaign to end all whaling


http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/index/0,,5014144,00.html

Japan sticks to scientific whaling story

JAPANESE Prime Minister Yasuo ***uda has called for a calming of emotions over whaling, defending his country's controversial Antarctic hunt as scientific research.

Japan's annual expedition is opposed by most Western countries.

Militant environmentalists last week hurled bottles at a Japanese whaler and two activists hopped aboard the vessel, setting off a two-day standoff.

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23104067-5006003,00.html

Australia holds firm on whaling

AUSTRALIA has strongly reaffirmed its opposition to commercial whaling during trade talks with the Japanese Government.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23102826-5014144,00.html

Esperanza heads to port

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society says its flagship the Steve Irwin will remain in the Southern Ocean to build on its success disrupting the Japanese whaling fleet.

http://www.tv3.co.nz:80/News/Weather/Esperanzaheadstopo...aspx?ArticleID=44429

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I cant wait to see this whale hunting stopped once and for all.
*sorry for not being here, but other things have had me lately but i promise to come tromorrow and build bridges with you all*

Airbus mission against whalers

AUSTRALIA has stepped up its opposition to Japanese whalers by flying its first Antarctic surveillance mission by Airbus.

The plane - fitted with spying and imaging equipment - flew a six-hour low level search mission yesterday

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article734467.ece

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G'day meerkate and ILS.
Meerkate so good to see you again! Hope all is well with you.

G'day....Meerkate, no bridges need building, we look forward to seeing you again soon...G'day Shanon...

Sea Shepherd and the Steve Irwin Prepared to Return to Save Whales

The Sea Shepherd Conservation ship Steve Irwin is prepared to return to the Southern Oceans Whale Sanctuary.

“I think we have found the means to save these whales,” said Captain Paul Watson. “We simply need to keep the Japanese fleet on the run. We need to chase them relentlessly. They cannot kill whales with us on their tails constantly dogging their every movement.”

http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_080128_1.html

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Sea Shepherd running out of fuel

ACTIVISTS who have halted Japan's whaling in the Antarctic Ocean are were set to return to shore because they are running out of fuel.

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's announcement came two days after the more mainstream environmental movement Greenpeace also said it was ending its pursuit of Japan's controversial annual whaling expedition.

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23123712-5005941,00.html

Govt whaling monitors useless: Sea Shepherd

The Sea Shepherd environmental group says the Federal Government's monitoring of the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean is pointless unless the Customs ship Oceanic Viking is given the power to intervene when whales are being killed.

http://www.abc.net.au:80/news/stories/2008/01/29/2148728.htm?section=world

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Japan's coast guard to protect whalers from activists

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's coast guard said Tuesday it has sent a team of officers to protect its whaling fleet against intensifying protests by environmentalists.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080129/wl_asia_afp/japana...5iHxl_eP82Y5pcIPLBIF

Anti-whalers leaving Antarctic, but vow to return
CANBERRA — Hard-line anti-whaling activists on Tuesday said they planned to return to the Antarctic to harass Japan's whaling fleet until the end of the season if they can find funding for extra fuel.

Both Greenpeace and the radical Sea Shepherd Conservation Society will leave the Southern Ocean in days, leaving the Japanese to resume the hunt for almost 1,000 whales.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.2008...129.wantiwhalers0129

Anti-whaling group ends pursuit of Japanese fleet

The marine conservation group, Sea Shepherd, has been forced to abandon its campaign of direct action against Japanese whalers in the Antarctic because its ship is running low on fuel.

The Steve Irwin will head for Australia to undergo minor repairs while its crew try to secure enough fuel to resume its often dramatic pursuit of harpoon boats in one of the world's most inhospitable oceans.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jan/29/whaling.conservation

Armed Japanese Coastguard Pursue Sea Shepherd

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship Steve Irwin is enroute back to Melbourne from the Southern Ocean. And the ship is not returning alone.

http://teamyankee.110mb.com:80/2008/01/30/armed-japanes...pursue-sea-shepherd/

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Barbarous harpoons that shatter peace and harmony

It's difficult to describe the incredible vastness and the sheer immensity of the great Southern Ocean. My crew and I have been chasing the seven ships of the eco-imperialistic Japanese whaling fleet for thousands of miles, threading our way through a maze of icebergs, ranging from staggering tabletop behemoths hundreds of feet high and miles across to a multitude of ice sculptures of every imaginable shape and size. This is one of the most profoundly beautiful places on the planet - wild, remote, harsh, rugged, bitingly cold and vast.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jan/30/whaling.conservation

High-tech sits behind high-seas drama

When environmental protestors boarded a Japanese whaling ship in the Southern Ocean, images of the action quickly flashed on the world's TV sets, followed by photos from the Japanese ship after the protestors were taken into custody. Getting these images out is crucial if either side is to win the global PR battle, but doing so can be problematic when you're at sea, thousands of kilometers from the nearest cell phone network or broadband connection.
http://www.computerworld.com.sg/ShowPage.aspx?pagetype=...tab=Home&issueid=124

Air force on watch as protest ships leave

The air force will continue to keep tabs on the Japanese whaling fleet as the last protest ship has to leave the Antarctic hunting grounds to refuel.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4379648a7693.html