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Sea Shepherd Ship the Steve Irwin Returns to Melbourne to Refuel And Re-Provision
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s ship Steve Irwin will be returning to Melbourne and is estimated to arrive at Victoria docklands, wharf 3 around 1400 Hours on February 2nd.
It appears that one of the objectives that Sea Shepherd had set has been reached. “There have been no reports from the Oceanic Viking of whales being killed to date. This means that our goal of seeing that whaling was halted until the end of January has been reached,” said Captain Watson. “Our next objective is to shut down Japanese whaling operations for another three weeks and I think we can do it.”

http://seashepherd.org/news/media_080131_2.html

Japan whale slaughter resumesBy Lauren Williams

JAPAN resumed its slaughter of whales in the Southern Ocean late yesterday - and today the Asian superpower stands condemned by the world.

Officers aboard the Australian Customs vessel Oceanic Viking witnessed the killing of whales-- believed to be minke - about 3pm (AEST).

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23140614-2,00.html

CRIKEY CROCS RULE!!

ENVIRONMENT
Sea Shepherd plans return trip to disrupt Japanese whalers
Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 16:07 EST

SYDNEY — The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a U.S.-based anti-whaling group, confirmed Thursday it plans to return to the Southern Ocean and disrupt the remainder of the Japanese whaling season. The Sea Shepherd vessel Steve Irwin was forced to leave Antarctic waters this week after it began to run low on fuel and is now heading towards Melbourne, Australia. But Sea Shepherd leader Paul Watson said he plans to turn the ship around within 10 days of arriving in Melbourne.


"This is a retreat for supplies only. We have not surrendered the sanctuary to the whale killers. We will be back as soon as possible," Watson said. Sea Shepherd needs to raise an extra $200,000 to meet the costs of returning to the Antarctic, something Watson said he is now confident can be done. New crew members are already flying to Melbourne from around the world to relieve volunteers on board the Steve Irwin, and spare parts have been ordered for the ship, he said.

WooHoo!!!!!!!

Whale warriors weigh in

A WHALE-hunting season of high drama on the huge swells of the Great Southern Ocean has culminated in a precisely structured and exquisitely polite meeting of government ministers in Tokyo.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23145292-30417,00.html

Whaling protesters 'will do it again'

ANTI-whaling activists say they will board Japanese ship again to halt the slaughter.

Llst month, two members of the Sea Shepherd Society boarded the whaling ship Yushin Maru No. 2 in Antarctic waters to protest over the annual whale hunt.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23143093-29277,00.html

Australian conservation groups have joined a global grassroots campaign to boycott Japanese products Friday in the latest bid to pressure Japan to stop whaling. Anti-whaling activists from Australia's east coast, the Byron Whale Action Group and Surfers for Cetaceans, hand-delivered a letter to the Japanese consulate in Brisbane, informing Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo ***uda of the boycott and demanding an end to whaling in the name of research.

The Brisbane offices of Sony Australia Ltd, Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd and Japan Airlines Corp also received similar messages from the groups.

Byron Whale Action Group spokesman Dean Jefferys said the Australian boycott is part of a global grassroots campaign that has been coordinated over Internet websites such as MySpace and YouTube.

Other conservation groups taking part include the U.S.-based Save the Whales and Britain's Cetacea Defence.

I'll stop the whale killings, vows Kevin Rudd
PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has vowed to do whatever it takes to end Japan's whale hunt as the bloody slaughter continued yesterday.

Mr Rudd's declaration came as Japanese companies scurried to try to minimise a consumer backlash over whaling.

A people-power campaign has begun against the Japanese whalers, spearheaded by The Daily Telegraph, with 100,000 people signing a petition of outrage.

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23145164-5001021,00.html


Stop all whaling - now

No support for whaling court move

THE federal Government has refused to support environmental group Humane Society International's attempt to enforce a Federal Court judgment against Japanese whalers operating in the so-called Australian Whale Sanctuary.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23146937-30417,00.html

Smith urges Japan cease killing whales


JAPAN'S resumption of killing whales has coincided with the arrival in Tokyo of Foreign Minister Stephen Smith's arrival who has urged it cease.

Mr Smith urged Japan to halt whaling near Antarctica and said he hopes the two countries can discuss the issue further, citing their strong bilateral ties, an official said today.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23142646-30417,00.html

Sea Shepherd to bring in second protest ship

The captain of the Sea Shepherd ship the Steve Irwin says the conservation group will have two vessels working as a tag team in the Southern Ocean next year, to put more pressure on the Japanese whaling fleet.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/02/2152820.htm

CRIKEY CROCS RULE!!

Anti-whaling protestors face week-long wait

Activists aboard the Steve Irwin are confident they can further obstruct the Japanese whaling fleet despite having to return to Australia.

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society vessel will dock in Melbourne this afternoon for repairs and refuelling before heading back to Antarctic waters next week.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/antiwhaling-prot....html?s_cid=rss_news

CRIKEY CROCS RULE!!

Police to talk to whaling protesters
THE Australian Federal Police will speak to the crew of the Sea Shepherd protest ship to decide whether they behaved illegally in trying to stop Japan's Southern Ocean whale hunt.

The Steve Irwin will dock in Melbourne this afternoon for repairs and refuelling but its crew plan to return to Antarctic waters next week to further obstruct the Japanese whaling fleet.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23148220-662,00.html

Whaling crusaders to fight on

Captain Paul Watson and his crew on the Steve Irwin received a heroes' welcome from families, friends and activists gathered at Melbourne's Docklands. More than 100 people cheered, waved and whistled as the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's ship sailed into Victoria Harbour about 2.30pm yesterday.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/whaling-crusader...2/1201801098848.html

We’ll be watching

Militant environmental activists yesterday vowed to increase their presence in the Southern Ocean next year in their bid to prevent Japanese whalers from killing the giant mammals. Paul Watson, captain of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society vessel the Steve Irwin, said his ship had stopped the Japanese fleet from killing whales for three to four weeks but was now forced to return to port to refuel.
http://www.7days.ae/showstory.php?id=66381

Irwin crew questions

Federal Police are today expected to interview crew members of the Sea Shepherd vessel, Steve Irwin, who were involved in a high seas run-in with the Japanese whaling fleet.

http://www.skynews.com.au/news/article.aspx?id=215074

CRIKEY CROCS RULE!!

Sea Shepherd: Australian Government too timid on Whaling

The Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin arrived in Melbourne early Saturday afternoon to an enthusiastic crowd of about 150 people to greet the ship. Captain Paul Watson vowed to refuel and be ready to sail back to the Southern Ocean in 7 to 10 days time. The Whalers are expected to continue whaling for another 2 months.

http://www.indybay.org:80/newsitems/2008/02/03/18476728.php

CRIKEY CROCS RULE!!

Anti-whalers vow bigger Antarctic presence next year



SYDNEY (AFP) -- Militant environmental activists on Saturday vowed to increase their presence in the Southern Ocean next year in their bid to prevent Japanese whalers from killing the giant mammals.
Paul Watson, captain of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society vessel the Steve Irwin, said his ship had stopped the Japanese fleet from killing whales for three to four weeks but was now forced to return to port to refuel.

http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=162641

Anti-whaling ship docks in Hobart
Greenpeace has ruled out co-operating with another anti-whaling group, Sea Shepherd, to better hinder Japan's whaling program in the Southern Ocean.

The Greenpeace ship, Esperanza, docked at Hobart last night after two months pursuing the Japanese whaling fleet.

Sea Shepherd's ship, Steve Irwin, returned to Melbourne last week to refuel.

Greenpeace's expedition leader, Karli Thomas, says they remain opposed to the more confrontational tactics employed by Sea Shepherd.

However she says it's difficult each time they leave the whaling fleet.

"When it comes to the point that we do have to turn around and head north again it is a difficult time but I mean it's dictated by the amount of fuel that we have," Ms thomas said.

"So now we're back the expedition itself is finished but that's only one part of what we're doing and we're now looking forward to continuing the public work in Japan," she said.

Summit urges whaling commission changes

TOKYO - The International Whaling Commission has failed to resolve the increasingly heated debate over Japan's whaling program and needs to be thoroughly reformed, organizers of a conference on the dispute said Friday.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080201/ap_on_re_as/antarct...9uQKvm0Rj_cpREMPLBIF