Paul Watson- Sea Shepherd Founder, Ocean Warrior – a closer look

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Happy Wednesday! This week, , let’s take a look at Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson, as it’s Paul’s birthday!

 

With Paul’s international legal issues behind him, he has returned to the lecture circuit speak out for the world’s oceans. A few things to know about Paul:

 

  • -Founding member of Greenpeace, left when the organization rejected his call for direct action.
  • -Founded the Sea Shepherd Society to take direct action against illegal whaling, baby seal harvesting, etc.
  • -Japan is still trying to put him in jail for his successful campaign to end whaling in the Southern Ocean.
  • -The campaigns were televised on ANIMAL PLANET’s “Whale Wars”.
  • -Author of six books, including Earthforce! An Earth Warrior’s Guide to Strategy
  • -Sank several whaling ships while anchored at port (no injuries) in Iceland.
  • -Harassed many Japanese whalers that were illegally hunting in the Southern Ocean (below)

 

The documentary film WATSON, about his life and times, has just been released!

 

Paul Watson received the Jules Verne Award, becoming  the second person after Captain Jacques Cousteau to be honored with a Jules Verne Award dedicated to environmentalists and adventurers. Paul received the Asociación de Amigos del Museo de Anclas Philippe Cousteau: Defense of Marine Life Award, in recognition of his merits achieved by the work done in defense of marine life. He was inducted into the US Animal Rights Hall of Fame for his outstanding contributions to animal liberation.

20:08 GMT +11, December 26, 2008. The M/V Steve Irwin has a close encounter with the Kaiko Maru, a spotter ship in the Japanese whaling fleet. Sea Shepherd crew members throw butyric acid (an organic, non-toxic “stink bomb”) onto the deck of the Kaiko Maru.
Photo: Eric Cheng / Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

 

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