SEA SHEPHERD NEWS

Operation Ferocious Isles: Defending the Rights of Whales in the Faeroe Islands - Within a matter of days, Sea Shepherd will set sail for the Danish Protectorate of the Faeroe Islands with an improved plan of action to stop the horrific annual slaughter of thousands of endangered pilot whales known as the “Grind.” Operation Ferocious Isles will mark the first time Sea Shepherd will return to the Faeroe Islands to actively intervene in the Grind in over ten years...read more

Sea Shepherd Receives Commendation from New Zealand - The New Zealand Rescue Coordination Centre released the official investigation into the loss of the Norwegian yacht the Berserk. The report concludes with an official commendation to Sea Shepherd for the search and rescue efforts conducted by the crew of the Steve Irwin ...read more

Operation Divine Wind - The first indication that the Japanese whaling fleet may return to the Southern Ocean in December of this year came with the recent announcement that the Japanese Ministry of Fisheries has requested the Japanese Coast Guard to dispatch a patrol boat to escort the Japanese whaling fleet back to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. ...read more

Will Japan Surrender or Escalate the Whale Wars in the Southern Ocean? - Will the Japanese whaling fleet return to the Southern Ocean? Logic, the law, and practicality suggest that they will not. However when it comes to whaling, the Japanese government does not act practically, legally and rationally. ...read more

The Galapagos Office Completes Environmental Education Project for Local Schools - With the support of the Galapagos School Board, Sea Shepherd Galapagos extended the educational and informative aspects of the Shark Awareness Pack to all schools on Santa Cruz Island. ...read more ...en Español

Other Recent News

• 22 June 2011 Sea Shepherd Campaign Status - Operation Blue Rage 2011
• 11 June 2011 Tuna Battle off the Barbary Coast
• 10 June 2011 Sea Shepherd Saves the Life of a Tunisian Tuna Fisherman
• 07 June 2011 Cathay Pacific Airlines Participates in the Dolphin Slave Trade
• 05 June 2011 Hot Pursuit of Tuna Seiner Along Qaddafi’s Line of Death

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COMMENTARY & EDITORIAL

Will sharks finally receive the required level of protection? - Guest commentary by Captain Alex Cornelissen - Last year at the General Assembly of the United Nations, Honduras, and the Micronesian island of Palau signed a joint declaration that prohibited commercial fishing of sharks in its waters. This declaration shows great vision from these two nations that both heavily depend on dive tourism. ... read more

Charlie and the Hot-blooded Tuna Blues - Commentary by Captain Paul Watson - Sorry Charlie, but even you will no longer be rejected! With an average price of $70,000 on the head of a bluefin tuna, even poor old Charlie’s days are numbered. ... read more

• Who is Roberto Mielgo Bregazzi?
• Sea Shepherd Sails into a Star-studded Controversy at Cannes
• Star Shepherd – The Force is With Us!
• The Moral Depravity of the Japanese Government

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