03 Oct '12, 7pm

Japanese Whalers Confirm Sea Shepherd's Effectiveness

Japanese Whalers Confirm Sea Shepherd's Effectiveness Nisshin Maru being repaired in port Photo: Sea Shepherd The New York Times reported on October 2nd that the Institute for Cetacean Research, the government-owned operation that manages the Japanese Whaling fleet, has confirmed that the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society cost the whalers $20.5 million in losses for the 2011-2012 whaling season in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. Last season saw the whalers taking only 17% of their kill quota. The season before, the whalers were able to take only 26% due to Sea Shepherd interference. Sea Shepherd suffered a disadvantage of having the scouting vessel Brigitte Bardot damaged early in the campaign by a rogue wave. In response to the New York Times article Captain Paul Watson stated, “I believe that this confirms our effectiveness in stopping whaling operations and actually...

Full article: http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/2012/10/03/japa...

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