“Today, most people think the whales have been saved due to the success of the original “Save The Whales” movement of the 70's which resulted with a moratorium or ban on commercial whaling, but unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth.” said Jeff Pantukhoff, President and Founder of the Hawaii based Whaleman Foundation and Executive Director for the “Save the Whales Again!” Campaign. “Along with the other alarming threats, whaling nations now are poised to take control of the International Whaling Commission” continued Pantukhoff. “That’s why we’ve come together now to mount this global campaign called “Save the Whales Again! ”
As all my friends know I support Capt. Watson and the Japanese captured two crew members, I haven't seen any updates as yet. When will they stop if ever !
Sea Shepherd's ship, the Steve Irwin, continues to uphold international conservation law in the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary and I am happy to report that in the last 13 days, no whales have been killed by Japanese harpoons.
When two of our crewmembers were taken hostage on board an illegal whaling vessel last week, the world's attention was focused on the plight of the whales and Japan's supposed 'research'- the annual illegal murder of nearly 1,000 whales. Now that our crewmembers have been returned, we're continuing our pursuit of the whaling fleet...