Sea Shepherd issues SOS - Save Our Ship
A picture issued by Sea Shepherd last year showing one of its divers cutting a net to 'rescue' tuna.
Captain Paul Watson has issued an 'emergency SOS' to supporters of Sea Shepherd - the fisheries protection NGO - calling on them to 'Save Our Ship' after a Scottish court upheld an application by a Maltese company to detain its flagship Steve Irwin due to a lawsuit.
"I am writing to you from the ship, in Lerwick, Scotland: I need your help to free our flagship vessel, the Steve Irwin," Capt Watson wrote in the appeal.
He said that while Fish and Fish Limited was claiming damages for the bluefin tuna which Sea Shepherd rescued from its nets in June last year, the NGO believed it had the necessary evidence to support its claim that the fish were caught illegally.
"This lawsuit will also give us the opportunity to expose what we allege to be illegal activities by Fish and Fish and we will be aggressively defending the case on this basis. The protection of the endangered bluefin is vitally important to our oceans, and to humanity, because if the oceans die...we die."
He warned that the Steve Irwin would be held indefinitely and possibly sold unless $1,411,692.87 were raised to post a bond.
"This would not only be a financial hardship for Sea Shepherd, but more importantly, it could prevent us from reaching the Faeroe Islands to protect pilot whales and threaten our ability to defend whales in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary from the Japanese whaling fleet this December."
The Steve Irwin had been about to depart on the anti-whaling campaign when it was detained.
"You've already helped save thousands of whales and untold numbers of other marine creatures, but unless we get our ship back soon, whales will die tragic deaths because of our inability to move this ship and protect them," Capt Watson said.
"Never has the need for your help and support been any greater."
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Mr Joseph Aquilina
Jul 20th 2011, 21:19
If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. ~Louis D. Brandeis
Jamie McCroskey
Jul 25th 2011, 19:48
If our respect for the law is up to our opinion of it, it's not worth having them.
James Duff
Jul 20th 2011, 18:32
Too bad the fisherman do not understand or want to understand that the Tuna is almost all gone. Wake up and stop taking tuna until they have a chance to recover. What is so difficult to understand? The fishermen are cutting their own throats every time they catch more tuna. Let the tuna reproduce and they will come back in great numbers. Sea Shepherds are trying to save marine life, what are you doing to save marine life?
Jamie McCroskey
Jul 25th 2011, 19:49
Save marine life, fine, but don't risk human lives.
Mr Edward Camilleri
Jul 20th 2011, 17:57
If there is anyone above the law it is Fish & Fish ltd, because they allegedly caught the tuna 1 week after the season was closed.
As regards leaving it up to the authorities, the authorities do not seem to want to control the illegal catching of tuna - if this was so then the Maltese authorities would not have fought against the introduction of a reduced quota when it is well known that this magnificent fish is on the brink of extinction. That is the reason that there are some who are doing us a great favour by bringing this serious matter to the public.
Jamie McCroskey
Jul 21st 2011, 12:31
The sscs didn't bother to show up in Doha to try and get the BFT on the endangered species list either. These men were no fishing, this was a cage of fish that had been caught in season, that was verified by true authorities and not paul watson who is best known for his lies and violence. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=721_1277206273
Joseph Farrugia
Jul 22nd 2011, 00:57
Funny how Mr. McCroskie accuses Mr.Watson of lying; yet he has no qualms of lying himself. Go to the liveleaks site that Mr. McCroskey has himself linked to; & read ALL the reports;
it will be evident who the real law breakers are.
Steve Zammit
Jul 20th 2011, 17:50
Keep it up Sea Shepherd
Protect our seas and environment
pity as the only thing some people can protect is their pockets and greedy interests
Wonder who is the terrorist now? The people that are fishing tuna to their extinction? or the people that are trying to make a difference and trying to halt the tuna decline?
Trust me, if it wasn't for organisations like Sea Shepherd, there would be really nothing left on this planet for us or our children. They may take 'extreme' measures but only because greedy people went extreme themselves and went on destroying their planet, our planet for MONEY!!
S. Camilleri
Jul 20th 2011, 16:52
Donations to Sea Shepherd at this link ...
https://my.seashepherd.org/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?pid=184
Adele Mintoff
Jul 20th 2011, 16:33
Let's all join forces and boycott any sort of tuna on the market, whether canned, fresh or frozen. That will surely make a difference. We are forwarding emails to every corner of the world to take action.
Joseph Ellul
Jul 21st 2011, 00:48
No matter what is right or wrong, the world will keep turning and tuna will remain a staple food for the Japanese. Even if only Japan was the only nation to eat tuna, there will not be enough tuna to supply the market. But this argument is not about Tuna, it is about breaking the law. So sell the ship and recompense the fisherman. Greenpeace can always get more money from the multinationals that have an interest in the greening of the world.
Raymond Sammut
Jul 20th 2011, 16:12
@ J. Scicluna
It's so hard to think of capt. Watson as a Don Quixote. I don't think he would like it. Do you have mercy, man?
Raymond Sammut
Jul 20th 2011, 15:39
@ Jamie McCroskey
Had you followed the events closely enough, Sea Shepherd did call ICCAT before the Steve Irwin approached the disputed waters. But ICCAT has no authority to stop anybody from doing anything.
It is practically a lawless sea, where Med governments are bent to draw more and more from the Med with no one to police them. Maybe you don't care, Mr McCroskey, but lots of other people around the world do --and Sea Shepherd sets out to give them a glimpse of what's going on.
And of course Sea Shepherd is not above the law. No need for you to cry out. Everybody knows that Sea Shepherd is not above the law, but neither Fish & Fish are above the law. That's why the two parties are now set to argue the issue in the Scottish courts.
J. Scicluna
Jul 20th 2011, 15:48
THEY are breaking the Law...period.
No matter how noble and just the cause, reverting to illegal practices is wrong.
Using the same logic, how do you think I would be dealt with if I had to open fire on people who park in front of my garage?
Just WHO do they think they are to POLICE the seas...it is not of their competence. Their only LEGAL course would be to use their millions to battle this out in a Legal Battlefield called Courts of Law by enroling the best legal minds their money can buy.
Any other course of action (such as they have been doing) only serves to turn public opinion against them; with the exception of the disillusioned few modern Don Quixotes
Joseph Farrugia
Jul 22nd 2011, 00:59
Careful Mr. J. Scicluna....don't let facts get in your way.
Hyperbole ("opening fire....") won't make your flawed arguments any better. No one is policing the seas, that is the problem. Thank goodness SSCS brought the issue to the limelight.
Fabien Calleja
Jul 20th 2011, 14:57
Serves them right! Hopefully justice will prevail!
Mr Edward Camilleri
Jul 20th 2011, 18:02
Justice will prevail when wild tuna is left to recover, and not when the tuna industry exterminate the species.
Joseph Farrugia
Jul 20th 2011, 14:20
Armchair critics, like some of the nitwits here (who also have ve$ted intere$ts) are tpically comfy at taking "cheap shots" (google that, a common cowardly Maltese trait I'm afraid) at brave people like Mr. Watson & his crew;
who are standing up against numerous countries breaking their own laws (can you imagine that?!);
not to mention effecting huge damage to marine wildlife & other effecting cruel practises.
Vide faroe island killings, Japanese whaling, etc.
J. Scicluna
Jul 20th 2011, 14:42
Joseph Farrugia
THEY are breaking the Law...period.
No matter how noble and just the cause, reverting to illegal practices is wrong.
Using the same logic, how do you think I would be dealt with if I had to open fire on people who park in front of my garage?
Joseph Farrugia
Jul 21st 2011, 00:18
J.Scicluna:
using hyperbole & flawed arguments won't get you nowhere.
You are right; those who break the law should be stopped immediately; but the law-breakers in this case are not just the tuna industries; but also governments who not only refuse to raise a finger but actually encourage illegal practises.
Read Mr. Scicluna.....Google is your friend.
John Micallef
Jul 20th 2011, 14:09
It will always be legal even if there is only one tuna left... till the men in power get something from the fisheries.
So the Sea Shepherd will always be acting illegal even if for a good cause.
Mr Joseph N. Attard
Jul 20th 2011, 14:01
Serves him right. Nobody, however holy he thinks his mission is, has the right to take the law in his own hands, and cause harm and damage to others. If they had "the necessary evidence", they should have gone through the lawful channels to prove their case. I do hope that this court case breaks them financially for ever, and serves as a lesson to those who think that they are lords of all they percieve.
Mr Martin Saliba
Jul 20th 2011, 13:36
let the terrorists sink.
Mr Joseph Aquilina
Jul 20th 2011, 14:42
Who is the terrorist? those who try to do something to save a future for tomorrow? or those who are doing nothing just because like that can become rich? Have you noticed that the caught fish is getting always smaller? Have you ever wondered why? Have you ever thought that some of those fish do not reproduce after a certain age and therefore catching them when still young is very dangerous?
and while at it ... if all the thinking did not hurt your brain ... have you thought what you will eat tomorrow when our primary resources is finished? money?
Who is the terrorist now?
Raymond Sammut
Jul 20th 2011, 13:13
I think that this lawsuit has more to do with the Faroese rather than Fish & Fish, although both share similar interests.
Whaling in the Faroe Islands waters is non-commercial, but the practice is inhumane and full of blood and gore. Please check Wiki Page: "Whaling in the Faroe Islands". Here are the ending sentences:
Quote: "In July 2010, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society published details of the slaughter of 236 pilot whales, including images of whale fetuses cut out of their mother's bellies. International media such as the Huffington Post picked the story up and Peter Hammarstedt, a Swedish representative of Sea Shepherd, announced his intention to mount a campaign to discourage tourism and apply economic pressure to the Faroese to end the practice." :Unquote
No wonder that parties exposed by Sea Shepherd are coming together and mounting lawsuits.
Sea Shepherd need to raise about 1.5 million to pay Scottish authorities a bond, according to their website. Hopefully people around the world rise to the occasion, and each make a small donation via, say, PayPal, so that the good work of the Steve Irwin can continue.
It's hard to see how Fish & Fish have a case to make considering that (1) the season had closed and (2) no government officials were on board to confirm that quota requirements had been met.
At the same time, the Steve Irwin had a right to be at that QTH as much as any other Fish & Fish vessel. So no one, in my view, was taking the law into one's own hands, as some are commenting here.
Mario Camilleri
Jul 20th 2011, 12:26
Why are so many against saving our planet? It's very easy to sit behind a PC/Laptop whatever and judge others for whatever they do. But rest assured, it's not very easy riding the seas whatever conditions while trying to do something to stop others robbing us from a better living and healthy environment. Yes if most fish die, so do we. We make part of a cycle which we are continually breaking for the sake of some selfish who want nothing but to become richer by the minute.
Does anybody know the irreparable harm that has been done to some of our bays? If you one would go to Mistra which used to be a marvellous bathing bay one would see that the sea bed is totally dead. While the sea floor is all covered with mud, mud made from left over fish food swept in by the currents. And what about attracting sharks towards our shores? But most of all what do the Maltese get out of all this? Nothing!!! The fish we buy which some of it is farmed fish is very costly.
And why doesn't anybody say anything about all the trawling in the Mediterranean? And what about EU countries operating, fishing and slaughtering fish illegally.
At least there are a few who are environmentally conscience and want nothing but to make our world a better living planet and a better place to leave for our children out of the many who pretend they only know best.
J. Scicluna
Jul 20th 2011, 13:36
Mario
THEY are breaking the Law...period.
No matter how noble and just the cause, reverting to illegal practices is wrong.
Using the same logic, how do you think I would be dealt with if I had to shoot on illegal hunters?
Jamie McCroskey
Jul 20th 2011, 14:15
They have NO authority, NONE, the Sea Shepherds are not above the law. They could have called for ICCAT to inspect the catch but wanted to play vigilantes instead, get some press, garner more donations. 1.4 million could have been put to use actually saving animals instead of paying for their illegal acts. There's a right way and a wrong way to do everything, what's your question?
Mr Joseph Aquilina
Jul 20th 2011, 14:23
I agree!!! I hope that people open their eyes and push their governments to take action in this field. If not, then one can only hope to see the Sea Shepherd in open seas again doing the job that elected governments are not doing!!
Mr Karl Attard
Jul 21st 2011, 04:19
'No matter how noble and just the cause, reverting to illegal practices is wrong.'
Sad, isn't it?
I bet this wasn't the philosophy of Mandela when fighting for the collapse of the apartheid regime, or Xiabo whilst fighting for fundamental human rights in China.
I don't mean to say that Paul Watson should be handed the Nobel Peace Prize, but I think the true tragedy lies in one's inability to distinguish between 'the common good' and 'the law'.
David Caruana
Jul 20th 2011, 11:44
@ all
Don't you worry, this is only a minor glitch to the Sea Shepherd operation. Capt. Watson will be back in the Mediterranean come next tuna season, maybe on another vessle if the Steve Irwin would still be unavailable.
This lawsuit isn't anything but a smoke screen and I'm convinced at the end of the day it will do more harm than good to Fish and Fish and the local authorities who were bound to check the fishing operations.
Joseph Psaila
Jul 20th 2011, 11:34
if you want to save the earth plant a tree, stop eating tuna, start riding your bike instead of your car - in general be eco-wise. Funding these eco-terrorists is defintely not the right thing to do no matter how good their ideals are - they are nothing more than terrorists who take the law in their own hands. and btw what does their boat run on - normal diesel fuel i assume ;)
Jo Azzopardi
Jul 20th 2011, 12:32
Yes I assume!!
But so do the whale killers ships Mr Psaila.
I also assume you don,t eat tuna ,ride a bike, planted a couple of trees and generally you are eco wise.
If yes!!
Keep it up together we can make the difference
Mario Camilleri
Jul 20th 2011, 12:48
Joseph, you started your comment by "if you" instead of "if we" because we all are contributing to the filth and garbage dumped on this planet. And what if I try to do something to save the planet and you don't, its all a waste of time. So the saving our planet strategy should be a collective venture.
And what do you expect that the Sea Sheppard would run on water? They have to keep up with other vessels, but most of all they need to cover distances in the shortest time possible. So, so far there is nothing alternative to fossil fuel that is very reliable.
And for your info, I did try to go to work using my bike, but after some time some a careless teenager ran me down while she SMSing. Therefore I had to revert to using my car.
So that's why I said earlier this should be something collective. And whether il/legally what the Sea Sheppard is doing, at least there are a few environmentally conscience.
Jo Azzopardi
Jul 20th 2011, 14:12
Att Mr Camilleri
I am very sorry to hear about your bike accident.
Thanks for doing your utmost to save our planet.
I will keep doining my best aswell.
Keep it up together "WE" can make the difference.
Joseph Psaila
Jul 21st 2011, 21:08
it's a well known fact that fighting evil with evil lands us all in hot water! there are ways and means how to go about things in a civilised society - taking the law in one's own hands is not the proper way to do it. Yes i do try my best to be eco-wise even though i must admit it is very difficult and most of the times not cost-effective. remember the old maltese saying "bil-qatra il-qatra tintela l-garra" - if i do something for the general good and the others are not doesn't mean it's no longer good!
Mr John J Borg
Jul 20th 2011, 11:18
please please help....its only for the southern ocean whale!!!...................and by this time next year we see them again in the mediterranean threatning the lives of fishermen!!!!!
Ramon Casha
Jul 20th 2011, 11:12
"the NGO believed it had the necessary evidence to support its claim that the fish were caught illegally."
That's great. Prove in court that the fish were caught illegally, and the company in question should be held responsible for breaking the law, as well as paying you damages for having your ship detained.
On the other hand, fail to prove it and you should be forced to pay the fishing company damages to its equipment and damages for lost time, as well as facing criminal charges for your actions.
Joseph Ellul
Jul 20th 2011, 11:11
These "Greenees" have just illigally demolished a scientific test on graines that was being done by the CSIRO and financed by the Australian taxpayers. Sell the ship and give the money to those who suffered hardship from these illigal acts of sabotage.
David Caruana
Jul 20th 2011, 12:39
Please give us a link proving that the Sea Shepherd crew did this
Mr Mario Cassar
Jul 20th 2011, 14:34
http://the-riotact.com/greenpeace-on-why-they-chopped-down-the-csiro-wheat-patch/50119
David Caruana
Jul 20th 2011, 20:22
Thought so! Please READ before you post. You're talking about Greenpeace and NOT Sea Shepherd.
The two have no connection!
Capt.Watson WAS Greenpeace's 7th founding member but left the organisation long ago because of divergence of opinions.
And by the way, have you even read that article?!
"....hacking down the CSIRO’s GENETICALLY MODIFIED wheat crop..."
so.... well done Greenpeace! We DO NOT need GM food!
I can't understand some people... big businesses want to feed them excrement, and they get angry if someone else with more grey matter tries to tell them that what they're eating isn't good for them!!!
Joseph Ellul
Jul 22nd 2011, 01:57
I have learned a lesson in life: "Greenees" are all the same: green on the outside and red inside like a water melon.
Mr Karl Attard
Jul 22nd 2011, 14:12
No you can't generalize on this one Mr Ellul. Sea Shepherd don't want to be associated with Greenpeace because Sea Shepherd fight against illegalities whilst Greenpeace protest for everything and anything that might conflict with their superior consciences.
You can argue all day about how Sea Shepherd should go about doing what they do, but the underlying factoid is that they are fighting illegalities.
Mr Jo Camm
Jul 20th 2011, 11:01
I understand that as soon as the Sea Shepherd authorities pay the damage they did to our countrmen their ship will be saved (i.e. set free).
NO ONE CAN TAKE THE LAW IN HIS OWN HANDS.
David Caruana
Jul 20th 2011, 15:14
No you're wrong. The case is still ongoing so no one needs to pay anyone anything YET.
From what I can understand, that sum is needed to be paid as a bond which is similar to the personal guarantee a person pays when he gets out on bail.
This can very much turn to Capt.Watson's advantage. If they have enough proof that the fish was caught illegaly, then it will be a not-so-great day for Fish&Fish and the local authorites.
Then it will be your fellow countrymen who will need to pay the Canadian!
Jo Azzopardi
Jul 20th 2011, 10:54
It takes guts to comment against Mr Watson and it's crew. It's very easy to sit behind your laptops and post whatever you like. It is not Mr Watson your'e going to help but our seas......If the oceans will die we DIE (Wake up). Hero's or not @ least they are trying and you??
Mr Carlo Buttigieg
Jul 20th 2011, 12:10
Mr Azzopardi, while trying not getting into the merits of whose side I am on in this situation, noone has the right to commit acts of piracy. If we all did that then there would be a lot of dead burglars and criminals in our country. What gives them the right to destroy nets that cost thousand of euros? Who made them GODS?? Unfortunately, the same as the rest of all us mortals, they have to go with the laws and they clearly haven't. I remember that there were even inceidents where people from both were almost killed. This is not the way to do things and now they are tasting the consequences. It is a shame really because I think that they can do a lot more to help our environment if they went the right way about things.
Jo Azzopardi
Jul 20th 2011, 12:49
Mr Buttigieg
I am definetly not on the side of any criminal. Who made us GODS !! We catch fish to study it, we keep fish in cages for our selfishness, we overkill our see creatures to feed our appetites, we build fish farms and start studying these fish so we can grow them in an artificial way so we will have more food (Money), and ironically after some time we will have the spreading of the Madtuna disease...
It's time to think before we act..
Clover Gale
Jul 20th 2011, 12:55
I am shocked at most of the comments on here.If they did a little research before posting, they will find that blue fin tuna is being fished to oblivion and yes it does affect the entire marine ecosystem when a species starts declining..it is a delicate balance.
Watson and the crew are not eco terrorists, the fishermen are the ones who are,because greed makes them blind in seeing things how they really are.Blue fin tuna populations have declined steadily over the past several years.
Sea Sheperd are trying to help the whales and other marine creature from that same fate.The Faeroe Islands/Pilot whales monstrosity they were going to try and disrupt is a heartbreaking coming of age tradition in which hundreds of these whales are killed.
Those who still support blue fin tuna fishing are not understanding the precarious situation our oceans are in.
Mario Camilleri
Jul 20th 2011, 13:38
Mr Buttigieg, have you ever heard of the saying "idħol il-qorti jekk ikollok tort u mhux jekk ikollok raġun". Do you think that the environmentalists' only intentions are to ram nets, whale ships or disturb anything that is environmentally unfriendly? I doubt it!! Sometimes an immediate intervention is required. If Sea Sheppard had to go through the normal and proper channels I presume there would be so much time wasted and be cost effective that there wouldn't be enough financing to cover the overall costs and therefore there would be no environmental organisations, which in turn would lead to hell on earth.
I do not sympathize with, if you want to call it illegal actions or acts of piracy, but actions speak louder than words.
Mr Tony Camilleri
Jul 20th 2011, 10:50
How about protesting the massacre that is made every year in the Faroe Islands which belong to Denmark, an eu member?
They just kill the dolphins to show their manhood.
The Faroe Islands belong to Denmark and although Denmark is in the eu we never hear anything from the HYPOCRITES at the eu about this yearly massacre.
http://bluepanjeet.net/2008/11/22/1594/the-horrible-whale-and-dolphin-massacre-tradition-of-faroe-islands-in-denmark/
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/end-whale-dolphin-slaughter-in-the-faroe-islands/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_drive_hunting
http://earthfirst.com/pilot-whales-brutally-slaughtered-annually-in-the-faroe-islands/
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/denmark-whaling.shtml
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/09/faroe-island-the-other-co_n_605989.html
http://ecopathic.blogspot.com/2008/03/denmark-you-are-killing-our-whales.html
Neither about the pilot whales that are killed every year. Nor about the seabirds, such as Faroese puffins, and their eggs which are part of their diet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faroe_Islands
CHARLO' SAMMUT
Jul 20th 2011, 10:30
ha ha mux wara li ghamlu hsara lil maltin !!!!!!
Stephen Koludrovic
Jul 20th 2011, 10:29
IMHO. The only thing that can save the oceans, and mother Earth is a drastic reduction of the human species. There are just far too many of us, and too few of the rest of the animal kingdom.
Mr wayne scicluna
Jul 20th 2011, 12:50
Agreed 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000% There are WAY too many humans on this earth and we have managed to rape, gut, pollute and in general, destroy this blue planet of ours. May the future generations forgive us for this.
Mr Eric Soames
Jul 20th 2011, 13:44
Feel free to leave anytime but include me out.
Shaun Piscopo
Jul 20th 2011, 10:19
they shouldn't have done what was done... its their fault.. Go save the whales... but let the maltese fishermen Work....... Stay out of our Lives..
Thankyou
Mr FRANS H SAID
Jul 20th 2011, 10:08
In principle I agree with their campagn, BUT, democratic law states that no one can the the judge, prosecutor and jury at the same time. They should strive for an international LEGAL group to maintain order on the seas. Thei action in Malta was illegal by any sense of the immagination.
Rebecca Johansen
Jul 20th 2011, 09:54
Yes, Mr. Watson, and I assume the blue fin tuna are "victims" of a barbaric crime........definitely a case for the UN Fish rights committee.......why not organize a flotilla against the Maltese fisherman, along with all the propaganda circus too? Lol. Further, Mr. Watson, with your reckless endangerment of your crew and the provocations against the Japanese whalers - you should have been locked up in the brig years ago.
If you are so desperate to be a hero - why don't you confront the Somali pirates, and whilst you are at it - why not "attack" the Chinese for violating the fishing zones of the Vietnamese and Phillipines? Let's see how "tough" you are, when selecting your next propaganda stunts. I expect you have notarized complaints from the blue fin tuna nation too..............good luck with that.
J. Scicluna
Jul 20th 2011, 09:52
Excellent news!
The Sea Shepherd's activities are nothing short of "pracy on the high seas". They believe that they can ride rough-shop over everything and anyone and get away with it.
Pity that the bond is not much higher to see the seas rid of these thugs.
Hopefully, these lawsuits are made more frequently with the same result.
Mr Michael Adamek
Jul 20th 2011, 12:06
I agree, J , they should be harrassing the Japanese whale killers in the southern oceans.
Leave the fishermen alone-they have a dirty and dangerous job as it is.
J. Scicluna
Jul 20th 2011, 12:38
@ Mr Michael Adamek
Actually, they don't have any right whatsoever to HARASS anyone.
No one is above the Law.
They should spend their money in getting the best Legal Brains of the planet and fight their battles in Law Courts and NOT on the seas like some wannabe Cpt Jack Sparrow.
J Farrugia
Jul 20th 2011, 13:25
The reason they resort to taking things into there own hands is that the Worlds Govts are so corrupt that they let illegal whaling and over fishing go ahead without any control. They just turn a blind eye or invent like the Japanese do that whaling is for research (yeah right).
Remember what we destroy now will only make life harder for the next generation.
To Japan, payback's a bitch, signed the Whales.
David Caruana
Jul 20th 2011, 09:39
Donations can be made directly to Sea Shepherd Conservation through the following link:
https://my.seashepherd.org/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?pid=394
Christian Sciberras
Jul 20th 2011, 10:34
Don't forget to ask for a refund for when Malta ends up in trouble.
Oh wait, it already *IS*...
Jamie McCroskey
Jul 20th 2011, 11:21
LOL pay them so they can go to the Faroes and attack more people? not on my conscience or my dollar. It's time the sea shepherds learn to follow the laws as they expect others to do.
David Caruana
Jul 20th 2011, 13:00
Laws?! What laws?! Those that are blatantly broken by the big fishing companies? The same companies that have the backing of corrupt governments?
When the law is just, it should be respected, but when the law fails to protect an endangered species to protect the business interests of a few, then it's not worth the paper it's written on.
Good luck Capt.Watson!
Mr Joseph N. Attard
Jul 20th 2011, 22:24
Mr Caruana, apart from the fact that you must be joking, have you no thoughts for your fellow Maltese whose property was illegaly and unlawfully attacked? Do you support terrorism?
Please choose the reason of your report below: