What is whale wars

On Tuesday, Sea Shepherd Global announced it was adding a high-speed patrol vessel to its fleet, the Ocean Warrior, which it says will be able to outrun Japanese whaling ships for the first time. Japan agreed to conduct only nonlethal research in the —15 season.

But this season, the fleet returned to port with minke whales , and it plans to take the same number annually for the next 11 years. Sea Shepherd agrees to stop harassing Japanese whale hunters, but the activists say their compatriots will continue fighting the annual slaughter in the Southern Ocean. David Kirby has been a professional journalist for 25 years.

More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. The successful confrontations disrupt whale carcass processing and disperse the fleet of whaling vessels. What is the price of victory? Add content advisory. Did you know Edit. User reviews 27 Review. Top review. Whale Wars is an OK introduction to the Sea Shepard conversation organization, but follows PC sensationalism in exclusively keying in on human stories, and therefore misses on the real story that Sea Shepard is about: the whales!!

There is essentially nothing about what whales are about, how humans have terrorized and murdered these creatures for centuries, how terribly whales die by harpoons and other torture devices utilized by modern whaling ships, how little we know about whales' consciousness and social behavior, how much we do know about them.

Without any providing emphasis about the most justifiable reasons for not murdering whales, the series misses out on the main points that should be made in support of Sea Shepard. Even so, this series provide a good introduction to the organization, and should help with awareness and fund raising. Paul Watson obviously approves, but one has to suppose for pragmatic reasons. Details Edit. Release date November 7, United States. United States.

Animal Planet. Southern Ocean, South Australia, Australia. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour. Captured fugitive Mostafa Baluch arrives back in Sydney in shackles. Biden adviser says US is taking 'big bet' in sharing nuclear submarines with Australia. A little-known US car maker promised the electric ute.

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