Cast and CrewPowered by Jason Hildebrandt See profile Paul Watson More details Directors Erin Calmes Supporting actors Giles Lane, Benjamin Potts, Chris Aultman Producers The tactics used by Sea Shepherd have attracted opposition, with the group accused of eco-terrorism by both the Japanese government and Greenpeace. A second documentary, Seal Wars, followed members of Sea Shepherd as they attempted to intervene against seal hunting activities on the beaches of Namibia. The network's senior vice president of legal affairs, Julie Wolf, dished out on the challenges they're facing after receiving the injunction. The Beginning of the End for Life as We Know it on Planet Earth? Bethune was captaining the Whale Wars ship Ady Gil in the Southern Ocean last January when it collided with and was destroyed by the Shonan Maru 2, a Japanese whaler. He was arrested and transported back to Tokyo to stand trial on various charges, including illegal trespass and carrying a knife. When Stan Marsh takes command of the ship, a fictional news headline states: "Whale Wars Gets Better: Things Actually Happen! The Australian Foreign Affairs Department had condemned "actions by crew members of any vessel that cause injury". [24], Watson ran for parliament in Canada's federal elections twice.[25]. [10] He appeared before a US appeals court on November 6, 2013, stating that neither he nor the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society violated a 2012 order requiring them to leave whaling vessels alone. [2], At an animal rights convention in 2002, Paul Watson was also quoted as saying, "There's nothing wrong with being a terrorist, as long as you win. [3] Sea Shepherd has been both criticized and praised for tactics of direct action sabotage which include throwing stink bombs of butyric acid, as well as ramming, boarding, and otherwise attempting to disable the Japanese vessels. [89] It is understood the statute of limitations on his Costa Rican charges was set to expire in June 2013. [124] He often takes the attitude that he represents (or stands in for) law enforcement which is either unwilling or unable to enforce existing laws. . She also said that Japan had denied requests to film on their vessels. Peter Hammarstedt takes the reigns as campaign leader, where a single misstep could cost hundreds of whales their lives. As a part of Sea Shepherd fleet since 2007, the M/Y Steve Irwin has conducted multiple campaigns in defense of the worlds oceans and has saved countless marine lives. "[96] Watson left the Sierra Club board in 2006. Airing of the proceedings of operation 'Zero Tolerance' for the sixth season of Whale Wars began in December 2013. In 2010, long time friend and filmmaker Peter Brown released the documentary Confessions of an Eco-Terrorist, a satirical look back at the last 30 years of actions. [34], The former member of Sea Shepherd and captain of the MYAdy Gil Pete Bethune described Watson as "morally bankrupt" who would order the intentional sinking of his own ships like the Ady Gil as a means to "garner sympathy with the public and to create better TV". There isn't much Sea Shepherd or Paul can do to reverse the decision, but it also looks like Animal Planet was also kinda-sorta named in the injunction as well: "any party acting in concert with them." 2021 13+. This stunning and dangerous limited series spotlights both the controversial Japanese whaling trade and the tactics that the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and its staff and volunteers use to cripple it. If the humorless whale killers and the bank rollers of the dolphin killers did not like the show, then that's all I need to applaud it."[140]. The staff and volunteers of Sea Shepherd fight to eradicate alleged illegal whaling operations on the high seas. [27] Watson sailed as a crew member aboard the Greenpeace Too! [11] Although the United States is a signatory member of Interpol, Watson has not been detained for extradition to Japan or Costa Rica. Death of a Whale is Captain Paul Watson's fascinating new narrative about a historic dispute involving cultural entitlement, the sovereignty of whales, and international whaling agreements. "[52], The show has also been criticized for being biased, and the Sea Shepherd crew has been ridiculed. [63], During an interview in 1978 with CBC Radio, Watson spoke out against Greenpeace (as well as other organizations) and their role and motives for the anti-sealing campaigns. During this season, the Gojira was renamed the Bridgette Bardot. Ironically, the ship is a former Norwegian whaling vessel but has since been renamed and refitted. Animal Planet's Whale Wars is at the center of the whaling controversy, and the program's received so much backlash that its entire sixth season was actually condensed to a two-hour special. Watson was portrayed (along with whale biologist, Nan Hauser), during a 60 Minutes episode[141] that aired in 2013, as contributing to the return of the Humpback whale populations in the South Pacific. [47] Season 6 was in part produced and shot by Erin Calmes of Keta Films on board the Steve Irwin. There's a bit of a legal loophole that allows whaling to take place as long as it's under the guise of research purposes. [9], After staying at sea for 15 months following his escape from Germany, where he was released on bail, he returned to Los Angeles in late October 2013, going through customs and "was not arrested". [2] The Japanese claim that their whaling is legally permitted research, which Sea Shepherd and others contend is a cover for banned commercial whaling. Thank you.----Sea Shepherd is an international, non-profit marine conservation organization that engages in direct action campaigns to defend wildlife, and conserve and protect the worlds oceans from illegal exploitation and environmental destruction.Learn more about us: https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/Support our efforts: https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/donate/ According to The New Yorker, Watson revived the 19th-century practice of tree spiking. [16] After working as a tour guide at Expo 67, the World's Fair that took place in Montreal in 1967, Watson moved to Vancouver. "They have real-time satellite coverage. [99] In 1978, Watson expressed opposition to seal hunt protest organization, suggesting in an interview with CBC's Barbara Frum that saving seals is a cheap and easy fundraiser and that seals do not deserve special status over other species. The campaign included a new interceptor vessel joining the Sea Shepherd fleet MVGojira (or Godzilla) replacing the role of the Ady Gil. . Two media releases were made on the same day from the office. [84][85] In June, Costa Rica formally requested Watson's extradition from Germany. Watson has two grandchildren. If you change your mind, go to Notifications in the menu to enable browser notifications. 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[23] Watson and Rusinovich had a son, Tiger, on September 29, 2016 and a second son, Murtagh, on August 6, 2021. Whaling Ship Deliberately Crashes Into Sea Shepherds Boat | Whale Wars DMAX UK 373K subscribers Subscribe 13K 1.6M views 3 years ago While the Ady Gil is stopped waiting to be refuelled, the. For the past five seasons of Animal Planet's "Whale Wars," viewers have watched Captain Paul Watson, as leader of The Sea Shepherd . FYI -- Watson resigned from his position as the President of the Sea Shepherd society yesterday in the wake of other legal issues facing the organization. [64] Watson accused these organizations of campaigning against the Canadian seal hunt because it is an easy way to raise money and it is a profit maker for the organizations. Back inside the bridge of the Steve Irwin, a metal fragment is found inside the vest. Paul Watson doesn't care what you think. The Japanese respond by throwing flashbang devices. For several years, Captain Paul Watson and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society have engaged in a campaign every winter to find and stop Japanese. "Whale Wars" TV conservationist Paul Watson quit his conservation society Tuesday because of a recent federal court injunction against him and his group's anti-whaling activities. Offers may be subject to change without notice. 2. They were not to direct, control, re-crete, re-shoot anything. In December of 2018, it was announced that Sea Shepherds flagship vessel, the M/Y Steve Irwin, would be retiring. One of the producers of this season said that this is the most emotional season of Whale Warsthe dynamics of the crew totally change this season because Paul's not on the boat. The whaling industry claim that a whale dies within minutes. Where we are, we cannot close in on them. Were concerned that judges in the case are worried about losing face if they release Pete, only to have him go on our boats again. The show focuses on the efforts of the group to stop whaling activities carried out by the Japanese in the name of research. The whaling indu. On top of all that, they had to deal with Paul's legal issues which made shooting challenging in a number of ways, and made sending a production crew on a vessel for three months almost impossible. In its fictional Larry King show, Watson himself was called "An unorganized incompetent media whore who thought lying to everyone was OK as long as it served his cause" and "A smug, narcoleptic liar with no credibility". "Australia recently invested an additional $1.5 million to the IWC's highly successful Southern Ocean Research Partnership, to support non-lethal whale research in the Southern Ocean.". [12][13] He was residing in Paris as of July 1, 2014 but has since returned to the United States. The captain of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has been putting himself between whales and harpoon ships for more than 30 years, preventing the . Watson and several other shipmates were also unable to join the Steve Irwin on its promotional tour of Australia until they were able to provide documentation from the governments of the United States, Canada and Norway, exonerating them from previously claimed acts of violence, specifically claims by Sea Shepherd of intentionally sinking a ship in Norway. Pete made some decisions that were contrary to those rules, and for those alone he wouldnt be allowed to participate in another [anti-whaling] campaign. During his time in the Tokyo Detention Center, Bethune was expelled from Sea Shepherd. The star of the reality show " Whale Wars " LIED about the fate of the show's most famous ship . Watch renowned Australian actor David Field play out the #UltimateDeathScene. [34], His leadership style has variously been called arrogant, as well as pushing himself too much "front and center", which was cited as one of the reasons for expulsion from Greenpeace. "[53] The satirists of South Park spoofed the show and the Japanese whalers in the 11th episode of season 13, as "Whale Whores". Nancy Dewolf Smith of The Wall Street Journal wrote: "What is shocking at first is how unprepared most of these people are for their self-appointed mission as planet savers. 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[40] He ran for mayor in 1996, placing fourth. [7], Watson's activities have led to legal action from authorities in countries including the United States,[8] Canada, Norway, Costa Rica and Japan. Sounds like the network, while in support of Paul and Sea Shepherd, found a way to legally keep themselves safe while still producing a show, that, like many shows, became more and more expensive to create year after year. The 2008 documentary At the Edge of the World chronicled the efforts of Watson and 45 volunteers to hinder the Japanese whaling fleet in the waters around Antarctica. Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd says Japan's use of military-grade technology to track its ships has ended its attempts to stop the Southern Ocean whale hunt. Whale Wars (TV Series 2008- ) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb Edit Whale Wars (2008- ) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Series Directed by Erin Calmes . [78] In both statements Interpol stated that a "Red Notice is not an international arrest warrant" that it is "a request for any country to identify or locate an individual with a view to their provisional arrest and extradition in accordance with the country's national laws". [37] Pete Bethune, the operator, said that an agreement was reached with Sea Shepherd for the boat to adopt a support role.[38][39]. Highlighting both the controversial whaling trade and the tactics that Sea . They utilize aggressive disruption tactics and engage in physical altercations in their quest to cripple the controversial whale trade. The Toronto native joined a Sierra Club protest against nuclear testing in 1969. If this cruel and cold-blooded death were to happen to humans, the perpetrators would be jailed immediately. The "star". According to The New Yorker, The New York Times, and other sources,[1][29][30][31] Watson was a founding member of Greenpeace, but the organization denies this stating he "was an influential early member but not, as he sometimes claims, a founder. Paul Watson is the captain and founder of Sea Shepherd, a radical environmental group made up of self-proclaimed eco-pirates who fight for marine conservation. The group favors direct action and often uses its vessels to physically block illegal whaling and fishing operations. Whaling ships not only travel faster than Watson's boats, they have equipped themselves with "weapons" like a water cannon that could soak Watson's crew in frigid Arctic waters and cripple or. In season four, Sea Shepherd's "Operation No Compromise"[40] started with the whaling season in early December 2010, and lasted through February 2011 at which point the Japanese ceased whaling operations. The program followed Paul Watson , founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society , as he and the crew aboard their various vessels attempted to stop the killing of whales by Japanese vessels (whalers) off the coast of Antarctica. Paul Watson told The Post yesterday. The Japanese made extensive use of LRADs to deter Sea Shepherd. Stars Chris Aultman Paul Watson Peter Hammarstedt See production, box office & company info Watch on Prime Video buy from $3.99 . [93] In March 2019, Costa Rica dropped all charges against Watson and has removed the Interpol red notice. And help Sea Shepherd stop the killing by sharing this video. 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It aired on the evening of June 8, 2012 prior to the second episode in the fifth season of Whale Wars. We filmed and photographed the entire thing. When one of the ships tries to transfer a dead whale to the factory ship, Captain Watson maneuvers his ship to block it, resulting in a full-speed collision. [50], Watson was explicit about what he perceived to be the lack of truthfulness in mass media: "If you do not know an answer, a fact, or a statistic, then simply follow the example of an American President and do as Ronald Reagan didmake it up on the spot and deliver the information confidently and without hesitation. 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[115] Watson responded to Beck's comments on the official Sea Shepherd website by stating that he had said that but that it was taken out of context, quoting Gerald Seymour's "One man's terrorist is another's freedom fighter". Captain Paul Watson is the founder of the Sea Shepherds and has been involved in protecting our marine wildlife his whole life and plans to keep doing it until the day he dies. Even though Sea Shepherd appeared to have an ally in the network that airs its work, it was still at war with Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research. What is true and what is right to the general public is what is defined as true and right by the mass media. [17] Paul Watson continued as a crew member, skipper, and officer aboard several Greenpeace voyages throughout the mid-1970s. [1], Watson worked with the Green Party of British Columbia in Vancouver in the 1980s and 90s. Watson claims the person who should REALLY get the blame for the crash is the ship's captain -- Peter Bethune -- who "negligently stopped his ship in the path of the whaling vessel and it was cut. As Watson explained the incident, "We were in the process of blocking the transfer from the Yshin Maru No. [1], In 2007, Discovery Channel began production of a reality show which would cover the activities of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's campaign against Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary off the coast of Antarctica. [35] The Ady Gil was a futuristic styled ship that held the world record for circumnavigation of the globe by a motorized vessel. Watson served his sentence at Her Majesty's Penitentiary, St. John's, NL. He faces up to 15 years in prison. In March 2012, Animal Planet announced a five-part spin-off titled Whale Wars: Viking Shores which followed Sea Shepherd operations to stop traditional whaling in the Faroe Islands in a mission dubbed "Operation Ferocious Isles" by Sea Shepherd. [70], Sea Shepherd activists Rod Coronado and David Howitt went to Iceland in 1986 and scuttled two whaling ships in port at Reykjavk and also damaged a whale meat processing factory. Sea Shepherd was the subject of the series "Whale Wars," which ran on Animal Planet between 2008 and 2015. [41], In April 2003, Watson was elected to the board of directors of the Sierra Club for a three-year term. 2 as the Steve Irwin tried to block its attempt to prevent the transfer of a dead whale up the slipway of the factory ship Nisshin Maru. The Japanese respond by throwing stun grenades, one crew member is injured from a grenade detonating close behind him and another injured trying to escape the explosions. 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