Gil is now demanding more than $5 MILLION in damages claiming Watson failed in his promise to do everything possible to keep the Ady Gil from sinking. The release of the [new] Whale Wars show revealed things Pete was saying and doing, and stuff on board . [48] Watson says he incorporated his own personal experience in writing the book.[49]. What Happened to Raquel Harper from 'TMZ'? Two media releases were made on the same day from the office. [109] The Japanese government also alleged that the whalers launched "noise balls", described as "loud explosive deterrent devices". Shukovsky, Paul. Although the word "deadly" is used often to underscore the risks the crew face, alone out in the wild Antarctic seas their own incompetence can seem the most frightening. "[125], Paul Watson received the Jules Verne Award on October 10, 2012. [32], At the start of the campaign, Marjorie Kaplan, president and general manager of Animal Planet, said in a news release: "The issues surrounding whaling in the southern ocean are important and complex. . Whale Wars is a weekly American documentary-style reality television series that premiered on November 7, 2008 on the Animal Planet cable channel. [42] In 2006, he did not seek re-election. [23] Watson and Rusinovich had a son, Tiger, on September 29, 2016 and a second son, Murtagh, on August 6, 2021. 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. Pete Bethune while he stands trial in Tokyo for allegedly storming a Japanese whaler and trying to arrest its captain. Whale Wars has dumped series regular Capt. He states that the Australian government was attempting to sabotage the upcoming 2010 Sea Shepherd campaign by denying him entry into the country. As a child he was a member of the Kindness Club, which he has credited with teaching him to "respect and defend animals". "[72] He was deported without being charged and is considered a persona non grata by Iceland.[73][74]. [2][3][4] Watson is a citizen of Canada and the United States. 34 talking about this. What Does Billie Eilish's New Single 'Xanny' Mean, Anyway? Whale Wars became a hit for the channel and has received mostly positive reviews. [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. The season chronicled "Operation Relentless" campaign in the Southern Ocean to stop whale hunting. Pete Bethune was captain of the Ady Gil; all decisions on the Ady Gil were his. [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. [142][143], Topics (overviews, concepts, issues, cases), Media (books, films, periodicals, albums), Comments following 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. After the resolution of legal issues involving the Japanese Institute for Cetacean Research, Watson returned as President of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and Commander of the Sea Shepherd fleet. 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. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Canadian Federal Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn accused Watson of trivializing the memory of the lost sealers. Copyright 2023 Distractify. [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". [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. He resigned from the board a month before his term ended, in protest against the organization's sponsorship of a "Why I Hunt" essay contest. Cast and CrewPowered by Jason Hildebrandt See profile Paul Watson More details Directors Erin Calmes Supporting actors Giles Lane, Benjamin Potts, Chris Aultman Producers Most of what the public sees about Sea Shepherd is filtered through their founder, Paul Watson. On August 7, 2012 Interpol renewed the Red Notice for Watson on the charges of "causing a danger of drowning or of an air disaster" laid by Costa Rica. All Rights Reserved. The captain of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has been putting himself between whales and harpoon ships for more than 30 years, preventing the . [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. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. [90] [41] The episodes began airing on Animal Planet on June 3, 2011. "[58] Marjorie Kaplan, president and general manager of Animal Planet, says that they have requested access to the Japanese ships for filming but have repeatedly been declined.[33]. 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The Australian Foreign Affairs Department had condemned "actions by crew members of any vessel that cause injury". . 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. Willem Burger Captain - Farley Mowat " I have been working in the marine research and conservation sector for 35 years as a vessel master, researcher leader and operations leader. For the past five seasons of Animal Planet's "Whale Wars," viewers have watched Captain Paul Watson, as leader of The Sea Shepherd . [47] Season 6 was in part produced and shot by Erin Calmes of Keta Films on board the Steve Irwin. 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. [45] In it, he specifically endorsed the tactics of "monkeywrenching" previously described by Dave Foreman[46] and Edward Abbey. "[53] The satirists of South Park spoofed the show and the Japanese whalers in the 11th episode of season 13, as "Whale Whores". Sea Shepherd was the subject of the series "Whale Wars," which ran on Animal Planet between 2008 and 2015. During last winter's annual. 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The group felt his strong, "front and center" personality and frequently voiced opposition to Greenpeace's interpretation of "nonviolence" were too divisive. The 2019 documentary film Watson, directed by Lesley Chilcott, features interviews with Watson. 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. The staff and volunteers of Sea Shepherd fight to eradicate alleged illegal whaling operations on the high seas. "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. "[130] In 2007 Watson received the Amazon Peace Prize presented by the Vice President of Ecuador Lenin Moreno. He was not, having transferred to another ship in international waters, aware New Zealand was required to notify Interpol if he entered the country. [56][57] Watson has since accused Greenpeace of rewriting their history. . [17], Watson has one daughter, Lilliolani (born 1980), with his first wife, Starlet Lum,[18] who was a founding director of Greenpeace Quebec,[19] Earthforce!, Project Wolf, and Sea Shepherd. "[96] Watson left the Sierra Club board in 2006. The group which formed as a result of that protest was the Don't Make a Wave Committee, which evolved into the group known today as Greenpeace. According to The New Yorker, Watson revived the 19th-century practice of tree spiking. 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]. ship in 1971[28] and skippered the Greenpeace boat Astral in 1972. [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. On May 23, 2019, Paul Watson received an official commendation by Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont stating that the "State of Connecticut conveyed both honor and recognition to Captain Paul Watson. Watson has two grandchildren. "They're using military technology," he said. Watch renowned Australian actor David Field play out the #UltimateDeathScene. [20][21][22] Watson married his fourth wife Yana Rusinovich on February 14, 2015, in Paris, France. [47] According to Foreman in Eco-DefenseThe Field Guide to Monkey-Wrenching these are tactics of sabotage, covert activity, and direct action. 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. Those who are responsible and completely dedicated to the responsibility which is actually a very small percentage of humans. This is one spunky show. [41], In April 2003, Watson was elected to the board of directors of the Sierra Club for a three-year term. . [5] Review aggregation site Metacritic has scored Whale Wars 71 out of 100 based on 6 reviews. 2 via jet-ski. [111] Neither of the two conflicting accounts have been independently verified. [35] The Ady Gil was a futuristic styled ship that held the world record for circumnavigation of the globe by a motorized vessel. [10] The Japanese responded by saying that the men would be held until Sea Shepherd stopped what they called "dangerous and illegal activities". Which is a shame because it was a really popular show with a message that tons of people supported. Gil claims he let Watson's organization use his boat, so long as they took care of it. "[17], The International Whaling Commission issued a statement on March 8, 2008 that "called upon the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society to refrain from dangerous actions that jeopardise safety at sea, and on vessels and crews concerned to exercise restraint. Follow-up investigation was "old news." [27], On February 6, 2009, Watson reported that the Steve Irwin had collided with the Yshin Maru No. [54], Paul Watson continued as a crew member, officer, and skipper (in 1972) aboard several Greenpeace voyages throughout the mid-1970s. One said that the Australian Embassy in Tokyo had been informed by the Japanese that the whalers had "fired warning shots"[112] while the updated version used the phrase "'warning balls' also known as 'flashbangs' had been fired". [38], Because of mounting legal complications, Watson has stepped down as head of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 2013, to abide by an injunction barring him from proximity with Japanese whaling ships. 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. Many believe that the legal troubles that Paul and Sea Shepherd have found themselves in is the reason why Animal Planet backed off from the show and downsized its latest entry from an entire season to just a two-hour special, but this just isn't the case. Watson denied this, saying, "No one ordered him to scuttle it. They utilize aggressive disruption tactics and engage in physical altercations in their quest to cripple the controversial whale trade. Ronald Reagan understood that the facts are not relevant. [15], According to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Paul Watson was born in Toronto to Anthony Joseph Watson and Annamarie Larsen, and grew up in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, along with two sisters and three brothers. For several years, Captain Paul Watson and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society have engaged in a campaign every winter to find and stop Japanese. It is their way of trying to get sympathy. [131], A biographical documentary on Paul Watson's early life and background entitled Pirate for the Sea was produced by Ron Colby in 2008. [91] It was reported that Watson would come out of hiding to join Sea Shepherd in the 201213 campaign against Japanese whaling. The Beginning of the End for Life as We Know it on Planet Earth? He was then imprisoned in the Tokyo Detention Center before being sent back to New Zealand. [46] The two-hour special was the only episode for the sixth season. 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. [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. He considers himself a founding member of Greenpeace and Greenpeace International, a claim Greenpeace disputes despite being pointed out in the documentary, How to Change the World[55] which shows that Watson was indeed one of the original founding members of Greenpeace. He was quoted as saying, "It's all giant street theater. [1] His third wife, Allison Lance, is an animal rights activist and a volunteer crew member of Sea Shepherd. The tactics used by Sea Shepherd have attracted opposition, with the group accused of eco-terrorism by both the Japanese government and Greenpeace. The film also aired on Animal Planet on December 22, 2019. 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. Description. Airing of the proceedings of operation 'Zero Tolerance' for the sixth season of Whale Wars began in December 2013. The footage in Whale Wars shows Watson standing on the deck of the Steve Irwin while Sea Shepherd crew throws glass bottles filled with butyric acid at the Nisshin Maru whaling vessel. [116], Watson was criticized for his poem published immediately following the 2011 Thoku earthquake and tsunami which suggested the disaster was Neptune's anger. "That's music to my ears. The program follows Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, as he and the crew aboard their various vessels harass Japanese whalers off the coast of Antarctica. [94] After his election to the board in 2003, Watson supported an unsuccessful slate of candidates supporting strict immigration controls as an element of a population stabilization policy. Australian foreign minister Stephen Smith condemned Sea Shepherd's actions for potentially causing injury[15] The Japanese Government called in the Australian and Dutch ambassadors to protest the actions and urge those countries to prevent any violence. [11], The crew of the Yushin Maru No. An Earth Warrior's Guide to Strategy, Watson expressed disdain for the truthfulness of mainstream media: The nature of the mass media today is such that the truth is irrelevant. During this season, the Gojira was renamed the Bridgette Bardot. [28], During the 1980s, Watson declared his support for Earth First! . [60] Watson subsequently left the group. SS's founder, Paul Watson, had an injunction slapped against both him and the group that focuses the majority of its efforts at ending that Japanese whaling industry in the South Ocean. 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. Paul Franklin Watson (born December 2, 1950) is a Canadian-American conservation and environmental activist, who founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, an anti-poaching and direct action group focused on marine conservation activism. [68][69] Dutch authorities refused to hand him over to Norwegian authorities although he did spend 80 days in detention in the Netherlands pending a ruling on extradition before being released. His second wife, Lisa Distefano, a former Playboy model, was Sea Shepherd's Director of Operations during the Makah anti-whaling campaigns in Friday Harbor. Paul Watson (above) -- founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society -- has been sued by Ady Gil who claims he owned the famous Ady Gil ship featured on "Whale Wars." The reality-TV series, which returns Dec. 13 on Animal Planet with a two-hour installment, "Whale Wars: A Commander Rises," has been controversial TV entertainment in several ways. 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. [8][12][13] On April 9, first mate Peter Brown was described in a newspaper article as saying that the incident only became a hostage situation because the Sea Shepherd vessel left the scene, so the Japanese would be forced to hold the two crewmen longer. [64], Greenpeace has called Watson a violent extremist and will no longer comment on his activities. This list is limited to captains of the vessels shown in the series and those who boarded Japanese vessels during the series. Stars Giacomo Gorgi Joey McQuade Paul Watson When Stan Marsh takes command of the ship, a fictional news headline states: "Whale Wars Gets Better: Things Actually Happen! [66] In 1997, Watson was convicted in absentia[67] and sentenced to serve 120 days in jail by a court in Lofoten, Norway on charges of attempting to sink the small scale Norwegian fishing and whaling vessel Nybrnna on December 26, 1992. - Sea Shepherd", Animal rights activist arrested in Seattle grand jury probe, "Sea Shepherd's Paul Watson Gets Married on Valentine's Day", "Whale Wars' Captain Paul Watson Welcomes Son Tiger", "Paul Watson: the man behind Sea Shepherd", "Greenpeace Attempts to Make Captain Paul Watson "Disappear", Resistance: Journal of the Earth Liberation Movement, "Paul Watson, Sea Shepherd and Greenpeace: some facts", "Sea Shepherd International: Paul Watson and Greenpeace", "Paul Watson quits Sea Shepherd over U.S. court order World CBC News", "1996 Local General Election Results- Mayor", "Paul Watson is elected to the Sierra Club Board of Directors in April, 2003", "Sierra Club Director Paul Watson Resigns to Protest Hunting Prize". The red notice has the charges issued by Japan as, "Breaking into the Vessel, Damage to Property, Forcible Obstruction of Business, Injury". 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. The charge stemmed from an altercation at sea in 2002 in which Sea Shepherd said that the other vessel was illegally shark finning in Guatemalan waters. Larry Gambone, No Regrets, page 97. The Institute and Coast Guard said that they used seven flashbang devices designed to flash and make noise in the air without causing harm. [81][82] The conflict took place during filming for the documentary Sharkwater and the charges were dropped by prosecutors after video of the incident made by the documentary film makers was shown. "On the Frontlines: With Captain Paul Watson and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society", (Fall 2009). "Now Australia is supposed to go down there, send a ship to monitor what Japan is doing, at least," he said. [86] On July 19, 2012, Japan applied for an extradition order[87] and Watson left Germany,[88] resulting in a German court ordering his immediate re-arrest. Militants sink two of Iceland's Whaling Vessels. Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson said he would now have to find an alternative. The eco-friendly vessel usually ran on a low emission fuel "derived mainly from animal fat, soybeans or other forms of bio-diesel"[36] but was forced by operational reasons to switch to petroleum diesel. For the past 12 years, the activist group's ships have confronted the Japanese whaling fleet in a bid to limit its ability to conduct what the country calls scientific whaling. The anti-whaling organization, Sea Shepherd, has been at the center of the show's mission. [12][13] He was residing in Paris as of July 1, 2014 but has since returned to the United States. All 40th Anniversary Merchandise, including the coin, will be 20% OFF until the end of the month! "The Government has made representations at the highest level in Japan and we are working hard through the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to end any commercial or so-called 'scientific' whaling and promote whale conservation. Whale Wars is a weekly American documentary-style reality television series that premiered on November 7, 2008 on the Animal Planet cable channel. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. He was arrested and transported back to Tokyo to stand trial on various charges, including illegal trespass and carrying a knife. In 2007 Watson explained his view of needed population control and the future for humans given their role in the Holocene extinction, which he refers to as the "Holocenic hominid collective suicide event": Today, escalating human populations have vastly exceeded global carrying capacity and now produce massive quantities of solid, liquid, and gaseous waste [] No human community should be larger than 20,000 people and separated from other communities by wilderness areas [] We need to radically and intelligently reduce human populations to fewer than one billion [] Curing a body of cancer requires radical and invasive therapy, and therefore, curing the biosphere of the human virus will also require a radical and invasive approach [] Who should have children? [113], Watson has been called an eco-terrorist by the Japanese government for his direct action tactics against whalers, and it repeated its position after conflicts during the 200910 whaling season. "Prosecutor Agrees to Release Allison and Alex jailed 22 days but Fines Sea Shepherd 800,000 Yen ($8,000 US) for freeing dolphins!" [2] The show came at a time when Animal Planet was being re-branded to attract broader audiences and compete with non-animal-centric programming. [28] Watson also was a co-founder of Friends of the Wolf and Earthforce Environmental Society. Former Sea Shepherd captain Pete Bethune, from New Zealand, has lashed out at the scrappy, yet highly organized and sometimes dangerous, group of international college activists, weekend warriors, and extended-vacation professionals who pester Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean in an attempt to save the whales. The whale war in the Southern Ocean continued between Sea Shepherd and the Japanese whaling fleet until this year when Japan announced an end to their Antarctic whaling program. [83] On May 21, Watson was released on bail of 250,000 but required to report to police in Frankfurt on a daily basis. 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