Friday, 18 December 2015
    Sea Shepherd
File: Japanese whaling factory ship, Nisshin-Maru heading now to the Southern Ocean.
Liberal government promised to send a vessel to monitor Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean. Trade cannot be used as an excuse for not sending a vessel. This is not about trade, this is about the law. Japanese whaling is in contempt of the Australian Federal Court and found to be illegal by the highest international court, the International Court of Justice," said Jeff Hansen, Managing Director Sea Shepherd Australia.

"The people of Australia want to see an end to whaling in the Southern Ocean. Sea Shepherd is calling on Malcolm Turnbull to represent the interests of the people of Australia, and not the interests of the Japanese whalers. The whaler's harpoons are primed and on their way south to resume their bloody slaughter of protected whales. Anything less than sending a vessel would be aiding and abetting a crime about to take place in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary," concluded Mr Hansen.

Japanese whaling factory ship, Nisshin-Maru heading now to the Southern Ocean.   :(

Hope those Jap Japanese trawlers manage to pick off a few north coast white pointers as well.

Afraid they are wasting their time appealing to 'no nuts Turnbull' to do something about jap whaling. The libs have already sold us out with the submarine deal and there is no way the waffler is going to rock the boat!

macman wrote on Dec 24^th, 2015 at 8:38am:

Afraid they are wasting their time appealing to 'no nuts Turnbull' to do something about jap whaling. The libs have already sold us out with the submarine deal and there is no way the waffler is going to rock the boat!

What did Labor do during their six years in office? Answer: SFA!

Armchair_Politician wrote on Dec 24^th, 2015 at 10:04am:

macman wrote on Dec 24th, 2015 at 8:38am: Afraid they are wasting their time appealing to 'no nuts Turnbull' to do something about jap whaling. The libs have already sold us out with the submarine deal and there is no way the waffler is going to rock the boat! What did Labor do during their six years in office? Answer: SFA!

NOT SUPPOSED TO REMEMBER THAT AP>> ;)

oh wait a minute I think kruddy threatened them with the NAVY didnt he???>....hilarious..

btw is this the same Mob that have damaged the shark nets......putting young people at risk who think they are being protected ??

doesnt that sounds like THUGS AND HOODs to you???>..well it does to me... untold damage and who gives them the right exactly???>. >:( >:(

Sea Shepherd Set to Launch New Anti-Whaling Mission In January
HuffPost Australia  |  By Sam McKeith

Posted: 24/12/2015 16:59 AEST Updated: 1 hour ago
WHALING JAPAN


Sea Shepherd is gearing up for its annual Antarctic tussle with Japanese whaling vessels and this year it is also putting toothfish poaching on the agenda.

The environmental conservation group has harassed Japan's whale hunt in Antarctic waters for 11 years, and played a part in the north Asian nation abandoning its 2014-15 Southern Ocean hunt after the International Court of Justice (ICC) said the annual expedition was a commercial activity posing as research.

But with Japan resuming the controversial hunt in 2016, Sea Shepherd will once again taking to the ocean in an attempt to disrupt whaling boats.   :)

The 2016 mission will also take aim at illegal fishing of Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish, under the banner Operation Icefish.

Sea Shepherd Captain Sid Chakravarty said the Steve Irwin would depart from Fremantle, Western Australia, in early January to patrol near Antarctica.

"We have two poaching operations we're looking at, one is the return of the Japanese whaling fleet to Antarctica and the other is the presence of two Interpol listed toothfishing vessels," Chakravarty said on Thursday.

"Both are operating illegally in those waters."   

He said his team -- sometimes referred to as vigilantes of the ocean -- would attempt to directly intervene to stop illegal activity in the icy region.   :)

"The Steve Irwin will be put either on the slipway of the 'Nisshin Maru' to stop the transfer of whales or they will be blocking the illegal fishing vessels from deploying their fishing gear," he said.

"Once the operations have been stopped the vessels will be pursued and documented with the evidence being provided to Interpol and other organisations such as the Australian Federal Police."

His comments come after Sea Shepherd on Wednesday attracted media attention after claims it sabotaged anti-shark drum lines on the NSW north coast.

The group has denied the claims, saying its members were falsely accused.   :(

Meanwhile, another Antarctic clash between Japan and Australian conservationists is tipped to heighten tension between the two countries, which are on the brink of an historic defence deal related to submarine acquisitions.

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull expressed disappointment at Japan's decision to resume whaling while on his first visit to the country as PM.

"Australia is very disappointed that Japan has resumed whaling in the Southern Ocean this year," he said at the time.

"We recognise that is a point of difference of opinion but we should be upfront and frank about our differences of opinion, put them on the table and deal with them, seek to resolve them."

According to Japanese reports, the nation's fisheries agency told the International Whaling Commission it would slash its annual minke catches by two-thirds to 333.

The Japanese whaling fleet set sail for the Antarctic earlier in December.   >:(

Armchair_Politician wrote on Dec 24^th, 2015 at 10:04am:

macman wrote on Dec 24th, 2015 at 8:38am: Afraid they are wasting their time appealing to 'no nuts Turnbull' to do something about jap whaling. The libs have already sold us out with the submarine deal and there is no way the waffler is going to rock the boat! What did Labor do during their six years in office? Answer: SFA!

a fact lost on the stupid aka lefties