From Captain Paul Watson: Japan Officially Recognizes Sea Shepherd’s Success In Saving Whales This is for all those who critics who have been saying that Sea Shepherd has not accomplished anything with our campaigns to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. In the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Japan testified under oath that the sole reason they have not been able to secure their quota in the annual number of whales killed is because of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Japan has stated that if they can remove Sea Shepherd from the Southern Ocean they will be able to reach their self-allotted quotas of 850 Minke whales, 50 Fin whales and 50 Humpback whales. Japan claims that Sea Shepherd has prevented them from doing their “research” and cited this as one of the reasons for their failure to produce any solid scientific data from their JARPA II program. “The JARPA II program has a quota—850 minke whales, 50 fin whales and 50 humpback whales annually. Australia pointed out the quota had not been reached; Japan concurred, saying the reason was attacks by Sea Shepherd.’ - Crikey Magazine And there we have it. The government of Japan has made it as plain as it can possibly be made plain, in an International Court of Law, that Sea Shepherd has been highly effective in shutting down their whale killing activities. Australia’s case against Japan has been heard. The court proceedings are over. The Judges will make their verdict available within 4 to 6 months. Sea Shepherd expects Japan to return to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary in December to resume their illegal whaling activities no matter what the verdict is, and if the International Court of Justice fails to stop their cruel and murderous activities, the Sea Shepherd ships and their international crews will be there to intercept and intervene to uphold the integrity of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 15:46:22 +0000
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