Whale Wars, a new series on the Discovery Channel covers the drama at sea of anti-whaling Sea Shepherd activists aboard the Steve Irwin, led by Captain Paul Watson. The Sea Shepherders claim they are enforcing international conservation law by upholding the United Nations World Charter on Nature, to prevent the illegal slaughter of endangered species
The Steve Irwin chases the Yushin Maru. A Discovery Channel crew followed the 2007-2008 campaign through icy Antarctic waters and filmed multiple clashes between activists and whalers: a capsizing, a kidnapping of two crew members – Benjamin Potts and Giles Lane – by one of the Japanese ships, and the gunshot inflicted upon Paul Watson, allegedly fired from one of the Japanese crew, according to Sea Shepherd. The Japanese fell nearly 500 whales short of the season's quota, because of its efforts claim Sea Shepherd
日本捕鲸船船员对反捕鲸斗士伸出中指,作出下流手势。
Crew members aboard Japanese harpoon whaling ship, the Yushin Maru No 3, gesture towards Sea Shepherd activists while using an LRAD (Long Range Acoustic Device) sonic weapon developed for the military
日本捕鲸船用高压水枪驱赶动物保护者
Sea Shepherd crew member Laurens De Groot hurls a bottle of butyric acid (rotten butter) at Japanese harpoon whaling ship, the Yushin Maru No 1, as the Sea Shepherd helicopter flies overhead. The Yushin used water cannons to keep Sea Shepherd boats at bay in New Zealand territorial waters north of the Ross Sea off Antarctica on Febuary 2 2009, as part of Operation Musashi, its 2008-2009 campaign to end what it deems to be illegal whaling operations in Antarctic waters
日本捕鲸船用高压水枪驱赶动物保护者
Sea Shepherd crew members are hosed by water cannons from Japanese harpoon whaling ship, the Yushin Maru in the Ross Sea off Antarctica
日本捕鲸船用高压水枪驱赶动物保护者
Sea Shepherd crew members are hosed by water cannons from Japanese harpoon whaling ship, the Yushin Maru No 1 on February 5 in the Ross Sea off Antarctica