He added that the illegality of whaling in Australian waters did not excuse Sea Shepherd's activities.
"During Sea Shepherd's long history, we have never caused a single injury to any person, " he said.
Other than pre-empting the arrival of the Japanese fleet, Sea Shepherd believes three strategies have proved particularly effective.
Watson nearly lost his life in the process, and, after the campaign, he was forced to scuttle Sea Shepherd.
Sea Shepherd volunteers joined park rangers on their missions, to document their effectiveness.
In pursuing these disruptive tactics, it has helped that Sea Shepherd has put to sea four ships, its biggest ever flotilla.
Sea Shepherd argues that the US court has no jurisdiction over foreign-flagged vessels sailing in Australian waters with an international crew.
Then there is Deborah Basset, environmental activist and supporter of Sea Shepherd, an international NGO that hunts down whaling vessels with its very own navy.
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This week a three-judge panel of the US Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the Japanese, and ordered Sea Shepherd to stop harassing its ships.
"For the 35 years since I founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, I have strived to act non-violently and within the boundaries of the law, " Watson said.
His second wife, Lisa DiStefano, was a Playboy model. (DiStefano was a Sea Shepherd volunteer, and Lance still is.) His first wife, Starlet Lum, was a Greenpeace bookkeeper.
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a vocal critic of Planktos, has, according to George, threatened to 'intercept' the Weatherbird II if attempts are made to carry out research.
That was partly because his government ordered the arrest of a member of Sea Shepherd, an American green group, for taking part in a police raid on fin traffickers.
The ceremony had been followed by talks with the general commander of the National Police, who wanted to discuss how Sea Shepherd could assist the police in fighting poachers.
On January 19th, the day he moored his ships together in the Ross Sea, he wore a black, military-style sweater adorned with Sea Shepherd patches, and a rainbow-colored belt that held a sheathed knife.
Last month, the Japanese research foundation Institute of Cetacean Research and the Japanese firm Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha Ltd. secured a U.S. District Court injunction against Watson and his Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, according to the institute's website.
Organizations like Sea Shepherd, Greenpeace, The International Fund for Animal Welfare, the Humane Society and -- yes -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals all campaign in various ways to stop the decimation of whales and other intelligent creatures of the sea.
The sea level was about 10 inches higher in 2012 than in 1900, Shepherd said.
The sea level near New York City was about 10 inches higher in 2012 than in 1900, Shepherd said.
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