World Animal Awareness Society - WA2S.org believes we can gain knowledge from everyone's perspective. We strive to understand all sides of stories at the human/animal intersection. As an example, we are introducing this page, the first in a line of new pages on our website dedicated to sharing all perspectives. Click on the videos below to view side-by side visual data from whaling in the Southern Ocean Sanctuary and the resulting conflict between Sea Shepherd Conservation Society & The Institute of Cetacean Research. As new data is available it will be posted here - We will update approximately once per week.
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Text description and footage from Sea Shepherd Conservation Society - Operation No Compromise, January 1, 2011: Japanese harpoon vessels attempt to block Sea Shepherd from chasing the Nisshin Maru resulting in skirmishes between Sea Shepherd's three ships and the three Japanese harpoon vessels. |
The Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR) is the global copyright holder of the above footage shot between January 1 and January 6, 2011. Descriptions below from ICR:
January 1, 2011: Anti-whaling activists aboard a zodiac boat prepare to deploy a rope aimed at the Yushin Maru #3 propeller and rudder, and throw glass bottle projectiles. January 5, 2011: Anti-whaling activists use a slingshot to launch a projectile, readies to fire a high-power launcher, and trimaran Gojira deploys a wire rope aimed to disable the propeller and rudder of Yushin Maru #2. January 6, 2011: Steve Irwin activists throw glass projectiles toward the Japanese research vessel Yushin maru |
