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Wednesday, May 21, 2008 4:19 PM

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Sea Shepherd E-news- Making Waves Globally

 

 

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In This Issue

 

Sea Shepherd billing Canada $1,000 a day

 

Queensland Australia proposes shark fin fishery

 

Smelly Fishy Business in the Galapagos

 

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May 21, 2008

 

 

 

Dear Nancie,

 

 

The Canadian government continues to hold our vessel, the Farley Mowat, after illegally confiscating it in international waters. In the meantime, we're billing the Canadian government $1,000 for every day our ship is in custody. This week, we learned that Iceland has announced it is resuming its commercial whaling operation with a quota of 40 Piked whales (Minke), much to our dismay. Operation Ragnarok, which was put on hold last year when Iceland canceled its whaling program, may be resurrected in opposition to this decision. At the same time, we're preparing the Steve Irwin's return to Antarctica to oppose Japanese whaling and urging the Australian government to stop the opening of a shark fin fishery off the Great Barrier Reef, and we continue our ongoing work to expose and end illegal poaching and longlining in the Galapagos...

 

 

 

Sea Shepherd billing Canada $1,000 a day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sea Shepherd is billing the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans $1,000.00 per day for every day that the Farley Mowat is unlawfully held by the department.

 

Sea Shepherd will send an invoice on the 12th of each month asking for $30,000 for the time the ship is held from the Society. This will total $365,000 every year.

 

Click here to see how much is owed to date

 

 

 

 

Queensland Australia proposes shark fin fishery

 

 

 

Just when we were thinking it was becoming safe for sharks to be in Australian waters, the Queensland government in an incredible display of ecological insensitivity has proposed a shark fin fishery in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and in marine parks in Queensland waters.

 

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This announcement has come just as Rob Stewart's award winning film Sharkwater opens in Australia. This film which features Sea Shepherd's efforts to stop shark finning is raising awareness of the plight of sharks worldwide.

 

 

 

Smelly Fishy Business in the Galapagos

 

 

 

Since 2000, Sea Shepherd has been working with the Galapagos National Park and the Ecuadorian National Environmental Police to try and control poaching in the Marine Reserve. Recent activities in the Galapagos illustrate ongoing problems. On May 5th, the Head of the Navy for the Galapagos released a shark poaching vessel that was arrested on April 27th. This boat was caught inside the Marine Reserve with between 140 and 290 sharks plus shark fins onboard.The Navy said the vessel was released because the fish were beginning to smell. However there seems to be a stronger stench in the Enchanted Islands and it is not coming from the fish.Sea Shepherd believes that if the world can't save the Galapagos then there is little hope for every other eco-system on this planet. We must fight the corruption that is perpetuating the steady diminishment of these incredible islands.

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Attention Europe: Captain Watson coming to select cities this summer

 

 

 

Captain Watson will be visiting select European cities for the first time in nearly 10 years at the end of May and beginning of June. He will be giving presentations at scheduled events in Belgium, the Netherlands, France and the United Kingdom.

 

Visit our events page for details on how to attend

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are continuing to make waves globally and are actively working on behalf of of ocean wildlife everywhere. I thank-you for your support, for we could not save the whales, dolphins, sharks, or seals without your compassion and generosity.

 

For the Oceans,

Captain Paul WatsonFounder and President -----------------

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