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De Odyssee van Medeleven. Sea Shepherd’s strijd tegen de illegale Japanse walvisjacht in Antarctica. Stijn Bruers , 17/11/’07 – 06/02/‘08. Japanese whaling fleet. Nisshin Maru (130 m, 13 kn) Factory ship. Yushin Maru (60 m, 18 kn) Harpoonship. Yushin Maru No.2 Harpoonship.
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De Odyssee van Medeleven SeaShepherd’s strijd tegen de illegale Japanse walvisjacht in Antarctica Stijn Bruers, 17/11/’07 – 06/02/‘08
Japanese whaling fleet Nisshin Maru (130 m, 13 kn) Factory ship Yushin Maru (60 m, 18 kn) Harpoonship Yushin Maru No.2 Harpoonship Kyo Maru No.2 (60 m, 18 kn) Harpoonship Kaiko Maru Sighting vessel Kyoshin Maru No.2 (60m, 18 kn) Sighting vessel
Japanese whaling fleet(Institute for Cetacean Research) ? Spy ship Oriental Bluebird (143 m, 13 kn) Supply vessel
935 Minke whales • 50 Fin whales • 50 Humpback whales
International regulations • Moratorium on commercial whaling (IWC) • Ban on trade in endangered species (CITES) • Australian and Antarctic Whale Sanctuary • Antarctic treaty • Maritime law • Australian high court ban on whaling • World Charter for Nature (UN)
The vision of SeaShepherd • Conservationism: biodiversity has intrinsicvalue and shouldbepreserved. Humanarrogance to thinkthatonlyhuman species is important. • Animalrights: everysentientbeing has the basic right not to beused as merelymeans to ourends. Humanarrogance to thinkthatonlyhumans have thisbasic right. Biocentrism: all life is precious!
Steve Irwin 60 m, 17 kn, 2 engines 1 helicopter 3 inflatables (zodiacs)
Pirates of compassion
Hayagriva Compassionate wrath
Bridge (wheelhouse) Quartermaster Stijn Bruers (Be) Captain Paul Watson (Ca)
Bridge (wheelhouse)
Deck Bosun Dave Jennings (USA) Zodiac team Bosun’s mate Tim Wilcox (USA) Bosun’s mate Riccy Jamieson (Au) Zodiac team Deckhand Simon King (Au) Fire team
Media crew Animal Planet Whale Wars
Albatross, petrels
Antarctic convergence 10 Dec 2007, 57°S
Part II Anchoring 30th Dec 2007 Williamstown (Melbourne)
New Year’s Eve sling (Melbourne)
Departure to Antarctica 1st Jan 2008
Humpback whales (9th Jan 2008)
Encounter Japanese whaling fleet 15th Jan 2008 59°S, 78°E