It's a tough one however I think the Sea Sheppard has escalated to this point because not enough people in power seem to really care about what is going on. There is so much illegal fishing going on governments turn a blind eye to. Traditional lobbying seems to have very little effect which is a shame, and The Sea Sheppard is the end result of that.
While I've never seen myself as a hard line supporter of Greenpeace or similar organizations, I do have to admin to supporting them in at least some of the ideals. We're destroying the oceans at an alarming rate which will have far reaching impacts we'll likely never fully see.
A thousand whales for research? I need the proof they are truly going to research. I would challenge these researchers to allow observers to follow their processing of all the whales. If it's truly for research they should have nothing to hide and welcome Paul Watson and friends to see exactly what they are doing.
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