yes, Captain Paul Watson should be awarded with the Peace Nobel Prize! His fight is essential for the Biodiversity of the Oceans, for all of us, for the Future of the Planet, Next generations!

Paul Watson and his outstanding Sea Shepherd crew members do the a great job. The Job that should be done by governments, but Sea Shepherd achieves it so well with an efficient method of agressive non-violence and they save lives of marine species! with this strategy and their results, without no doubt, Paul Watson deserves the Peace Nobel Prize!!!

If you were to consult their 900 forms from 2005 to 2012 (from the IRS) you'd notice that the vast majority of Sea Shepherd's expenditures were associated to campaigns in the Antarctic, followed by campaigns in the Faroe Islands and in Atlantic Canada. Those campaigns involved four species, only one of which is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List. The three non-endangered species in question are not listed as vulnerable or near threatened on the IUCN Red List and Japan only took 18 of the aforementioned endangered species, in total, so how exactly is he saving our oceans, as he likes to imply ? Would a "real hero" claim to be saving something he doesn't, like humpback whales in the southern ocean whaling sanctuary ? Japan cancelled those plans in 2007 and had taken none yet he still claims to be protecting them there. BTW, in regards to those 18 endangered fin whales Japan had taken, Greenland took 60 of those over the same period and also indulged in some humpback whaling, resulting in the death of 28 humpbacks. But where was the "direct intervention" there ?

Can you point to someone who is doing more? Maybe Taylor Swift or Kobe Bryant? It sounds like you are just nit picking in order to oppose what Paul Watson stands for. Or maybe you are just a Canuck who wants to take your hakapik the skull of a baby seal? Endangered our not, thousands of seal pups, is that something that Canada should be proud of?

calamagrostis88 Taylor Swift and Kobe Bryant are not claiming to be saving the oceans. Paul is. And from the information I provided to you you should know that he is not saving the oceans. Accomplishment fallacies, false dilemmas, association fallacy based straw men and appeals to pride do not cause Paul Watson to save the oceans either. In regards to your rather ignorant questions, I refer you to Paul Watson's own statements in an 1978 interview with Barbara Frum on CBC Radio, which can be found on KZfaq. Please consult that video before responding.

OK, that is an old interview, but it is a bit Machiavellian. While the harp seal may not be endangered the Sea Shepherd is working on saving the Vaquita, Bluefin Tuna, Sea Turtles and Coral Reefs. But maybe you have a better idea, is there another organization that you would recommend that is doing a better job?

calamagrostis88 Sea Shepherd have only recently decided to discuss the Vaquita, which was on the CETOS Research Organization's radar for a decade. If they truly had been concerned about this issue they would have spent a significant amount of funds on it, earlier. But even you can confirm by looking at their "operation" details that none had been dedicated to this species. In regards to Bluefin Tuna, there was only one Sea Shepherd campaign in regards to this species since 2000, in the Mediterranean in 2010. And if it weren't for their cutting of nets at a legal fish farming installation and the subsequent legal action by Fish & Fish nobody would have known they were there. That's pretty much all they did. Other groups like the WWF were responsible for spreading the word to consumers to curb their consumption of this tuna. And Sea Shepherd's actions felt contrived and opportunistic, more-so now that they haven't had a "campaign" there since. In regards to Sea Turtles and the coral reefs, they spent so little on those issues that one can only consider them side notes to their cetacean campaigns in the Antarctic and Faroe Islands. I don't remember encountering the expenditures associated to the Cove Guardians in the 900 forms but i'm guessing it was significantly more that what they spent on the three issues you've mentioned, combined. Basically Paul keeps his fingers in many pies but spend the most on those that bring in the most donations, which is made apparent by his Ady Gil stunt. www.ady.com/Award-Final_Award-Kalicki.pdf

Scott Walker;tell the politicians to stop testing nukes in the oceans,and destroying sealife habitat,and the bit about OUR DESTRUCTION you can keep for your personal use,big bussines is destroying the planet,and eco warriors saying its our fault when in fact its the politicians fault for letting it happen in the first place now where should we begin,eco warriors I can see them all now lined up outside their governments building,do you need a signature sir,when will it happen if I sign your eco paper you fighting your eco war in the wrong place all along,now you know where to start,what you all eco warriors waiting for.

Vita redit;just don't breath in the bit they nuked,you may die breathing,including,fish and whales,yes and never believe you are destroying the oceans when in fact big bussines have been destroying the oceans for years,and eco warriors have done nothing about it,just another eco warrior brainwash program of delusion now go see your politician.....

And the Pacific is dead now from fokushima

Speaking of ignorance, can you name the two whale species that were being taken by Japan during JARPA II and their conservation statuses on the IUCN Red List ? And can you explain how this activity would cause the oceans to die ? Paul may have convinced you this is a black and white situation but are you not concerned about his group's use of a chemical that has its own International Chemical Safety Card, which contains an explicit warning about the chemical being "harmful to aquatic organisms" ? ICSC 1334 clearly states that the chemical should not enter the environment and to retain its stench, corrosive nature and slickness the product must be in a high concentration. Are you not concerned about the dangerous navigation and tactics Sea Shepherd have been cited for in Case ID 12-35266, all of which had the possibility of harming not only people but the environment ? The Antarctic is no place to provoke collisions with vessels, including feeling vessels. And disabling vessels in these choppy cold waters is incredibly dangerous.

Canuktunes- You could only be japanese to defend the indefensible! On March 2014 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Japan to cease the JARPA II programme stating that its Antarctic whaling was in contravention of the IWC moratoria 10(e) and 10(d). Whaling is one of the greatest shames of Japan with Child Porn: content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2054271,00.html and their Melted reactor N2 in Fukushima not still found: www.extremetech.com/extreme/243904-fukushimas-reactor-2-far-radioactive-previously-realized-no-sign-containment-breach This shows how Japan does not respect the basics values of all others countries. IWC moratoria was voted by 86 Countries and Japan laugh at all the Countries. Japan diverted the donations to Victims of Tsunami to their whaling vessels and the infamous Nishhin Maru the butcher-plant-ship and its harpooners-ships.

We are very proud and very lucky to have Capt. Paul Watson and Sea Shepherd to face the great destructors of Oceans and Marine Life such as Japan that unscrupulously empty the Oceans all over the World in all impunity violating all International laws of preservation such as Moratorium of whaling 1986 and Antarctic as a Sancyuary on 1994. Japan does not respect others countries. Japan has a specific tastes of atrocities suchas TAIJI DOLPHIN Horrible SLAUGHTERING EVERY YEAR during 6 MONTHS from SEPT 1 st to APRIL,1st

Rene Bailly Watson orders his crews to scuttle ships so cameras can get good views and it 'looks' good for the public. Do you really think that is acceptable behaviour? The captain of a ship in question quit Sea Shepard because Watson ordered him to scuttle a ship that could have been saved easily. Why? Because there was a TV camera nearby and it would look sympathetic to SS. Pathetic!

@@DarkLight753 Sea Shepherd did this for their peoples and economicsupport. If they don't have that specific economic support, then how they will run their conservation society, becoz we know and world know if you want to powerup any assignment in reality, economic support is the only purpose or energy to do any temporal work!!!

He's not a captain. But he is wanted in 4 countries.

Captain or not he has stopped more illegal fishing than most governments.

Plant Strong You only think that because of what you watch on TV. The countries of the world do much more protecting their fisheries from poachers than a few vegan eco-hippy pirates sailing around. Please donate, we love the material.

Larsen- Faroes Denmark is still expecting their subsidies from EU through DENMARK and claiming they are not part of EU just to avoid the ban of whaling as FAROES DENMARK cowardly trap and slaughter Whales that unfortunatley trust in Humans. They have not seen that Faroes Denmark guys are not really humans! They already consumed by High level of Mercury!

Marcelle Bailly;yes you right,all government approved fishing contracts only for the chosen few....

Don't worry, you will never know. They will sell it to you without telling you...

D M V-gang-for-life;speak for yourself.

Why would you love a criminal who is wanted on arrest warrants in 4 countries ?

He is a animal activist.

Arcade Man Paul McWatson is a fraud and criminal. He is there to take your money and turn it into croissants and tv. Paul McFatso Watson who is NOT a sea captain is in fact a tax cheat, imbezzler of other peoples money and he's never saved a whale ever. Sea Monkeys and Watson are a fraud. But hey, don't listen to me, send them some of your money.

Larsen is a whaling, slaughtering Marine Species activist from Faroes where people spend their time to slaughter whales! and then insult people..

Quite true!

Capt. Paul Watson and Sea Shepherd have a great Courage to face those shameful destructors such as Japan with no conscious, no responsibility, no compassion, no future!

Darklight753;Oh no more oil sludge in the ocean,i,m glad I,m not a fish,or a whale,eco warrior money grabber,destroed my habitat again.

Sam simon and the bob barker were not donated because of anf scuttled ship. You have no clue

OMG yes. I'm looking at the comment section here. All emotion , not facts

Page 34 of his own book, Earth Force, he tells his minions to "Just make it up"

+frances divine Paul Watson is an advocate for veganism. He doesn't endorse factory farming either. No one is forcing beliefs upon anyone. This is merely sating facts. What you to with that is solely up to you.

Frannie yes I'd be happy with Western cultures being shamed for animal agriculture. This isn't a racism issue - it's a "humans should stop needlessly being oppressive tyrants to nonhumans" issue.

this is not a question of culture or racism, it is just a question of do we want Earth, Oceans and Biodiversity have a Future or not? just simple as that!

The moon is actually moving further from Earth by approx 4cm per annum.

Either way, we better buy into the fear mongering and listen to the fake science before it's too late.

+Bergfríða Hansen That is to say the least. This crackpot agitator is just a criminal on the run.

Watson says "The whales are my clients" My family says "The whales are our dinner"

Now Larsen your Family is full of Mercury! Whaling are against the decision made by 89 Countries and must be considered as an act of war with all the consequences that implies. The way people from Faroes trap whales with Aircrafts, motor boats, GPS and all modern devices in collusion with Danish guys are really shocking to all the World. This is on the biggest shame of the people we must still consider as trust. Then Whales are at the top of the chain and so unfortunately full of PCB and Mercury. The definition of PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) is a family of highly toxic chemical compounds consisting of two benzene rings in which chlorine takes the place of two or more hydrogen atoms: known to cause skin diseases and suspected of causing birth defects and cancer. Digesting any form of mercury provide extreme diseases. A serious industrial disaster was the dumping of mercury compounds into Minamata Bay, Japan. It is estimated that over 3,000 people suffered various deformities, severe mercury poisoning symptoms or death from what became known as Minamata disease. Symptoms typically include sensory impairment (vision, hearing, speech), disturbed sensation and a lack of coordination. Case control studies have shown effects such as tremors, impaired cognitive skills, and sleep disturbance in workers with chronic exposure to mercury vapor even at low concentrations. Acute exposure to mercury vapor has been shown to result in profound central nervous system effects, including psychotic reactions characterized by delirium, hallucinations, and suicidal tendency. Occupational exposure has resulted in broad-ranging functional disturbance, including erethism, irritability, excitability, excessive shyness, and insomnia. With continuing exposure, a fine tremor develops and may escalate to violent muscular spasms. Tremor initially involves the hands and later spreads to the eyelids, lips, and tongue. Long-term, low-level exposure has been associated with more subtle symptoms of erethism, including fatigue, irritability, loss of memory, vivid dreams and depression.

He is wanted in Japan, Iceland, Costa Rica and Norway. He has put his freedom on the line. What are your credentials iTroll?

pas9ify My credentials ? We kill whales and eat them. Kaboom !!! Dinner is served.

Oh you despicable troll with no life whatsoever. I sure hope you are a 12 year old in his mom's basement, because otherwise you are truly pathetic. Loser!

The only thin this fraud is interested in is getting your dollar so that he can buy bigger and better toys that enable him to play at being a pirate. Whales saved in 10 years? NIL His carbon footprint all over the Antarctic? Bigger than all the whales in the sea put together.