Tag: Sea Shepherd ship

• Wednesday, August 30th 2017 - 08:07 UTC

  Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd admits defeat: “we can't match Japan's military surveillance technology”

  

  The anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd has announced it will not intercept Japanese vessels in the Southern Ocean this season. The group's ships have confronted Japanese vessels off Antarctica each year since 2005.

• Tuesday, February 3rd 2015 - 06:59 UTC

  Toothfish poachers in Australian waters try to ram Sea Shepherd's “Sam Simon”

  

  Two illegal fishing boats that evaded the New Zealand navy are now in Australian waters, but it's unclear whether local authorities will intervene. Conservation group Sea Shepherd on Monday said one of their ships patrolling the area, the Sam Simon, intercepted the Yongding and the Kunlun at 11.30am AEDT with prohibited fishing gear on its deck.

• Friday, January 9th 2015 - 07:07 UTC

  Sea Shepherd breaks record for world's longest sea chase of a poaching vessel

  

  On Thursday, the Sea Shepherd ship, Bob Barker, marked the 22nd day of its pursuit of the Interpol-listed poaching vessel, Thunder. In doing so, the conservation ship has broken the record for the world's longest sea chase of a poaching vessel.