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Paul Watson announces aggressive campaign to clear Mediterranean of illegal fisheries

reporter | 09.06.2009 18:44 | Ecology | Ocean Defence | World

Captain Paul Watson, founder and leader of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has announced he will launch an aggressive campaign to clear the Mediterranean Sea of illegal fishing operations. Speaking at an event to mark World Ocean Day, at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Paul made his intentions clear. "There are more than 600 illegal fishing vessels in the Mediterranean Sea. If need be, we'll sink them all."

Captain Paul Watson
Captain Paul Watson


The EU recently passed a temporary ban on the fishing of Blue Finned Tuna in areas which are seeing some of the most serious effects as a result of overfishing. Calls are also being made for the Common Fisheries Policy, which oversees all the fisheries Europe-wide, to be drastically changed as policy makers, politicians and conservation groups are waking up the disastrous situation the Mediterranean is finding itself in.

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Assume this is a link for the conference site, where is the original text/video?

10.06.2009 14:52

Med Bod


Original text is here..

10.06.2009 20:13

This was written by myself, who attended the conference, thus this is the original report. Once we get our hands on a transcript and/or recording of Paul's full talk, we'll post it here.

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Help Sea Shepherd by supporting Dan

22.03.2010 12:23

Dan Wadham, who is currently serving 5 years in prison for his efforts to campaign against animal exploitation, will be running a marathon on 15th April to raise funds for Sea Shepherd - a cause very close to his heart.

Dan has been training for this for many months, and will be running the 130 laps of his wing all alone with no one to cheer him on. Please help to make his efforts worthwhile by sponsoring him!

Find out more:  http://sponsordan.wordpress.com/
Donate online:  http://www.justgiving.com/DanWadham

Thank You!

For the Oceans


the defenders of over-fishing

25.03.2010 04:27

A not-to-obvious change has occurred in the arguments for and against over-fishing.

10 years ago, or more, those who wanted to protect ocean-life were often labelled as emotional crackpots. The sober-minded scientists were the first to remind us that only scientific research could settle the question of; whale populations, catch-sizes, the suffering of ocean creatures, the economic needs of nations and "sustainability" (this last scientific concept has almost exhausted its small credibility.)

But as the science has slowly shown massive decimation and destruction of ocean life we are now told that fishing is a cultural-social event, in the same class as Christmas, a birthday party, or serving tea. Yes, just as the judges at Nurembourg remarked that the Nazi defendants showed a distinct "lack-of-emotion", we must now exhort and praise the emotions (when it suits us of course) in the assessment of fishing viability.



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