[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4" css=".vc_custom_1691013008333{background-color: #f9ecc5 !important;}"][vc_column_text] HONORED AND RECOGNIZED BY JAPAN Japan Recognizes and thus Honors Captain Paul Watson at the Highest Level in the Japanese government. It is extremely...
Whale Watching vs. Whaling: Charting a Sustainable Path Forward
[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4" css=".vc_custom_1691013008333{background-color: #f9ecc5 !important;}"][vc_column_text]The Economic and Environmental Case for Transitioning from Whaling to Whale Watching In the ongoing global debate over marine conservation, the shift...
CAPTAIN PAUL WATSON AMBUSHED AND ARRESTED IN GREENLAND
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Waves of Change: How Protecting Our Oceans Secures Humanity’s Future
[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4" css=".vc_custom_1691013008333{background-color: #f9ecc5 !important;}"][vc_column_text]The oceans encompass over 70% of the Earth's surface, forming a vast, undulating world that is as crucial to our existence as the air we breathe. These...
RETURNING TO THE SOUTHERN OCEAN
[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4" css=".vc_custom_1691013008333{background-color: #f9ecc5 !important;}"][vc_column_text]Launching the Bandaro Captain Paul Watson “scored a propaganda victory over Japan after it emerged, that he had bought his newest anti-whaling vessel...
We are the Children of Flowers
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Two hundred million years ago during the Triassic period, the world changed dramatically. Prior to the Triassic, the landscape was a somber and endless panorama of green and brown, of plants that struggled to survive and...
Bizarre Adventures in the Ferocious Isles
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1691013008333{background-color: #f9ecc5 !important;}"][vc_column_text]Traveling to the Danish Faroe Islands is like a short vacation in an asylum for the criminally insane. Not that this is unexpected considering the...
The Sad But Predictable Demise of Lahaina
[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]A Similar Fate May Be Coming to a Town Near You! I have fond memories of Lahaina. I first visited the town in 1976 when I was First Officer on Greenpeace VII. We were warmly received and the people of Lahaina generously...
Negative Capability
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Defending Whales and Dolphins | A Life's Passion All my life I have had to listen to critics telling me that what I am doing is foolhardy, counterproductive, impossible, or reckless. It has never bothered me. What people...
Victory for the Whales in Iceland
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]The decision to end whaling in Iceland came about because of the incredible efforts by so many people for so many years. Many organizations in Iceland and around the world have contributed to this special day. The...
Sailing Into Harm’s Way
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Captain John Paul Jones once said, “I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." This is a philosophy I have practiced all my life. A ship is our most important...
The Virtues of Piracy
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Full disclosure: I am a real, legitimate pirate and quite proud of it. My legitimacy as a pirate was confirmed in 2014 by the 9th U.S. Circuit Federal Court Judge Alex Kozinski, who wrote in his verdict that my actions in...