The Power of Persistence!

 The Power of Persistence!

by Elaine Carter

Captain Paul Watson

Personally, my heart is bursting with joy.  I am so happy that Japan is ending their whale hunts in the Whale Sanctuary waters of Antarctica.  Japan has been hell-bent on killing as many whales as possible and all in the name of “research.” Whaling is illegal throughout the free world. This is due to the heavy slaughter rates of past whaling practices that nearly drove whales into extinction. 

Thanks to the tenacious efforts of The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society of the famed TV show, Whale Wars, whales can now peacefully live in the designated Whale Sanctuary waters!  Captain Paul Watson and his crew of the vessels The Bob Barker, The Steve Irwin and The Black Gojira executed their plan of “Operation No Compromise.”  This team of Ocean Defenders gave relentless pursuit to Japanese harpoon ships drastically limiting the whalers intended slaughter quota.  More than 900 whales were saved by the Sea Shepherd via this campaign! 

A grenade-tipped harpoon explodes the insides of a whale during the inhumane, slaughter of the Japanese whaling ship, Yushin Maru.

The anti-whaling voices of people from all around the world,have given enormous support to the Sea Shepherd’s efforts and has put pressure on Japan to end these barbaric whale hunts.  

Earlier this week, Japan’s whaling fleet decided to call it quits!  This is a quote of surrender as reported by a Japanese newspaper:   

“Whaling is over in the Southern Ocean!