Dive NZ / Dive Pacific magazines – August/September – Issue 131 Read the published interview: http://nz.zinio.com/browse/publications/index.jsp?productId=293230981# Dive Magazine (DM): Pete what are the objectives of your new conservation project in...
The recent escalation of legal action against Sea Shepherd heralds a definite shift in tactics by governments against activists, and it perhaps has implications for many groups involved in protest initiatives where boundaries are pushed. Firstly, there is no question...
30 July 2012 The long awaited case brought by marine activist, Pete Bethune, against the Sea Shepherd organisation (SSCS) and its founder, Paul Watson, begins arbitration today (Monday 30 July) in Annapolis, Maryland, USA. Bethune has instigated the arbitration case...
From Earthrace Conservation New Zealand With the latest emergency measures being put in place by the government to protect the Maui’s dolphins, Earthrace Conservation New Zealand believes it is important to keep the awareness of the plight of our ‘New Zealand’...
Earthrace UK launches campaign to discourage British holiday makers from paying to see captive whales and dolphins this summer With the terrible weather that Britons have been experiencing this summer, it’s no wonder that people are leaving in their hundreds and...
It is just on dusk, as we shove off in our small dugout canoe. Mustafa and Mohammed paddle furiously to get us past the breakers before any big waves come through. They’ve done this run thousands of times, and know to treat the African surf with respect. A minute...
NEW KILLER WHALE AND DOLPHIN SHOW TO OPEN IN BOGNOR REGIS, UNITED KINGDOM, IN 2013 Today (Friday 8 June) is World Oceans Day, an annual event conceived by the Ocean Project and the World Ocean Network, both of which have supporting partners that include aquariums and...
Posted 5:54am 27th April 2012 NEW BOAT GIVES PETE HIS SEALEGS – SIGHTS SET ON ILLEGAL FISHING IN AFRICA On Friday 20 April, Pete Bethune launched the new Earthrace vessel at Westhaven Marina in New Zealand. He and his crew have their sights set on tackling illegal...
There has been a lot of discussion on other pages about my alleged suing of SSCS, so I am writing this to put my perspective on things. I had not wanted this opened in the public like this, however there is so much nonsense being said elsewhere that I must at least...
Announced today by ABC in Australia and Asahi News in Japan, the Japanese government is to spend US$30 million to subsidize their ailing whaling fleet in sending them to Antarctica. The announcement was made from the Prime Minister, who stated that Japan would not be...
“If Namibia continues with the seal cull”, I say to the Namibian Ombudsman earnestly, “then you will pay a heavy price.” I pause for a few seconds letting the words sink in. “Your tourism industry will be targeted. All those German and Swedish tourists that backpack...
“In fact Our Minister of Fisheries has openly asked for conservation groups to suggest more humane methods of killing the seals…and not one suggestion has been made.” The Namibian Permanent Secretary leans back in his chair with a smug look on his face.I’m meeting the...
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