March 2012
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Local activist returns home after two months in Japanese prison SEATTLE — He was accused of assault and detained in a Japanese prison, but a local activist is now free and back on home turf. Erwin Vermeulen is part of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a non-profit marine conservation organization based in the San Juan Islands. He was recently in Japan documenting the killing of...
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February 2012
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Taiji “Whale Farm” will open in 5 years
Taiji “Whale Farm” will open in 5 years,  (Wakayama Pref.) Yomiuri, 2012/2/27 Taiji, Wakayama, the birthplace of Japanese traditional whaling, is planning to open a “Whale Farm” where whales and dolphins are reared in a bay & visitors can interact with them. It is expected to open in 5 years time and draw 300,000 visitors per year. Criticised since (the premier of) a US movie which shot...
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Sea Shepherd Cove Guardian Erwin Vermeulen Found...
  ———————————   ——————————— February 22, 2012, Wakayama, Japan - In a very rare example of extreme bravery the Wakayama Court Judge presiding over the case of Sea Shepherd Cove Guardian volunteer Erwin Vermeulen, has declared the Dutch activist not guilty.  This...
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Erwin is released from jail as the ICR’s...
“It is a victory for Sea Shepherd, for environmentalists; It’s a victory for the whales.” -Charles Moure, Harris & Moure Law Firm February 16 was a lively day in court for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.  In Wakayama, Japan, closing arguments were presented in the case of Cove Guardian Erwin Vermeulen, while in Seattle the Institute for Cetacean Research presented...
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Operation Infinite Patience: February 15, 2012
The Keystone Cops (Wakayama Prefecture Police) never cease to amaze me.  This is the second year we have been using our walkie-talkies in Taiji.  Same radio this year as last.  In addition, Erwin had one when the Wakayama Prefecture Police arrested him on December 16, 2011.  They had the radio in their possession for several weeks and it was even presented in criminal court.  No one seemed to...
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Japanese Whalers Sue In Seattle To Stop Sea...
SEATTLE – A federal judge in Seattle Thursday refused a request for protection made by Japanese whalers. The whalers were hoping to put a stop to almost daily harassment by an aggressive anti-whaling group based in western Washington. U.S. federal district court judge Richard Jones did not give a reason for denying the request for a preliminary injunction. It would have prevented the Sea...
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Ocean debris is maiming and killing seals and sea lions   Trapped and tightly bound, this sea lion is pinned to the spot after becoming caught in a windsock. The shocking picture comes from a video revealing the devastating effects man’s rubbish is having on wildlife. In the footage, seals and sea lions are seen with fishing lures hanging from their mouths or their necks bound by rubber bands...
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