What We Are Doing
About the Slaughter
Sea Shepherd is Mounting an Intense
Wordwide Publicity Campaign
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has been opposing the Japanese
dolphin slaughter since 1981 when Captain Paul Watson successfully negotiated a decade
long cessation to the dolphin kills at Iki Island.
In 2003, crewmembers of Sea Shepherd's Taiji Dolphin Campaign filmed and photographed
the slaughter in Taiji bay. The world - including many Japanese citizens - saw for
the first time, the horrendous brutality of this slaughter of beautiful creatures.
These horrible images shocked, stunned and enraged many into action. Sea Shepherd crewmembers
dove into the water and cut the holding nets to free 15 of the dolphins awaiting slaughter. VIEW VIDEO These
crewmembers spent 23 days in jail and were charged with "forceful
interference with Japanese commerce."
This year Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is mounting an intense publicity
campaign: