Activism
High seas protest law passedNew Zealand Herald | 16 Apr 2013Parliament has passed a controversial law outlawing protests that interfere with or damage oil exploration vessels, leaving protesters liable for a fine of up to $100,000 for groups or $50,000 for an individual. The new law also makes it an offence for people to get closer than 500 metres to a ship that is declared to have a "non-interference zone''.
Pacific Ocean | Activism | High Seas | Policy Government 'over-reacting' to protestors - GreensNew Zealand Herald | 01 Apr 2013There has been a call for the Government to quit cracking down on protestors and turn their attention to the issues protestors are talking about. The Government is proposing to ban protestors from within 500 metres of mining structures and ships in New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone.
Pacific Ocean | Activism | Governance Greenpeace responds to NFI criticismWorld Fishing | 12 Mar 2013In response to a recent article published regarding the National Fisheries Institute's (NFI) criticism of Greenpeace's annual sustainability survey and ranking of US grocers, 'Carting Away the Oceans', World Fishing & Aquaculture has received the following letter from Greenpeace USAs Oceans Campaign Director, John Hocevar.
Activism | Fisheries Anti-whaling 'pirates' told to stopNew Zealand Herald | 27 Feb 2013Their supporters call them heroes. The Japanese government calls them terrorists. Now, the United States' largest federal court has labelled them pirates. In doing so, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals castigated Paul Watson and members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society he founded for the tactics used in their relentless campaign to disrupt the annual whale hunt off the dangerous waters of Antarctica.
Southern Ocean | Activism | Marine Mammals Sea Shepherd ships clash with whalersNew Zealand Herald | 26 Feb 2013Anti-whaling vessels from the Sea Shepherd organisation have collided with the whaling ship Nisshin Marym. The Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR), which owns the Japanese ship, said in a statement its vessel was rammed at least five times by Sea Shepherd vessels Steve Irwin, Bob Barker and Sam Simon in the Southern Ocean yesterday.
Southern Ocean | Activism | Marine Mammals Whalers suspend huntNew Zealand Herald | 21 Feb 2013Japanese whalers have temporarily suspended their annual hunt in the Southern Ocean because protesters are making refuelling too dangerous. Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR) says its Antarctic whale research mother ship Nisshin Maru was damaged yesterday (Wed) when it and a supply tanker were sabotaged by the Sea Shepherd ships Steve Irwin, Bob Barker and Sam Simon.
Southern Ocean | Activism | Marine Mammals Sea Shepherd activists clash with Japanese whaler in Southern OceanGuardian Unlimited | 20 Feb 2013Anti-whaling activists say a Japanese whaling ship has rammed two of their vessels, marking the first clash of this winter's "whale wars" in the freezing Antarctic seas. The marine conservation group Sea Shepherd called on Australia to send a naval vessel to the area after claims that the whaling fleet's factory ship, the Nisshin Maru, had collided with two of its vessels including its flagship, the Steve Irwin.
Southern Ocean | Activism | Marine Mammals