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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
1 year
A Victory for the Whales of Iceland ! [20/06/2023] #BreakingNews With a 'perfect storm' of damning official reports into whaling, legal challenges, reporting of pollution and contamination, activist coalitions, local protests and lets not forget Paul
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**Update: ABSOLUTE DISGRACE FOR DENMARK** Captain Paul Watson was arrested by Danish authorities this morning believed to be due to an Interpol red notice issued in 2012 following an arrest warrant from Japan. Japan, which recently inaugurated the largest whaling ship ever built,
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156 long-finned pilot whales were slaughtered at Trongisvágsfirði in Suðuroy last night. Dolphins do not need to be killed to support the Faroese population – indeed the level of contaminant burden is so high that consumption of the meat is harming the population. So whilst the
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Let's not look away. This is what EU member Denmark is allowing to happen [in the Faroe Islands] as it imprisons Captain Paul Watson. These images were filmed yesterday in the Faroe Islands. Shame on you @DanemarkenFR Video: CPWF-UK
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🔴BREAKING NEWS - The third kill of 2023 was called last night in the #FaroeIslands . 63 whales, including pregnant females and their foetuses, 6 juveniles and 2 very young calves had their lives taken. Since May 131 pilot whales have been killed - this has to stop. #StopTheGrind
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Bryan Adams praises Jersey's condemnation of Faroe Islands whale and dolphin deaths: via ITV News Canadian rock star Bryan Adams has publicly praised Jersey's decision to condemn the Faroe Islands' Grindadrap - which sees thousands of whales and dolphins
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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🚨BREAKING: Paul Watson arrested in Greenland by Danish police on a confidential international arrest warrant from Japan. Paul is facing extradition & 15 years in Japan's notorious "hostage justice" system. Aged 73, this could see Paul Watson die in a Japanese jail. Denmark's
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Whale hunt cruise horror: Ambassador Cruise Line apologises after passengers witness 78 dolphins getting slaughtered while docking in Faroe Islands The Ambassador Ambition ship was docking in the Faroe Islands on Sunday and passengers could only sit and
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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14th June 2023, there were 2 horrific grindadrap hunts on the Faroe Islands with: 269 long finned pilot whales killed at Vestmanna 178 long finned pilot whales killed at Leynar. These were the 4th and 5th grindadrap hunts already in 2023 which have claimed 570 lives #StopTheGrind
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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As a UK organization, we urge our politicians to intervene! Captain Paul Watson, an international environmental hero, was arrested by Danish police and faces extradition to Japan on a politically charged arrest warrant. Please speak out about this abuse of the Red Notice system
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#urgent - Paul Watson desperately needs our help! To every person and organisation who supports Paul Watson and campaigns to save whales, the ocean or the environment: On behalf of Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK - I would like to invite you to join us for a series of 3
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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The Faroese government thinks the outrage over the slaughter of 1428 dolphins last September will die down. But we're just getting warmed up! We're going back with more resources, more crew, for longer than ever before - #StoptheGrind #OpBloodyFjords
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Pierce Brosnan and French president Emmanuel Macron are among those calling for the release of Paul Watson - honourary president, and board member of Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK / Neptune's Pirates UK “Danish authorities claim that the arrest was
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Danish Parliament Confirms Faroe Islands Tip-off Led to Paul Watson's Arrest This revelation that the dolphin killing Faroe Islands (which Paul has campaigned against since the early 1980's) sheds light on the underlying motivations behind Denmark's
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Controversial event that killed 156 dolphins sparks uproar: 'Tradition used as an excuse'. What’s different about Friday’s incident is that it has left many Faroese responding by questioning aspects of the slaughter, known in the local language as the
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Visit to help #freepaulwatson
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Harpoon ship 'Hvalur 9' sails out to kill more majestic fin whales yesterday evening. You can help stop whaling by sending an email to the Prime Minister: pmo @pmo .is Dear Prime Minister of Iceland, Following the landing of the first and second whales of the season we write to
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Honouring Paul Watson with another record haul of Ghost Gear! This weekend, August 3rd and 4th, our dedicated team returned to the North Sea, once again surpassing our record with an impressive haul of abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear. We are proud to continue
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🚨BREAKING - 63 pilot whales killed in the #FaroeIslands last night in the third #gr índ this year. 131 whales have now been killed since May, including pregnant females and calves - this has to end. #StopTheGrind #ProtectMarineWildlife #VisitFaroes
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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#BreakingNews - Loftsson's harpoon ship 'Hvalur 8' has had it's whaling suspended with immediate effect! 14.09.2023 Earlier this week we submitted a written request and evidence to MAST to keep the vessels in harbour the return of Hvalur 8 to the whaling station with the first
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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"The slander against Seaspiracy says a lot about fishing industry influence in marine science. We have somehow allowed the fisheries industry’s own scientists to define sustainable fishing goals. It’s a disgrace leading to an ecological nightmare"
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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The 'Stuff of Nightmares' - 1428 Atlantic White Sided Dolphins are killed in a single hunt in the Faroe Islands. The largest single cetacean hunt in Faroese history - and possibly the largest in recorded history worldwide. Watch our pages for updates...
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Thank you to all the MPs who have spoken out tonight in passionate defence of marine animals who suffer more and more unjustified brutality every day. #stopthegrind
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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The Sharks lost a guardian and the oceans lost a voice. He helped open our eyes to the deep blue world he loved. #RobStewart #sharkwater
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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How can Denmark claim to be a green leader while arresting Captain Paul Watson, a true environmental hero? With your ambitious climate goals, we urge you to intervene and uphold the values you champion. Refuse to extradite Paul Watson to Japan! #FreePaulWatson @Statsmin
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
1 year
Whether tourists see it or not, this is the reality. Choosing not to #VisitFaroes will add to the pressure needed to put an end to these hunts. Herding whales and dolphins to shore with motorboats and helicopters is not traditional.
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Japan has harpooned 5 vulnerable and majestic fin whales and has processed them on the new factory whaling vessel 'Kangei Maru' after having Paul Watson arrested in Greenland with the help of the Danish police and prosecutors (while sailing to oppose their whaling in the new CPWF
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Japan shows it's first commercial fin whale catch in 48 years [Features VIDEO] : - via Times of Malta including #VIDEO Fin whales are the second largest whale after the Blue Whale and are still classed as vulnerable to extinction. ------ Fin whales are
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Hvannasund (Faroes) has a population of just 432 individuals. Assuming that each eats 250g of meat per month (the maximum amount recommended by Faroese authorities) just two pilot whale is sufficient to supply this community for 12 months. So why, just NINE DAYS after killing 44
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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#iceland update: Opposition MPs introduce draft bill to ban whaling in Icelandic waters. With the Althingi (Icelandic parliament) having returned from summer recess yesterday - opposition MPs have wasted no time in putting forward a draft bill which will outlaw whaling in
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Dale Vince OBE, Trustee of CPWF-UK says: "I'm a big fan of Paul's work. He's a peaceful person but he absolutely puts himself, his crew, his ships in harm's way - in between the harpoons and the whales. He is a bit of a legend." ----- #FREEPAULWATSON
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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A powerful message from @RichardOBarry supporting Paul Watson - #FreePaulWatson Extraditing Paul Watson to Japan for defending whales would be a life sentence as the Japanese prison system is very dangerous to activists. @denmarkdotdk @DanishMFA
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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For half a century Paul Watson has fought for ocean wildlife - for us and future generations. Now it is time to fight for Paul... Free Paul Watson #FreePaulWatson
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Free Paul Watson demonstrations in London Wednesday 7th August with the Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK / Dominic Dyer / XR / Hunt Sabs and many more... All 3 demonstration are open to all supporters of Captain Paul Watson and campaigners/defenders of whales, dolphins, the
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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#BreakingNews : Matvælastofnun (MAST), the fisheries and food agency of Iceland has temporarily suspended the whaling of Hvalur 8 due to serious violations of Animal Welfare Legislation during the whaling of fin whales. (Icelandic MAST announcement translated) The suspension is
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Captain Watson has received many awards and commendations over the years: Paul was given Toronto City TV’s Environmentalist of the Year Award in 1990 and received a Genesis Award in 1998. He was awarded the George H.W. Bush Daily Points of Light Award in 1999 for his volunteer
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Anti-whaling protests continue into second day Two brave activists continue their joint personal protest against cruel commercial fin whaling by Kristjan Lofsson's company Hvalur hf. In the crows nest of Hvalur 8 is Elissa; who has previously been
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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“To see entire generations of a species being wiped out is so unnecessary and unjust and I can’t think of a more important use of my time than to try and protect them.” Sea Shepherd volunteer on the #FaroeIslands . #stopthegrind
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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You can help stop whaling! By sending an email to the Prime Minister: pmo @pmo .is Dear Prime Minister, Following the landing of the first and second whale of the season we write to report a breach of the Act on Animal Welfare, 2013 No. 55. Article 21 states that “Animals must be
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Sea Shepherd launches ‘Operation Bloody Fjords 2021’ against the grindadrap hunts of the Faroe Islands. Read more by clicking the link below. #seashepherd #piratesofcompassion #sustainability #conservation #thegrind #faroeislands #seaspiracy
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Generally this is a poorly thought out move from Japan - as to put Paul Watson on trial in foreign lands also puts Japanese whaling on trial on an international stage as well as the events of the 'Whale Wars' years - all of which was filmed by independent TV crews and documented
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗜𝗟𝗢𝗧 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝗞𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗗 in the Faroe Islands. Last night 100 pilot whales were killed in the name of ‘tradition’. Watch this space or hit the link to follow our Facebook campaign page for updates live from our crew #stopthegrind
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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When they thought no-one was watching... Whale #139 killed by Hvalur 9 was a heavily pregnant fin whale This year the whalers have been cautious to hide unborn babies But today they were caught in the act of dragging away a dead baby fin whale past what remained of it's mother.
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Thousands of dolphins are dying ina sea of blood - all for nothing. The Faroe Islands don't need to slaughter dolphins and allowing contaminated meat to be eaten by anyone should be a crime. Denmark is complicit in these senseless killings, done all in the name of 'tradition'.
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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📣 Stand with us today at 3pm to show your support to suspend the UK trade agreement with the Faroe Islands until all whale and dolphin hunts end! 📍Westminster For the Ocean!! #StopTheGrind #FaroesHuntingDebate
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Hvalur 9 has dragged back two more fin whales this morning. Whale 16 is male and has been harpooned twice - and Whale 17 is female (number of harpoons to be confirmed). More images and video to come from our crew on Operation Paiakan.... Harpoon ship Hvalur 8 is still at sea
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Nature is our life support system. The ocean provides every other breath we take. If you harm it, you harm us all. If the oceans die, we die. The arrest of Captain Paul Watson has sparked a wave of global support. He is facing up to 15 years in prison in Japan, a politically
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Katie (14) is raising funds for Sea Shepherd by sailing single-handed around Britain in her 26' wooden sailboat! Follow her Facebook page 'Falanda Sailing'. To support Katie - donate via JustGiving at: #SeaShepherdUK #SailingBoat #RoundBritiain #Sailing
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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It was a politically motivated tip-off from the Faroe Islands that led to the arrest of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson by Danish police in Greenland on 21 July. - DIVERNET “A busybody from the Faroe Islands police, spurred on by Japan’s desire to nab
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Last weekend Sea Shepherd UK's Ghostnet crew were back launching off the beach at Hornsea paying their 3rd visit to the same wrecksite. The team has now lifted 50 lost/abandoned creel pots from the same wreck as well as large amounts of rope. #Ghostnet #SeaShepherdUK #Ghostgear
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Update on Paul Watson's situation in Greenland in English from Lamya Essemlali of Sea Shepherd France which is still loyal to Captain Paul Watson after Paul was ousted from Sea Shepherd Global in 2023 by 4 of it's directors. Note that Lamya was later also removed by those same 4
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Update in English from @essemlali .lamya, one day before the trial in Greenland. The video had to be cut in two in order to be uploaded on a phone.
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NUUK, GREENLAND – JULY 21, 2024 – On the morning of Sunday, July 21st, Captain Paul Watson , co-founder of marine conservation Greenpeace, founder of Sea Shepherd and the Captain Paul Watson Foundation (CPWF), was arrested upon arrival in Nuuk, Greenland. Captain Watson, on board
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Paul Watson, the co-founder of Greenpeace, founder of Sea Shepherd and now the Captain aul Watson Foundation, is facing extradition to Japan from Denmark, where he could stand trial for his anti-whaling campaigns against the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean Whale
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Thanks to you, the UK Government now have to take this issue seriously! Please continue to sign and share at: as every extra name increases the pressure on politicians to act! #Grindadrap #stopthegrind #faroeislands #Dolphins #whales
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Iceland's government said Tuesday it was suspending this year's whale hunt until the end of August due to animal welfare concerns, likely bringing the controversial practice to a historic end. - Yahoo News Iceland's Food and Veterinary Authority recently
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will remain in detention in the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland where he has been held since July, while Denmark decides whether to extradite him to Japan, a local court ruled on Wednesday.
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Time is running out on our No.10 petition! Please sign and share this petition asking the UK Gov to leverage its trading power against the Faroe Islands to put an end to the dolphin hunts Sign and share today! #stopthegrind
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Monday 11 July - MPs will debate in the UK parliament the successful petition relating to the hunting of dolphins and pilot whales in the Faroe Islands. Follow the Committee on Twitter and join the discussion using #faroeshuntingdebate
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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98 pilot whales were killed in today's grindadrap at Vestmanna- including 4 calves and at least 5 pregnant whales. Footage is posted on our Facebook page. Read more about our campaign at: #OpBloodyFjords #FaroeIslands #Whaling #Dolphins #Grindadrap
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The best way for people to make their distaste for the agreement known is by signing the UK parliament petition to #stopthegrind Take action | sign the petition
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The #UK and the #Faroeislands reach an agreement on fishing opportunities for 2022. Read more:
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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/!\ BREAKING NEWS: Captain Paul Watson has been arrested in Greenland by Danish police. Initial charges relate to sailing in Faroese waters in 2023 related to last year’s Operation Bloody Fjords, but more details to follow. Stay tuned for updates!
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#breakingnews - The professional council on animal welfare says that whaling does not comply with the law! - via VISIR (Icelandic Media) "The council's conclusion is that the method used when hunting large whales does not comply with the provisions of Act
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The butchering of harpooned fin whales 18 (male) and 19 (female) of the 2023 season at Kristjan Loftsson's whaling station at Miðsandur, Hvalfjörður, West Iceland. Photos by Paul Watson Foundation UK crew on #oppaiakan #paulwatsonfoundationuk #whaling #whales #hvalur
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Paul Watson's possible trial in Japan would create "a martyr situation for whaling," Rob Read, COO of CPWF-UK said. "Japan will actually get greater global attention on its whaling, not less." ------ #FREEPAULWATSON #CAPTAINPAULWATSON
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Whaling - A Dirty Business Our crew on 'Operation Northern Exposure' in Iceland have been documenting every whale killed by Hvalur hf - but also the effluent discharge from the whaling station with images sent to the Department of Environmental Quality -
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Monday's tagging of #pilotwhales in the #FaroeIslands was truly a mess. Several whales stranded and swam against the rocks resulting in injury, while only one whale had its dorsal fin drilled and a tagging device attached. Because of the obvious suffering of the whales, our
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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SEA TURNS RED as more than 150 dolphins are hacked to death - some beside their calves. - Daily Mail (UK) More than 150 dolphins have fallen victim to the latest gruesome killing spree in the Faroe Islands, prompting a torrent of criticism from horrified
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'Hvalur 8' returns to the whaling station on Hvalfjordur with harpooned fin whales 18 and 19 of the 2023 Icelandic whaling season (whales 19 and 20 if we include the unborn calf cut from it's mother yesterday). Watch the page for updates and please give our UK and Norwegian crew
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The 1st Grindadrap hunt of 2022 has just happened at Sandágerði killing beach near the Faroese capital of Tórshavn. The drive hunt & killing was documented by Sea Shepherd crew on #OpBloodyFjords (7th May 2022) #seashepherduk #grindadrap #FaroeIslands
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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This infographic is important. Killing pilot whales is an unnecessary and ultimately unsustainable, cruel practice in the modern-day #FaroeIslands . It has to end, now. The world has moved on. Follow the latest updates direct from the frontlines: #StoptheGrind
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Sea Shepherd announces ‘Operation Northern Exposure’ - our latest campaign against commercial fin whaling in Icelandic waters Read more at: #whaling #loftsson #hvalfjordur #hvalur #iceland #SeaShepherd
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London, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press, Japan) -Supporters of Paul Watson held a demonstration in London calling for his release. "We are here to appeal to Denmark to make sure that Captain Paul Watson is not sent to Japan, where he will face an unfair trial and
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Paul Watson jailed, Hvaldimir dead, Japan & Norway go on whaling... Article by Merritt Clifton @ Animals 24-7 #hvaldimir #freepaulwatson #whaling
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#breakingnews - The Icelandic professional council on animal welfare says that commercial fin whaling by Hvalur hf does not comply with the law! via VISIR Whaling does not comply with the provisions of Act no. 55/2013 on animal welfare #whaling #iceland
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“Pilot Whales are very sociable, highly intelligent social mammals”, “subjected to extremely stressful hour-long hunts”, SMP Patricia Gibson #stopthegrind
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The shocking number of cetaceans killed in the Faroe Islands so far in Yr.2021 is 667 long finned pilot whales and 1428 Atlantic white sided dolphins. #grindadrap #whales #dolphins #faroeislands #denmark #stopthegrind #visitfaroe ['VISIT FAROE' by kind permission of MONK HF]
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As the legal proceedings unfold, the world will be watching closely to see how Paul Watson's case is resolved - and what it means for the future of environmental activism on the high seas. Watson’s fate could set a precedent not just for how activists are treated by international
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The numbers are on the rise, Hvalur 9 Returns with 2 More Whales... From Captain Paul Watson : Samuel has gone 13 days without eating on a hunger strike to oppose the slaughter of endangered fin whales. We know that Kristjian Loftsson does not care, but we care. I am always
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The Faroese #grindadr áp isn’t a small-scale hunt done out of necessity and the killings on June 14th in Vestmanna and Leynar were not the first time we’ve documented excessive slaughter. #StopTheGrind #VisitFaroeIslands
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“Our government stands strongly against the hunting of cetaceans in the Faroe Islands”, “The review announced by their prime minister was welcome, but it’s just a start”. As for the new Trade Minister, we believe that this is not much of a start #stopthegrind
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'Outcry over killing of almost 1,500 dolphins on Faroe Islands' - Guardian Many Faroese horrified by the largest cetacean massacre in the islands’ history... “Full-on terrible” said one local: “I’m embarrassed to be Faroese.” #Grindadrap #dolphins #faroes
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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BREAKING NEWS FROM ICELAND Whaling company Hvalur hf. has been granted an extension of their operating licence for another 4 years. Whilst unwelcome, it doesn’t affect the suspension of whaling until 31/8 2023 for animal welfare. *📸 by #CPWF /SS UK crew during 2022 campaign
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Captain Watson has received many awards and commendations over the years! - Paul was given Toronto City TV’s Environmentalist of the Year Award in 1990. - Paul received a Genesis Award in 1998. - He was awarded the George H.W. Bush Daily Points of Light Award in 1999 for his
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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Less than 10 days after the arrest of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson in Greenland, Japan harpoons its first endangered fin whale in over 50 years. The Japanese government announced last week that it will allow the catch and kill of up to 59 fin whales commercially, a move
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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“This appalling brutality and cruelty is blatantly in contravention of Iceland’s own Animal Welfare Act”, says Mark Carwardine #whaling #iceland
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Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK
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“The allegations against Paul Watson are based on facts constructed by Japanese authorities to stop Paul Watson’s campaign,” stated the captain’s lawyers Julie Stage and Jonas Christoffersen in the Greenland court. “Paul Watson is accused of conspiring to injure a crew-member of
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