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	Sea Shepherd Conservation Society - Longline Campaign
		The Society is also in negotiations with the government of Senegal to sign agreements allowing for a cooperative association between Sea Shepherd and the Senegalese government.
		In March 2002, Sea Shepherd crew confiscated an illegally set Costa Rican 30 km (18.6 mile) line in the Pacific territorial waters of Guatemala with the permission of the Guatemalan government.
		In August 2002, Sea Shepherd crew confiscated 12 km (7.5 mile) of longline set in the waters of the Marine Sanctuary of the Galapagos National Park and turned it over to the Galapagos Park Rangers.
	www.seashepherd.org.uk /longline/longline.html (1583 words)

	The Sea Shepherd Moblog @ textamerica
		Sea Shepherd is committed to the eradication of pirate whaling, poaching, shark-finning, unlawful habitat destruction, and violations of established laws in the World’s oceans.
		Sea Shepherd crew forced a group of sealers from two vessels off a floe in the Gulf protecting the seals they were targeting.
		Sea Shepherd crew were assaulted by sealers and the documentation of the assault was broadcast around the world.
	www.shepherd.textamerica.com (8020 words)

	Features - The Star Site - Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
		The Sea Shepherd International is a non-profit non-governmental organization (NGO) involved with the investigation and documentation of violations of international laws, regulations and treaties protecting marine wildlife species.
		The Society is also involved with the enforcement of international laws, regulations and treaties when there is no enforcement by national governments or international regulatory organizations due to absence of jurisdiction or lack of political will.
		The Society upholds and defends all principles established by international conventions to protect and conserve marine species and ecosystems.
	rdanderson.com /features/star/seashep.htm (93 words)

	Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Embarks On A Study Of Business Efforts To Stop Destruction of Nature In The Galapagos
		Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a marine wildlife conservation organization, has announced that it will be preparing a study to help determine what businesses contribute to the protection of the National Park and what businesses are a part of the problem in Galapagos.
		Sea Shepherd Conservation Society endorses tourism in the Galapagos as long as efforts are taken to preserve the ecological system as much as possible.
		Established in 1977, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) is an International non-profit conservation organization whose mission is to defend, conserve, and protect the world's marine wildlife and ecosystems.
	www.emediawire.com /releases/2005/11/emw307808.htm (724 words)

	Sea Shepherd Conservation Society - Whales Campaign
		Sea Shepherd, guided by the United Nations World Charter for Nature, is the only organization whose mission is to enforce these international conservation regulations on the high seas.
		Sea Shepherd's mission is to end the destruction of habitat and the slaughter of wildlife in the world's oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species.
		Sea Shepherd uses innovative direct-action tactics to investigate, document, and take action when necessary to expose and confront illegal activities on the high seas.
	www.seashepherd.org /whales (277 words)

	Sea Shepherd Conservation Society - About Us
		Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was formally incorporated in the United States in 1981 in the state of Oregon.
		Sea Shepherd continues to accomplish its mission by upholding and enforcing international treaties, laws and conventions of world governments.
		To that end, Sea Shepherd assists national and international bodies in the enforcement of international law under authority of the United Nations World Charter for Nature.
	www.seashepherd.org /about-sscs.html (306 words)

	INSIGHTS: Taking Guidance from Martin Luther King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Sea Shepherd does target property but only when the property is being used in a criminal action.
		Captain Paul Watson aboard the Sea Shepherd vessel Farley Mowat is engaged in pursuit of Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean.
		Sea Shepherd crew are willing to submit to arrest and imprisonment for our actions because we believe that we are legitimately enforcing international conservation law against unlawful activities.
	www.ens-newswire.com /ens/jan2006/2006-01-16-inswat.asp (1559 words)

	Paul Watson and the Sea Shepherd Society: A Financial Expose (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Sea Shepherd reported $64,070 in expenses for maintenance at the Key West property as "Program Service Expenses," indicating the money was spent to further the organization’s tax-exempt purpose.
		The Society and its leader have been involved in everything from intentionally sinking ships to booby trapping trees which loggers must try to harvest (the practice of which is suspected of seriously injuring at least one mill worker) and they've been involved in generally disrupting legal business enterprises.
		Sea Shepherd claims to have multiple vessels in ports around the world yet there is some question as to exactly how many vessels they really own and operate at any given time.
	www.canadafreepress.com /2005/higgins100705.htm (2411 words)

	Sea Shepherd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Sea Shepherd boat, the "Farley Mowat", has already foolhardily tried to approach the Nisshin-Maru and deployed a mooring line with the intent of entwining her propeller.
		It is widely known that Sea Shepherd has engaged in criminal and violent activity in the past, such as setting fire to and sinking whaling vessels in Iceland and Norway and fishing vessels in Spain and other countries.
		Sea Shepherd is a terrorist organisation their members use threats of violence, sabotage and an open disregard for human life in furthering their cause.
	www.animalliberationfront.com /News/2005_12/SeaShepherd.htm (1800 words)

	Sea Shepherd Ship Seized by the Ecuadorian Navy
		Sea Shepherd's patrol vessel Sirenian collected donations of cash and equipment en route from the United States to Ecuador to help compensate the park for an estimated US$30,000 in computer and communications gear lost when fishermen ransacked park offices demanding a higher fishing quota.
		Sea Shepherd has been outspoken in its criticism of the close ties of the Ecuadorian Navy and Merchant Marine to Ecuador’s powerful commercial fishing sector.
		Sea Shepherd personnel have been openly critical of the Ecuadorian practice of releasing vessels apprehended fishing illegally in the Marine Reserve without charge or fine.
	www.ens-newswire.com /ens/aug2001/2001-08-27-01.asp (648 words)

	Sea Shepherd Crew Not Allowed to Go to Jail
		Captain Paul Watson, Founder and President of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, was found not guilty because it was established that the ship Farley Mowat was a place of residence, and therefore, allowed to be within a half of a nautical mile of the place where seals were being slaughtered.
		In an effort to prevent the Sea Shepherd crew from turning this sentencing into a positive campaign, the government has retaliated by issuing bulletins to the border authorities requesting that the 10 non-Canadian crew members be turned back at the border if they intend to enter the country.
		Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, represented by Charlottetown attorney John Mitchell, is appealing the guilty verdict against the 11 crew especially since the evidence clearly demonstrated that many of the crew members were never closer than a half of a nautical mile of a seal killer.
	www.world-wire.com /news/0302060001.html (678 words)

	Dogs As Bait
		In response to this Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has sent a message to the police in La Reunion offering a reward of €1,000 (Euros) for the first successful conviction of a fisherman using a dog or cat as bait and €200 for each conviction thereafter.
		The international Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is offering a reward of 200 Euros to any police officer who successfully enforces the law prohibiting the use of dogs and cats as bait for the catching of sharks.
		Sea Shepherd Conservation Society wishes to advise all police captains that they may submit the names of officers who have arrested suspects for using dogs or cats as shark bait and that the reward will be paid directly to the officer or officers upon a successful conviction.
	www.animalsrighttolifewebsite.com /dogs_as_bait.htm (550 words)

	Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Nederland
		Sea Shepherd bemanning belaagt stropers en longliners en neemt illegaal materiaal in beslag.
		Sea Shepherd neemt kilometers aan illegale longlines in the Galapagos in beslag.
		Sea Shepherd standvastig in het verdedigen van walvissen tegen de IJslandse walvisjagers.
	www.seashepherd.nl (264 words)

	Sea Shepherd Conservation Society - Crew
		I have joined Sea Shepherd to directly act to protect the world's oceans from those contributing to their destruction.
		NGO's like Sea Shepherd are needed for direct action, or their might not be anything left when the laws are decided.
		I am honored and excited to have the opportunity to be on the Sea Shepherd crew and take part in meaningful actions to protect fragile marine ecosystems which are in such a critical state.
	www.seashepherd.nl /crew-main.html (1825 words)

	The Whaling Games End in St. Kitts : Melbourne Indymedia
		Bottom line for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is that whaling in the Southern Oceans continues to be illegal and we will continue to oppose it and that means we have the legal right in accordance with the U.N. World Charter for Nature to once again intercept the pirate Japanese whalers in the Southern Oceans.
		Sea Shepherd does support and applaud the efforts of both New Zealand and Australia and encourages them to become more aggressive in their defense of the whales.
		The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society believes that whale defending nations must take a strong diplomatic stance in defense of the whales and that includes cutting foreign aid to nations supporting whales.
	melbourne.indymedia.org /news/2006/06/115400_comment.php (1576 words)

	Paul Watson: the ocean's enforcer - environmental activist E: The Environmental Magazine - Find Articles
		Sea Shepherd volunteers are so committed they pay up to $2,000 to go on anti-whaling missions.
		Sea Shepherd went to Canada's Magdalen Islands last March to demonstrate an alternative to "harvesting" seals for their penises.
		Sea Shepherd will also buy a new ship to intercept Japanese whalers in Antarctica, and will use the Edward Abbey to investigate cruise ship damage to whale habitat in Alaska, as well as the fish war between the United States and Canada.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1594/is_n6_v6/ai_17847917 (624 words)

	Sea Shepherd Intends to Ram and Disable Pirate Whalers : Melbourne Indymedia
		The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society believes it is time to escalate the confrontation with the Japanese whaling fleet and bring an end to the illegal and ruthless slaughter of defenceless whales in the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary.
		Yesterday Mr Watson said Sea Shepherd believed it was time to bring an end to the "illegal and ruthless slaughter of defenceless whales" in the Antarctic whale sanctuary.
		The sea shepard conservation society is a force for the liberation of the planet from the forces of exploitation and destruction of the balances of life on this planet.
	melbourne.indymedia.org /news/2006/01/103365_comment.php (2041 words)

	Anti-whaling Sea Shepherd crew detained in South Africa - Wikinews
		The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society vessel, its captain Paul Watson, and his crew, have been detained indefinitely.
		Sea Shepherd say the whalers spent 15 days running from them, and that "no whales were killed as the fleet attempted to put as much distance between the whalers and whale defenders as possible."
		Next year, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society say they intend to return to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary in Antarctica to do some research of their own; "We need to research more effective law enforcement measures to shut down this criminal operation that is posing as a research project," said Captain Watson.
	en.wikinews.org /wiki/Anti-whaling_Sea_Shepherd_crew_detained_in_South_Africa (1052 words)

	Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		A major motion picture based on the life of Sea Shepherd founder Captain Paul Watson is in pre-production with shooting slated to begin in August of this year in and around the Cape Town area.
		The whalers spent 15 days running from Sea Shepherd and no whales were killed as the fleet attempted to put as much distance between the whalers and whale defenders as possible.
		Sea Shepherd Conservation Society plans to return to Antarctica in December 2006 with a faster long-range vessel.
	www.commondreams.org /cgi-bin/newsprint.cgi?file=/news2006/0123-24.htm (429 words)

	Sea Shepherd Conservation Society - News
		Shark meat is of little value as it is considered tough to eat, and the practice of "finning," hacking the fins off living sharks and dumping them back in the sea, has been blamed for pushing some species close to extinction.
		Note: Grant Pereria of Sea Shepherd Asia continues to lead the struggle to ban shark fins in Asia.
		Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is heel blij met uw steun.
	nederland.seashepherd.org /news/media_030705_1.html (425 words)

	Surfline \| Coastwatch
		Mission Statement: The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is a non-profit, non--governmental organization (NGO) involved with the investigation and documentation of violations of international laws, regulations and treaties protecting marine wildlife species.
		All are adjectives used to categorize the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, launched in 1977 by Captain Paul Watson, a founding father of Greenpeace.
		The Society put an end to commercial sealing in both Canada and in the Orkney Islands off Scotland, stymied the dolphin slaughter off Japan and halted illegal drift netters in the Pacific.
	www.surfline.com /mag/coastwatch/greencards/sea_shepard.cfm (968 words)

	Sea Shepherd Conservation Society - Commentary & Editorials
		With world population expected to grow by 3 billion over the course of the next 50 years, managing wild ocean fish populations and decreasing the environmental consequences of aquaculture production will become increasingly important issues.
		All but two percent of the 235,000 known sea animals live in or on the bottom.
		So it may do less harm to a fish stock to kill four times the quota with longlines than a quarter of the quota with bottom trawls that clearcut or crush habitat, leveling all structure including cobles, rocks, corals, sponges, sea fans, mussels, seagrass and kelp...
	www.seashepherd.nl /editorials/editorial11.html (578 words)

	Indymedia UK - Sea Shepherd Crew Save Sea Turtle from Taiwanese Long-Line (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society flagship Farley Mowat came across and confiscated 25 kiilometers of monofilament long-line on April 30, 2004.
		The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is pleased to offer a genuine confiscated long-line hook to any supporter who sends in a donation and requests a hook.
		The Sea Shepherd ship Farley Mowat is en route to the Galapagos to re-supply and support the Sea Shepherd ship Sirenian, now in her fourth year of a contract to support the Galapagos National Park by patrolling the Galapagos Marine Reserve.
	www.indymedia.org.uk /en/2004/05/290747.html (450 words)

	Mountain Travel Sobek \| Galapagos
		Susanne Methvin, our Galápagos Islands operations manager, is chair of the Conservation Committee of IGTOA (International Galápagos Tour Operators Association) - an organization of tour companies and other organizations that seek the complete and lasting protection of the Galápagos marine and terrestrial ecosystems and its entire endemic species.
		The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) is a non-profit non-governmental organization founded in August 1977.
		Sea Shepherd remains devoted to protecting the citizens of the oceans for as long as is necessary.
	www.mtsobek.com /features/Galapagos/conservation.htm (566 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Today (October 1, 1999), the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society decided to withdraw the 'Sirenian' at 12:00 noon.
		This decision was based on a request by Makah elder Alberta Thompson, who informed the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society that elder Vivian Claplanhoo has less than forty-eight hours to live.
		Sea Shepherd Conservation Society International Director Lisa Distefano stated, "we came here to save a life, and now, out of respect for another life, we will temporarily withdraw.
	www.safepassing.org /wcca/19991001_2042.txt (230 words)

	Earth Warrior: Overboard with Paul Watson and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
		Paul Watson founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 1977 to battle driftnetting and whale hunting on the high seas.
		As the Sea Shepherd II swings sharply in the direction indicated by the radar, Stuart and I laugh like crazy men at the exchange between Mark and Paul.
		In March 1983, for example, he positioned the Sea Shepherd II at the mouth of the harbor in St. John's, Newfoundland, to blockade the Canadian seal fleet.
	www.ecobooks.com /books/warrior.htm (992 words)

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