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The First Death of a Whale in Iceland at the Hands of Iceland’s Mad Captain Ahab – The mass cetacean-murdering Kristjian Loftsson.

The First Death of a Whale in Iceland at the Hands of Iceland’s Mad Captain Ahab – The mass cetacean-murdering Kristjian Loftsson.

Eight days into September and the bastard killed his first whale. Anahita and Elissa stopped him for 48 hours and he had one good weather day. The weather has turned today which will slow him down but there is another few weeks of danger for the whales. It is frustrating that we cannot have the ship there, but we are working on reflagging and making preparations to return to Iceland at the beginning of the next season. We need to…

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Will Whaling Bring Down the Icelandic Government?

Will Whaling Bring Down the Icelandic Government?

It is hard to believe that a government can be brought down because of just one man. It’s hard to believe that a government can be brought down over the issue of illegal whaling. And it is really hard to believe that the government of Iceland could be brought down by the Green Party of Iceland siding with the wealthiest man in Iceland, who happens to be obsessed with killing endangered whales. Iceland was the only country on the planet…

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From The Captain Paul Watson Newsletter July 6, 2023

From The Captain Paul Watson Newsletter July 6, 2023

Introducing Simone Eisenbeiss, Ship Artist  My name is Simone Eisenbeiss and I am from Switzerland. I discovered animal conservation as a child from my mother who has dedicated her life to saving animals from horrible conditions around world. I have had an unbreakable connection with animals since I was a toddler, and this unspoken language between two species is the inspiration for my art. Art has always been central to my life, but I never thought that it would have…

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The Whales Are Still Not Safe from Icelandic Harpoons

The Whales Are Still Not Safe from Icelandic Harpoons

June 25, 2023 Iceland’s modern-day Captain Ahab, the 80-year old Kristján Loftsson, intends to start killing whales again on September 1st if he is unsuccessful in overturning the ban this summer.  He is working to overturn the ban on whaling, working to replace the government of Iceland and working to secure a 5-year permit to continue killing endangered Fin whales. Obsessed, angry and seeking revenge, Loftsson is seeking to recruit 32 votes in the Icelandic Parliament to overturn the temporary…

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Angry Whalers Confront Svandís Svavarsdóttir, the Icelandic Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture.

Angry Whalers Confront Svandís Svavarsdóttir, the Icelandic Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture.

June 23, 2023 The Icelandic Pro-whalers called an emergency meeting this evening and invited the Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Svandís Svavarsdóttir. She announced her decision to attend. Courageously she did so, despite the boos and jeers to defend her decision to ban Kristján Loftsson’s illegal whaling operations for the season. Kristján Loftsson despite his bluster and name-calling, threats and whining did not attend. This is a transcript in English of the meeting. It is lengthy but gives a…

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VICTORY FOR THE WHALES IN ICELAND

VICTORY FOR THE WHALES IN ICELAND

June 20, 2023 The decision to end whaling in Iceland came about because of the incredible efforts by so many people for so many years. Many organizations in Iceland and around the world have contributed to this special day. The efforts of Sea Shepherd UK over the years have provided a constant opposition, and SS UK volunteers have kept the pressure on Kristjan Loftsson on the ground at his whale meat processing plant where every single crime Loftsson has committed…

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The Icelandic Whale Hunt Has Been Shut Down

The Icelandic Whale Hunt Has Been Shut Down

June 20, 2023 A few hours after the crew of the John Paul DeJoria arrived in Icelandic waters. Svandís Svavarsdóttir, the Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture announced her decision to temporarily stop Kristján Loftsson’s illegal whaling operations. “I have made the decision to temporarily stop whaling in light of the unequivocal opinion of the professional council on animal welfare,” said the Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture. “The conditions of the law on animal welfare are inescapable in my mind, if…

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The Censorship of Sea Shepherd History

The Censorship of Sea Shepherd History

 June 18, 2023 Commentary by Captain Paul Watson Founder of Sea Shepherd (1977 Removed from Sea Shepherd in 2022 by a hostile takeover of the Board. The SSCS website has removed all references to myself. They have removed the fact that I founded the organization. They have removed my pictures. However, the most egregious thing these people did who engineered the hostile takeover of Sea Shepherd was that they removed the history. They removed anything controversial, and this includes removing…

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ICELANDIC REPORT CONDEMNS ICELANDIC WHALING OPERATIONS

ICELANDIC REPORT CONDEMNS ICELANDIC WHALING OPERATIONS

June 19, 2023 “The expert council on animal welfare has come to the conclusion that the fishing method used for hunting large whales does not comply with the provisions of Act no. 55/2013 on animal welfare.” NOT ONLY IS ICELANDIC WHALING A VIOLATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION’S GLOBAL MORATORIUM ON COMMERCIAL WHALING, IT IS ALSO IN VIOLATION OF ICELANDIC ANIMAL WELFARE LAWS. The professional council on animal welfare says that whaling does not comply with the law.  Hólmfríður Gísladóttir…

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HARPOONS HAVE BEEN FITTED TO VESSELS HVALUR 8 AND 9: ICELAND WHALING TO START WITHIN DAYS.

HARPOONS HAVE BEEN FITTED TO VESSELS HVALUR 8 AND 9: ICELAND WHALING TO START WITHIN DAYS.

June 18, 2023 Kristjan Loftsson’s whaling company, Hvalur hf., is getting ready to begin whaling as final preparations are being made to Iceland’s whaling fleet. The harpoons that have been recently fitted are produced by Kongsberg Gruppen, a Norwegian weapons manufacturer.  This modern-day whaling harpoon cannon (pictured) is based on the Bofors 40mm cannon used extensively by both the Allies and Axis forces in the Second World War. Early guns had a 70 mm bore and launched a 22 kilogram harpoon…

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