Paul Watson
Paul Watson
Paul Franklin Watsonis a marine wildlife conservation and an environmental activist, who founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, an anti-poaching and direct action group focused on marine conservation. He is a citizen of Canada and the United States...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth2 December 1950
CityToronto, Canada
CountryCanada
activities disaster fact illegal japan natural southern whaling
The fact is, Japan's whaling is illegal, so just because there is a natural disaster in Japan is no reason for us to stop opposing their illegal activities in the Southern Ocean.
My clients are the whales and the seals.
manipulate people
People say I manipulate the media. Well, duh. We live in a media culture, so why on earth wouldn't I?
ask denial environment hear marvel social
When I hear so-called professional journalists ask why we have celebrities speak for us and for the animals, the environment or social causes, I marvel at their denial of the rules of their own trade.
demand fodder foods fur limited meat pet supply whales
Whales are killed today to supply the limited demand for whale meat or to be used in pet foods or as fodder for fur-bearing animals used in the fur trade.
finite people
People are beginning to realize that we need to live in accordance with the law of ecology, the law of finite resources, and if we don't, we're going to go extinct.
russian
Russian subs are a bargain at $60,000. Unfortunately, none of the dials or instructions are in English.
kept miles running time
Every time we approached them, they ran. We kept them running for 4,000 miles and 15 days.
japan pulling seems strings
I know when I am being harassed. It seems to me that Japan is pulling some strings around here.
approach few impressed local quite seen waited watching whale whales
I have seen a lot of whale watching operations, quite a few of which were very irresponsible, but I was quite impressed with the local whale watching. They didn't harass the whales, they didn't approach the whales. They waited for the whales to come to them.
approach court december district granted japanese ordered shepherd society temporary whaling yards
In December 2012, the U.S. 9th district court granted a temporary injunction to the Japanese whalers that ordered the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society U.S.A. to not approach within 500 yards of the whaling vessels.
covert indication jonathan known
I've known Jonathan for years, and I see no indication that he would ever go about things in a covert way.
unlawful activity
We go after unlawful activities.
criminals records
I’ve got no criminal record.