Sea Shepherd abandons whale mission over Japan tech
Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd will not fight the Japanese whaling vessels in the Southern Ocean this year.
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Sea Shepherd claims it caught Japanese fleet with dead whale
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Japan slashes whale catch target in bid to resume annual hunt
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Sea Shepherd Ship Attacked
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Environmental Activist And Pioneer: Captain Paul Watson
Sea Shepherd abandons whale mission over Japan tech
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Sea Shepherd Says This Year It Won't Send Ships To Disrupt Japanese Whalers