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New rules for safe shipping may save the whales

This might be the best news for the whales this year! Andrew Darby in Hobart July 18, 2009 THE world's only factory whaling ship may be driven from the Antarctic by tighter regulations. The Nisshin Maru is vital to the operations of the Japanese whaling fleet, but it will run foul of new rules imposed by the United Nations' International Maritime Organisation, an investigation by the Herald has found. The ship will fall foul of three new measures that will apply in Antarctic waters: the heavy fuel oil it uses will be banned; its hull-strength and safety will fail new requirements; and its annual dumping of thousands of tonnes of offal at sea will be rejected in the global nature reserve. The regulations were backed by the Antarctic Treaty System after a series of accidents involving tourism cruise ships, including the sinking of the MS Explorer. They pose a dilemma for Japan, one of the world's largest and most law-abiding shipping nations, and threaten to make the operatio

The only whaledefenders ECO terrorists?

Putting a boat between a harpoon and a whale has nothing to do with terrorism! But i understand that the whalers are afraid of Sea Shepherd since they are THE ONLY ORGANISATION that is realy defending whales! Mr. Spilman suggests we stop illegal whaling by observing, documenting and taking the perpetrators to court. Obviously, Sea Shepherd is observing and documenting, but the courts aren't interested. Furthermore, Mr. Spilman concluded his piece by saying "Whale Wars...has nothing meaningful to do with saving the whales." That's another bold statement ... Read More . After all, what more should Sea Shepherd do than place themselves between the harpoons and the whales? And on top of that, produce a show that raises awareness of the issue, and documents the events. Is this not legitimate activism? There is no limit to what a person can do or how far one can go to help - if one doesn't mind who gets the credit" Would not it be great if