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Blog: Open Letter to Nahas Angula Prime Minister and People of Namibia - Namibian Seal Cull  
Seal Alert-SA Press Release, 6 July 2008
 
      On 1 July 2008, the same day Namibia started its annual 86 000 seal clubbing season, 93% of which is baby seal pup based, France took over the presidency of the EU. Stavros Dimas the EU Commissioner for Environment, said his proposed ban of seals and their products killed inhumanely, as defined by clubbing, is confident that the ban will be approved when put before the 27-member countries of the EU on 16 or 23 July, and has already secured strong support from the French presidency, alongside Belgium, Netherlands, Italy and Germany.
 
Open Letter to Nahas Angula Prime Minister and People of Namibia
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       Dear Prime Minister, Nahas Angula and the good people of Namibia,
 
       The largest slaughter of wildlife mammals in Africa is now being slaughtered by Namibians in Namibia. The least human populated country on earth. Namibia's seal hunt is the second largest in the world and the only country killing nursing baby seal pups commercially.
 
       The sealing quota this year, for these endangered listed Cape fur seals is 86 000. Namibian sealing regulations and pup quota awards 4 seal rights holders the right to club 80 000 seal pups <1 year old, who must then be clubbed on the head with a wooden pick-axe until death.
 
       It is immensely cruel.
 
       Throughout the civilized world it is considered a criminal and punishable offence to beat or club an animal to death.
 
       The Animal Protection Act's of the world dating back to 1962 say so. US Government banned specifically Cape fur seal imports in 1972 due to its cruelty. Two US independent veterinarians judged that the sealing on two mainland seal colonies did not attain the standard of humaneness required by the US Department of Commerce in 1974. US Appeal court in 1977 invalidated any previous hardship economic waivers, as well. The EU banned nursing baby seal imports in 1983 and in 1987, Canada, Greenland, Russia and Norway banned in their own regulations the clubbing or killing of nursing baby seals in breeding grounds. South Africa ending its commercial sealing in 1990. 
 
      Yet, since your independence in 1990, Namibia has continue to award sealing quotas to 4 sealing rights holders, and awarded them quotas which are 90%, nursing seal pup based. There is no dispute that these pups at 7-8 months of age when herded together and clubbed to death, are nursing baby seals. The Namibian government earned 206,000 Namibian dollars from sealing last year.
 
      Prior to independence in 1989, your seal population on the three sealing colonies of Wolf/Atlas Bay in the diamond restricted area and Cape Cross in the Seal Reserve numbered 122, 018 seal pups born in December, to which you clubbed to death 6,285. 17 years later, these colonies produced 121, 462 seal pups.
 
     You all have seen the dead seal pups on the beaches over the years, scientifically this natural mortality has averaged since 1972 at 44% of the pups born. Subtracting this, would leave 68 000 seal pups alive, facing a seal pup quota of 80 000.
 
      Whilst the seal population has not increased in 17 years, your sealing pup quota has increased 1,172% since independence, from 6,285 pups to 80 000.
 
      This is a serious and direct threat to the future survival of this United Nations - Convention In Trade of Endangered Appendix II Species, as listed in 1977.
 
      Your largest seal colony at Cape Cross, to which attracts over 70 000 visitors each year, who contributes over 2 million Namibian dollars to your economy, completely collapsed on 10 August, last year, with not a single seal left in the colony. Likewise the largest employer and contributor to your economy De Beers, has publicly written its disproval of seal culling.
 
      Between the 16-23 July 2008, 27-member countries of the EU will vote to ban Cape fur seal products being imported into the EU, as Belgium, Netherlands, Germany and Italy have already done.
 
      These bans are not Animal Rights Movement petitions or campaigns - these bans are world super-power, big government's government bans since the 1970s.
 
      These bans are based on one thing - seal cruelty.
 
      I invite you to log onto the on-line petition I recently set-up called the Declaration for the Protection of Cape Fur Seals http://www.petitiononline.com/DPCFS/petition.html, from which you will see various comments, country, occupation and age. We range in age from 13 to 70, from all walks of life, we are not all, just bunny-huggers or tree-huggers with nothing to do. What we all have in common is a deep concern for your environment, and ours.
 
      I could debate endlessly with the Right Honourable Nahas Angula or his Minister's about seal populations, quotas, mass die-off's, natural mortalities, sealing methods, extinct seal colonies on and on, or whether seals eat too much fish or should be culled.
 
      No matter what is said on radio, television, in documentaries, in newspapers, in reports, in meetings or the internet - the thing that cannot be changed is that it is cruel.
 
      You know it, I know it, the world knows it and Namibia knows it.
 
      It was cruel in 1902, in 1972, in 1990 and it is just as cruel in 2008, but far larger.
 
      Namibian's do not eat fish and export 97% for profit, likewise do Namibian's not eat seal meat, or have any need to wear their skins, teeth or bones, use their oil or use the seals sexual organs to reproduce. Namibia and Namibians have therefore no valid reason to kill seals.
 
      Claiming no other alternative method for killing baby seals - is not a valid legal defence for a national policy of the criminal act of animal cruelty.
 
      If you were too as a country or as a Prime Minister, to announce the end to seal clubbing. We will note rub your noses in it, but instead we will commend you, support you and rejoice, and do whatever is in our humble power to help you and your good people to prosper and grow your beautiful country.
 
      Please announce an end to sealing.
 
      Below are the sequential dates recorded of this seal cruelty.
 
For the Seals
Francois Hugo Seal Alert-SA 
 
NAMIBIAN SEAL CULL
 
       The largest slaughter of species mammal wildlife on the African continent is the annual slaughter of 86 000 Cape fur seals in Namibia.
 
       In 1893 government acknowledged that the Cape fur seals as a species distributed between South Africa and Namibia was close to extinction due to over exploitation by sealers. In 1902 the Sealing quota was 2443 seals, 100% of which was seal pups < 1 year. In 1972, the US legislated the Marine Mammal Protection Act, which lead to the banning of imports of Cape fur seal pup skins, as according to section 102 (b) of the MMPA, marine mammals or their products may not be imported into the USA, if the animals concerned (1) pregnant at the time of taking; (2) nursing at the time of taking or less than 8 months old, whichever occurs later; (3) taken in a manner deemed inhumane.
 
      In 1973, South Africa introduced the Seal Protection Act no.46. Defining its jurisdiction it stated, that it was a criminal offense for any person to set foot upon any island, or within the territorial waters or fishing zone or along the coast between the low-water mark and the high-water mark, pursue or shoot at or wilfully disturb, kill or capture any seal. Namibia adopted this legislation until 2000, where Cape fur seals were incorporated into the Marine Resources Act of 2000 thereafter.
 
     In 1973, Namibia's sealing quota was 57 631 seals, 96% of which was seal pups <1 year of age.
 
    Sealing Regulations since 1976, define a "pup" as a seal in its first year of life. A "Clubber" means a member of a sealing team equipped with a sealing club. (b) A clubber must kill a pup by clubbing it on the top of the head with a seal club until dead.
 
    Namibia's Sealing Quota has ranged between 78% - 100% seal pups aged <1 year.
 
    In 1974, two independent US veterinarians judged that the sealing on two mainland seal colonies did not attain the standard of humaneness required by the US Department of Commerce. In 1973, various hardship economic waivers were sought to continue exports to the US, which were all finally invalidated by a US Appeal Court in 1977, based on infractions concerning nursing and age of the clubbed seals.
 
    It has never been officially disputed that the clubbing of seal pups to death is not cruel.
 
    In 1975, South Africa became a signatory of the United Nations - Convention in Trade of Endangered Species ( CITES ), and to which in 1977, Cape fur seals were listed as an Appendix II endangered protected species. After Namibia's independence, it too become a signatory in 1991, "Appendix II includes species not necessarily threatened with extinction, but in which trade must be controlled in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival". This is the only legally binding international agreement in regard to Cape fur seal protection, Namibia has signed.
 
    The Convention In Trade of Endangered Species ( CITES ) Trade-Database lists 21 countries in Europe to which Namibia has exported Cape fur seal products. 100% of its raw seal pup skins are exported.
 
    In 1990, South Africa established the Commission on Sealing, chaired by Professor John Hanks of WWF which lead to South Africa announcing a moratorium on all future commercial sealing.
 
    In 1990, Namibia's sealing quota was 11 724 seals, 83% of which was seal pups < 1 year.
 
    Three years later, at the peak of the seal population in 1993, the sealing quota had increased 370% to 55 000 seals, 78% of which was seal pups <1 year of age. Although between 1989 - 1993, the seal population had only increased 34%. With sealers only filling 75% of the pup quota.
 
    In 2000, Namibia stated it was harvesting seals in accordance with Article 95 (1) of the Constitution, "the utilization of living natural resources on a sustainable basis for the benefit of all Namibians", yet Article article 101 states, "The principles of state policy contained in this Chapter shall not of and by themselves be legally enforceable by any Court".
 
    In 2000, Namibia doubled its sealing quota from 30 000 to 60 000 pups. Sealers filled 64% of the pup quota. Although the seal population had declined between 1993 - 1998 by 20%. This was after its Namibian scientist JP Roux from the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources confirmed that 300 000 seals died during the mass die-off from starvation recorded in 1994, involving nearly a third of the total seal population. In December 2000, director of Marine Resources, Burger Oelofsen stated, "The phenomenon reminds of the seal die-off seen in 1994 and the cause is in fact the same as in 1994". 
 
   These recorded mass die-off's of the seal population have increased the natural seal pup mortality from the average 44% to 62% of all seal pups born.
 
   In 2001, Namibian Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources introduced three-year rolling sealing rights, and lengthened the seal harvesting season by one month, to allow that even younger seal pups can be clubbed, and in order to facilitate sealers inability to fill their pup quotas.
 
    Prior to 2002, Namibian sealers were only able to fill 60% on average of their pup quota.
 
    In 2006, Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, announced a moratorium on new fishing rights for next 5 years, and stated that 2 of the 4 sealing right, rights expire end 2007/early 2008. In 2007, it renewed all these seal rights with with 7 - 15 year rights. Announced a 30% increase in the seal pup quota to 85 000. Shortly thereafter released a statement, "seal mortalities along the Namibian coast", and then described, "that the majority of pups in the south would not survive post weaning survival mass of 11 kg".
 
    In 2007, Namibia reduced the pup quota to 80 000. Shortly thereafter, just 40 days into 139 days, Seal Alert-SA photographed Namibia's largest seal colony completely deserted and void of any seal.
 
    Namibia seal pup quota of 80 000 for 2007, 2008 and 2009, 93% of which is seal pups <1 year of age, and relies upon the pup population survey recorded in December 2006, which found for the three sealing colonies,  a pup production of 121 462.  Namibia's Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources scientists stated in 2007, the average pup mortality since 1972, had been 44%, prior to the start of sealing season. Subtracting this natural mortality would leave 68 000 seal pups alive in the colony to kill. Other Namibian scientists put the natural mortality since the mass die-off's average at 62%. The quota, for the next three years, exceeds the number of pups alive on the sealing colonies.
 
    In December 2007, the European Food Safety Authority commissioned by the EU Commissioner of Environment, scientifically concluded that seals are not fish fish, and therefore as sentient mammals can experience pain, distress, fear and other forms of suffering.
 
   Namibia did not officially oppose the EFSA findings of the Namibian Seal Hunt and in fact did not submit any opposing documents at all. In a further meeting, reviewing the socio-economics of a possible ban, director of Namibia's Fisheries and Marine Resources did attend the meeting in Brussels, where he re-confirmed, "Namibian government was sceptical about any process which requested information on hunt welfare as in the past this information had been used by an NGO to criticize the hunts unfairly. Hence they tend to be 'very styingy' with the information they give out. He was later quoted, "Killing unweaned pups - why is this perceived as negative, the only difference is the diet, so why the sensitivity?", and "Herding -  psychological trauma, why is this perceived as negative and poor welfare?".
 
    Once again, Namibia did not dispute that clubbing seal pups is cruel, nor offer any evidence to support that it is not.
 
    The Animal Protection Act of 1962 states, it is an offence to , "ill-treat, neglect, infuriate, torture or maim or cruelly beat (club), kick, goad or terrify any animal; or starve it".
 
    All of which can be described as those methods used in Namibia's Sealing Industry.
 
    Last week, director of Marine Resources at the Namibian Ministry of Fisheries stated, Namibia sealing quota of 86 000 seals, 93% of which is seal pups <1 year of age, must be clubbed to death, as per the regulations to protect fish stocks.
 
    It is therefore cruelty to an animal, perpetrated as a national policy, that is the largest case of mammal wildlife abuse, cruelty and death being committed annually on the African continent.
 
For the Seals
Francois Hugo Seal Alert-SA  

 
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Blog: Fisheries Minister Lies, to Prime Minister, Namibians and World Media  
Seal Alert-SA, Press Release 31 June 2008,
 
 
Fisheries Minister Lies, to Prime Minister, Namibians and World Media
 
Photographs prove Namibia is exterminating its seal population. From this, once the largest seal colony, to nothing, just tyre tracks left by sealers - 2007
 
       Namibian Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Abraham Iyambo has lied to the Prime Minister, Namibians and World Media, and is threatening the survival of an already endangered listed Cape fur Seal species.
 
       The Prime Minister of Namibia during our meeting in July 2007, informed me that Namibia was killing seals in line with the Constitution's "sustainable utilization of living marine resources". Namibia's deputy director of resource management, Ben van Zyl has stated that "data is used in a model which predicts the ideal harvest levels for maintaining sustainable yields. Recommended pup harvests may be as high as 30% of pups born". 
 
       Director of Marine Resources at the Ministry of Fisheries Moses Maurihungirire, informed World Media on Tuesday that the "seal population is healthy and not at risk of extinction", yet has refused all requests to reveal the results of the colony by colony population surveys for the December 2007 pup count, upon which the total population is based and the sealing quota, and attempted to block Seal Alert-SA private aerial surveys of the seal colonies.
 
      In 1994, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources "The Ministry has advanced a plan to cut the seal population to 500000 seals over the next five to seven years - (The Namibian, 14 July 1994). He suggested that this would be a "manageable number" (op cit.). He also stated that "management decided to reduce the population size in view of an obviously over-populated situation" [African Wildlife vol. 49(3) - 13-15].
 
      Namibia's sealing quota is 93% seal pup based.
 
      The seal population, far from being over-populated has declined by 50 per cent.
 
      The total Seal population pup survey in December 1993 revealed 220 212 seal pups were born. On the three sealing colonies (Wolf/Atlas and Cape Cross), 164 248 pups were recorded, to which a sealing TAC of 29% or 48 000 pups was applied. Sealers were only able to fill 68,8% of the pup quota or 33 017 seal pups.
 
      This immediately suggests, that after 139 days of sealing, that the 33 017 killed pups is all there is in the seal colonies. What other reason can there be why sealers could not fill the quota ?
 
      This implies further, that the Ministry of Fisheries is inflating and falsifying the seal population three-times above that recorded, in order to give out larger sealing quotas. Existingly there is no way of verifying the accuracy of the population figures given by the Ministry. Seal population surveys have never been independently verified. In order to reduce the seal population by half, Namibia must increase the seal pup quota, and to do this must inflate the seal population, as a growing population. 
 
      A decade later, in 2002, the total pup population survey revealed it had declined 49% to 113 101 pups. The three sealing colonies, had declined 57% or to 70 771 seal pups. Based on this, Namibia should have stopped sealing or in the very least reduced the sealing quota by at least 57%. Instead it increased it from 48 000 pups to 60 000. Records show, sealers were only able to kill 29 577 pups or fill only 49,3% of the quota.
 
      This again implies, that there were even less seal pups to kill a decade later.
 
      This is what I pointed out to the Prime Minister of Namibia, that as sealers could not fill more than 60% of the pup quota since independence, it was a) too high and b) showed that sealers were killing all the pups in the colony, and c) unable to fill the quota, meant that the seal population given was false and inflated - and that the seal population is far lower..
 
      The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Annual Report 2004, confirms this, it states, "During 2004, a rolling TAC was set for the period 2004-2006. The harvesting TAC was set at 60 000 pups and 5000 bulls. The harvest figures for 2004 sealing season was 28,496 pups and 3,415 bulls".
 
      After the meeting with the Prime Minister, he tasked that I sit down with the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources to discuss these issues, two weeks later in August 2007.
 
      Now the lie, to the Prime Minister and World Media. Scientist Carola Kirchner from the Ministry of Fisheries, at the meeting, produced in slide 12 (see above), a question, "Did seal rights holders fail to fill the 2006 quota (60%) ?". Her reply was, after increasing the pup quota further to "85 000, sealers harvested 91,5% or 77 800 pups".
 
      This actually was not my question to the Prime Minister, I had no data for the 2006 harvest figures. My question was since independence in 1990.
 
      How was this suddenly possible ? If since independence with the seal pup quota between 30 000 - 60 000, sealers were only able to fill 60% of the quota on average, or kill 30 000 pups, could the Ministry claim that after suddenly increasing it to 85 000 pups in 2006, sealers could now kill more than twice as many, or 77 800 pups and fill 91,5% of this increased quota?
 
      Once again, none of these figures can be verified independently.
 
      The problem with fraud and lying, is that eventually you get caught out, because your falsified figures do not match. Looking at the sealing figures above, the Ministry had to try and inflate the sealing figures, so it suddenly claimed sealers were averaging 83,8%, 91,1% and 91,5%, up from the previous 49,3% recorded in 2003. But, they made a fatal error, they falsified the sealing figures already stated in the Minister of Fisheries Annual Report in 2004. The Minister claimed in his report (http://www.mfmr.gov.na/) that, "The harvest figures for 2004 sealing season was 28,496 pups", yet the Ministry now claims in the August 2007 meeting, sealers in 2004, killed 54, 496 pups and filled 83,8% of their quota.
 
      The Ministry falsified the seals pups killed in 2004 by 100% (and thereafter) in order to show falsely that sealers were almost filling their quota , Minister Annual Report 2004 - 28, 496 pups. Ministry - 54, 496 pups.
 
      All this proves is that the Ministry is falsifying seal data.
 
      There can be no question based on the evidence above that the Ministry of Fisheries is falsifying seal population data, fish consumption, seal harvested figures and percentage filled of quota by sealers.
 
      If Namibia starts assaulting and hitting seal pups tomorrow on July 1, "If you hit seals, we will hit you", see next update.
 
For the Seals
Francois Hugo Seal Alert-SA
10 years of Seal Protection and Rescue

 
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Blog: The insanity does not take an end  

 28 May 2008

Canada and China want to establish researches in a common project for finding out the medical use of seal oil. The aim of researchers will be to find out whether seal oil will be a substitute for soy based nutrition for the patients who cannot take up the food orally. The experiments are to be made by Canadian scientists, the Chinese side will then then perform examinations and clinical tests on humans.

What will now the Canadian government state next to justify the annual massacre on the ice? The puree taken from small intestine of baby seal cures against the gout? Grinded seal bone as soap with tapering and rejuvenating effect? The Canadian government supports the Canadian/Chinese "science project" also financially with millions of dollar and makes clear that they will try with all means to promote the inhumane "hunt" to make sense for justifying their vicious intentions.

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Der Wahnsinn nimmt kein Ende

28. Mai 2008

Kanada und China wollen in einem gemeinsamen Projekt die medizinische Nutzung von Sattelrobbenöl erforschen. Ziel der Forschung soll sein, rauszufinden ob Robbenöl als Ersatz für die sojabasierende Ernährung von Patienten, die Nahrung nicht oral aufnehmen können, geeignet ist. Die Tierversuche dazu sollen von kanadischen Wissenschaftlern gemacht werden, die chinesische Seite soll dann Überprüfungen und klinische Tests an Menschen vornehmen.


Was fällt der kanadischen Regierung als nächstes ein um das alljährliche Massaker auf dem Eis zu rechtfertigen? Dem Dünndarm von Robbenbabys entnommener Essensbrei als Heilmittel gegen Gicht? Gemahlene Robbenknochen als Seife mit Verjüngungseffekt? Die kanadische Regierung unterstützt das kanadisch/chinesische “Wissenschaftsprojekt” auch finanziell mit Millionen von Dollar und macht somit klar, dass sie mit allen Mitteln versucht, die inhumane “Jagd” für sinnvoll zu verkaufen.


 
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Alert: Captain Watson will be speaking in select European Cities this May and June  
Focus: Environment
Action Request: Meeting
Location: United States

Events and Public Appearances




 Sea Shepherd Events & Appearances 

May 24, 2008 – Captain Paul Watson speaking event – The Netherlands

Captain Paul Watson will be speaking in the Netherlands for the first time in nearly a decade! Join speakers Captain Paul Watson, Captain Alex Cornelissen and others from Sea Shepherd headquarters including former crewmembers.  There will be an information and merchandise table, live music and the possibility to join a Vegetarian dinner at the cost of € 10 a person after the event.

Where:

Almere, The Netherlands

When:

May 24, 2:00 PM

Extra
Information:

Everyone must RSVP by no later than May 10 by email to:
info@seashepherd.nl

Contact:

www.seashepherd.nl




May 31, 2008 – Captain Paul Watson speaking event - Belgium

Captain Paul Watson will be speaking in Belgium for the first time ever! After the speaking engagement, there will be refreshments, info and merchandise tables and more!

Where:

Mechelen, Belgium

When:

May 31, 2:00 PM

Extra
Information:

Please RSVP by no later than May 10 by email to:
info@seashepherd.nl

Contact:

www.seashepherd.nl




June 4, 2008 – Captain Paul Watson speaking event - London, UK

Sea Shepherd UK will host a very special evening with Captain Paul Watson in London on Wednesday evening, June 4.  The evening will feature a speech by Captain Watson with a reception following where attendees will have a chance to meet local Sea Shepherd volunteers, learn about our latest campaigns and buy Sea Shepherd merchandise.

Where:

London, West end, exact location to be posted soon

When:

Wednesday June 4, 2008 – time tbd

Extra
Information:

Please RSVP in advance, seating is limited!

Contact:

UK@seashepherd.org

 

June 7, 2008 – Captain Paul Watson speaking event - Paris, France

Captain Paul Watson will be in Paris on Saturday June 7th, where he will hold a conference in a room of the Jussieu University downtown Paris.  Entrance is free, the French Sea Shepherds expect many! The details of this day will be listed on the Sea Shepherd France website http://www.seashepherd.fr/ and we’ll have more details available as the event gets closer.

Where:

Jussieu University, downtown Paris

When:

Saturday June 7, 2008 – time to be determined

Extra
Information:

Subway line 7 & 10 - stop: Jussieu

Contact:

http://www.seashepherd.fr




July 12, 2008 – Sea No Evil Art Show Benefit – Riverside, CA

Captain Paul Watson has once again been invited to speak at the 2nd annual Sea No Evil Art Show Benefit.  This year’s show will be held at the Riverside Art Museum in Riverside, CA. The event will completely take over the entire art museum’s 3 floors, the night of the event, with live music on the roof (3rd floor). It promises to be an event to remember giving the opportunity to raise increased awareness and funding for Sea Shepherd.

Where:

Riverside Art Museum
3425 Mission Inn Avenue
Riverside, CA 92501
www.riversideartmuseum.org

When:

Saturday July 12, 2008

Extra
Information:

Extra Information: RVCA clothing (www.RVCAclothing.com) will be sponsoring an entire room of artwork to be sold at the show, with a special 2 week preview at the art museum. A full list of participating artists will be released soon.

Contact:

www.SeaShepherdArtShow.com




August 14 - 18, 2008 – Animal Rights National Conference 2008 – Washington, D.C.

Animal Rights 2008 is the U.S. animal rights movement's annual national conference. It is also the world's largest & oldest animal rights gathering, hailing back to 1981. Animal Rights 2008 is a forum for sharing knowledge, reporting on progress, discussing strategies and tactics, networking, and "recharging our batteries."   Sea Shepherd staff and volunteers will be in attendance with an exhibit table featuring photos from our recent campaigns, merchandise and more.

Where:

Hilton Mark Center, Washington, D.C.

When:

August 14 - 18, 2008

Extra
Information:

Featured speakers from Sea Shepherd will include Executive Director Kim McCoy and International Director Jonny Vasic who will also be showing the latest videos of Sea Shepherd in action.

Contact:

FARM  http://www.arconference.org/index.htm




August 21 - 24, 2008 – Gatecon – Vancouver, Canada

Beautiful Vancouver, Canada is this year’s setting for Gatecon: The Family Reunion. Each year Gatecon selects a charity recipient and this year Sea Shepherd has been selected as the exclusive charity to benefit from the event. Stars from one of the most popular and longest running sci-fi television series, Stargate, will be in attendance including special guest, Sea Shepherd board of director, Richard Dean Anderson. There will be a full weekend of activities which includes a very special day dedicated to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society on Friday August 22.  Captain Paul Watson and Sea Shepherd staff and crew will also attend.  The event will feature an entire room dedicated to Sea Shepherd’s direct action campaigns on the high seas, with merchandise, the latest photos and video from Sea Shepherd’s campaigns, and information about the Shark Angels alliance.

Where:

Sheraton Wall Centre - Vancouver

When:

August 21 - 24, 2008

Extra
Information:

This event will raise funds for Sea Shepherd and create awareness of what is happening in the oceans.  Attendees of the conference will have an opportunity to purchase special merchandise only available at Gatecon.  There will also be book and photograph signing opportunities with Captain Watson and Richard Dean Anderson.

Contact:

http://www.gatecon.com/




Other Animal / Environmental Events

No events



Be sure to visit our new webpage SSCS in the News to listen to past radio interviews and read articles written about Sea Shepherd.


 
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Blog: IWPO End Whaling Forever!!!! Signature Goal: 10,000,000  
IWPO End Whaling Forever!

IWPO End Whaling Forever!

Target:
10000000
WHO ARE WE?

The IWPO already represents more than 80 groups with over 240,000 combined members  forming a united front against whaling.

We are the people of the international community,
And we will defend the oceans
For they are a common heritage of all mankind.


We are people working to fix a problem on a planet filled with problems.
An alliance of the motivated working to protect whales and dolphins from humans who seek to kill them.

We are people. Lots and lots of people.
People from anti-whaling websites, channels and groups united as friends for a good cause.
People are behind the FAQS, links, pictures, videos, websites, forums and groups.
A lot of people and we work as a team to amplify and compliment the efforts of others