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De Odyssee van Medeleven

De Odyssee van Medeleven. Sea Shepherd’s strijd tegen de illegale Japanse walvisjacht in Antarctica. Stijn Bruers , 17/11/’07 – 06/02/‘08. Japanese whaling fleet. Nisshin Maru (130 m, 13 kn) Factory ship. Yushin Maru (60 m, 18 kn) Harpoonship. Yushin Maru No.2 Harpoonship.

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De Odyssee van Medeleven

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  1. De Odyssee van Medeleven SeaShepherd’s strijd tegen de illegale Japanse walvisjacht in Antarctica Stijn Bruers, 17/11/’07 – 06/02/‘08

  2. Japanese whaling fleet Nisshin Maru (130 m, 13 kn) Factory ship Yushin Maru (60 m, 18 kn) Harpoonship Yushin Maru No.2 Harpoonship Kyo Maru No.2 (60 m, 18 kn) Harpoonship Kaiko Maru Sighting vessel Kyoshin Maru No.2 (60m, 18 kn) Sighting vessel

  3. Japanese whaling fleet(Institute for Cetacean Research) ? Spy ship Oriental Bluebird (143 m, 13 kn) Supply vessel

  4. 935 Minke whales • 50 Fin whales • 50 Humpback whales

  5. International regulations • Moratorium on commercial whaling (IWC) • Ban on trade in endangered species (CITES) • Australian and Antarctic Whale Sanctuary • Antarctic treaty • Maritime law • Australian high court ban on whaling • World Charter for Nature (UN)

  6. The vision of SeaShepherd • Conservationism: biodiversity has intrinsicvalue and shouldbepreserved. Humanarrogance to thinkthatonlyhuman species is important. • Animalrights: everysentientbeing has the basic right not to beused as merelymeans to ourends. Humanarrogance to thinkthatonlyhumans have thisbasic right. Biocentrism: all life is precious!

  7. Steve Irwin (Sea Shepherd)

  8. Steve Irwin 60 m, 17 kn, 2 engines 1 helicopter 3 inflatables (zodiacs)

  9. Pirates of compassion

  10. Hayagriva Compassionate wrath

  11. Bridge (wheelhouse) Quartermaster Stijn Bruers (Be) Captain Paul Watson (Ca)

  12. Bridge (wheelhouse)

  13. Engine rooms

  14. Deck Bosun Dave Jennings (USA) Zodiac team Bosun’s mate Tim Wilcox (USA) Bosun’s mate Riccy Jamieson (Au) Zodiac team Deckhand Simon King (Au) Fire team

  15. Deck (zodiacs)

  16. Delta zodiac

  17. Delta zodiac

  18. Helicopter

  19. Media crew Animal Planet Whale Wars

  20. Departure Melbourne 5th Dec 2007 Part I

  21. Dolphins

  22. Albatross, petrels

  23. Antarctic convergence 10 Dec 2007, 57°S

  24. Ice

  25. Penguins

  26. Drift ice (zodiac drill, 15th Dec 2007, 64°S, 144°E)

  27. Back to Melbourne (24 Dec 2007)

  28. Part II Anchoring 30th Dec 2007 Williamstown (Melbourne)

  29. New Year’s Eve sling (Melbourne)

  30. Departure to Antarctica 1st Jan 2008

  31. Antarctica 7th Jan 2008

  32. Whales (Minke)

  33. Zodiac turn over (8th Jan 2008)

  34. Zodiac turn over

  35. Humpback whales (9th Jan 2008)

  36. Humpback whales

  37. Encounter Japanese whaling fleet 15th Jan 2008 59°S, 78°E

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