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🐋 Captain Paul Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd Global, has been arrested. If Denmark extradites him to 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻, it could end a critical chapter 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲'𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.
Watson and his crew have tirelessly battled illegal fishing and whaling, especially targeting Japanese fleets. Their efforts have saved an estimated 𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 whales and other species*. He was arrested in Greenland by Danish authorities 𝟭𝟱 days ago and remains in detention. Japan requested his extradition 𝟰 days ago*.
🌍4 Burning Questions:
🐳How Whales Are Protected?
⛩ Why Does Japan Want Paul Watson So Desperately?
⛵ Why is Denmark Involved?
🙌 What Can We Do to Help?
1) Are Whales Protected? 🐳
The Commission Baleinière Internationale (IWC) regulates whaling and protects endangered species. In 1986, a global moratorium on 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 was enacted. Japan exploited a loophole for "scientific whaling," leading to significant whale deaths. In 2014, the International Court of Justice declared Japan's Antarctic whaling program illegal, but Japan resumed whaling after withdrawing from IWC jurisdiction in 2019 in their territorial zone*. Currently, only 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻, 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆, and 𝗜𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 continue commercial whaling.☠🐳
2) Why Does Japan Want Paul Watson So Desperately?⛩
Since 2006, he has 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 operations, enforcing international agreements where governments have failed. Japan’s whaling industry relies on government support and needs to meet quotas to be profitable. His actions have significantly hindered this. Despite declining domestic consumption of whale meat Japan defends whaling as an “ancestral tradition.”* In May 2024, Japan launched the Kangei Maru, a $𝟰𝟴 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 whaling vessel*, which Watson vowed to chase to end its activities. 🛳
3) Why is Denmark Involved?⛵
Watson's arrest in Greenland, a Danish territory, came shortly after he targeted Japanese whalers. The timing raises questions about political pressures, especially considering Denmark's controversial whaling practices in the Faroe Islands for the sake of another ancestral tradition called the "𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗱" (bad habits, how they cling to us 🤷♂️ ) , where 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘀 of whales and dolphins are killed annually. Sea Shepherd exposed these practices just a week before his arrest, which could explain Denmark's cooperation with Japan.
4) What Can We Do to Help? 🙌
𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 in Fr/Eng: Stand with Sea Shepherd France. Every signature sends a strong message to Denmark governement. It take less than 1 min 👉 https://lnkd.in/eEQe6Qqj
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