Talk by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Date: 2008-12-31
For our September 2008 meeting, we invited a speaker from the
Sea Shepherd Conservation
Society, an international marine wildlife conservation
organisation. They are committed to the eradication of pirate
whaling, poaching, shark finning, unlawful habitat destruction, and
violations of established laws in the World's oceans.
Established in 1977, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) is an
international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization
whose mission is to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of
wildlife in the world’s oceans in order to conserve
and protect ecosystems and species.
Sea Shepherd uses innovative direct-action tactics to investigate,
document, and take action when necessary to expose and confront
illegal activities on the high seas. By safeguarding the
biodiversity of our delicately-balanced ocean ecosystems, Sea
Shepherd works to ensure their survival for future generations. Sea
Shepherd UK was recently registered as a charity in the United
Kingdom.
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was formally incorporated in the
United States in 1981 in the state of Oregon. Previous to this, the
idea of Sea Shepherd was formed when Captain Paul Watson founded
the Earth Force Society in 1977 in Vancouver BC, Canada. The
original mandate of both organizations was marine mammal protection
and conservation with an immediate goal of shutting down illegal
whaling and sealing operations, but Sea Shepherd later expanded its
mission to include all marine wildlife.
With financial support from Cleveland Amory of the Fund for
Animals, the society's first ship a North Atlantic sea trawler
"the Westella" was purchased in Hull, England (UK) and
renamed the Sea Shepherd. It's first mission was to the
ice floes of eastern Canada to interfere with the annual killing of
baby harp seals known as whitecoats.
In the same year, 1979, the Sea Shepherd hunted down and rammed the
notorious pirate whaler the Sierra in a Portugal harbor ending its
infamous career as the scourge of the seas.
The success of the seal campaign and the ramming of the Sierra was
the start of Sea Shepherd's historical 160 voyages over the
next 2 decades, enforcing international laws where no law
enforcement existed - on the high seas.
Sea Shepherd continues to accomplish its mission by upholding and
enforcing international treaties, laws and conventions of world
governments.
Sea Shepherd is committed to the eradication of pirate whaling,
poaching, shark finning, unlawful habitat destruction, and
violations of established laws in the World's oceans.
To that end, Sea Shepherd assists national and international bodies
in the enforcement of international law under authority of the
United Nations World Charter for Nature.
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