hard .. After weeks spent at sea without a trace of Japanese whalers, finally the day before yesterday the Steve Irwin (Sea Shepherd vessel) came into contact with the fleet Japan.
The press release states that the Steve Irwin met one of the ships of the whaling fleet, the Kaiko Maru, December 26. The action of Sea Shepherd started immediately with the launch of 10 bottles containing butyric acid and 15 bottles containing methyl cellulose and indelible paint.
Captain Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd said:
"Our goal now is to chase them out of the Australian Economic Exclusion Zone. I have before me a map that clearly says that these are waters of the Australian Economic Exclusion Zone. There is a law well specifies that any activity prohibited to ships whaling in these waters. We have informed the whales that are in contravention of this order of Australian Federal Court. "