Your Opinion on the Sea Shepherds

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I was just reading the thread about Trudy joining them...

So, what is you opinion on the Sea Shepherds?

I really like what they're doing. Someone has to go down there and do something to stop whaling, and the Sea Shepherds are doing their best, with passion and determination. One of the things on my "to do before I die" list is to crew for a season. Direct action to stop the illegal killing of endangered (and in my opinion) sentient animals, I think, is a very worthy cause to fight for.

I'm not saying they're perfect. Far from it. Paul Watson has made a few decisions I don't agree with, and their ships are too outdated to really be effective. After the Shonan Maru #2 sunk the Ady Gil, the Shepherds really lost their only big advantage. But they have something the Japanese fleet doesn't: something to fight for, not just to get paid for.