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The Ady Gil after its collision with Japanese whaling ship Shonan Maru 2 (Reuters / Sea Shepherd file)

Bethune and Sea Shepherd settle video

The two parties have settled a long-running legal battle which involves a financial settlement in exchange for assistance in an extradition case.

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Date set for Australia to fight whaling

Australia's legal bid to stop Japan's so-called scientific whaling in Antarctica will go before the International Court of Justice in June.

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Sea Shepherd Australia says the Japanese fleet only managed to catch 103 whales in 2012-13 (Reuters file)

Japan whalers have 'worst ever' catch

Sea Shepherd Australia says the Japanese fleet only managed to catch 103 whales in 2012-13, less than 10 percent of their quota.

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Sea Shepherd vessel Bob Barker (R) collides with the fuel tanker ship Sun Laurel as Japanese mother survey ship Nissin Maru (R) tries to pull alongside in the Antarctica (Reuters)

Opinion divided over Sea Shepherd video

A United States Appeals Court judge has called Sea Shepherd anti-whaling activists "pirates".

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Sea Shepherd's Bob Barker (R) and fuel tanker Sun Laurel (Reuters)

Sea Shepherd denies ramming video

The whaling war in the Southern Ocean is heating up and so is the propaganda war.

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Sea Shepherd's Bob Barker (R) and fuel tanker Sun Laurel (Reuters)

Antarctic whaling conflict heats up

Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd and Japanese whalers are again colliding in the Southern Ocean south of Australia.

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Both sides blame each other for the incident (Reuters)

No backing down from whalers video

Anti-whaling activists say they've successfully disrupted Japan's hunting expedition.

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The Nisshin Maru fires water cannons at the Steve Irwin (Photo: Sea Shepherd Australia)

Sea Shepherd claims victory over whalers video

Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd says it has successfully put a stop to Japanese whaling operations in the Southern Ocean.

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Paul Watson alleges the Japanese crew threw stun grenades at the Sea Shepherd ships

Sea Shepherd calls for navy action video

The Australian government must send the navy to Antarctic waters, says former Australian Greens leader Bob Brown.

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The Bob Barker (L) and Steve Irwin (C) block the Nisshin Maru on February 19 (Photo: Eliza Muirhead)

Sea Shepherd ships hit 'multiple times'

Captain Paul Watson has told 3 News that two of Sea Shepherd's ships, the Steve Irwin and the Bob Barker, have been rammed by Japanese whalers.

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Sea Shepherd vessel Bob Barker

Sea Shepherd claiming victory video

New footage of anti-whaling activists at war with a Japanese harpooning vessel has been released.

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The Sea Shepherd vessel Sam Simon

Australian govt ignores whaling – Hunt

Reports that Japanese whalers harpooned a large whale in Australian waters, leading to a confrontation with Sea Shepherd.

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Sea Shepherd vessel's the Brigitte Bardot (AAP)

Sea Shepherd injunction upheld

The US Supreme Court has upheld an injunction ordering anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd to keep away from Japanese whaling ships.

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The Ady Gil after its collision with Japanese whaling ship Shonan Maru 2 (Reuters / Sea Shepherd file)

Ady Gil sues Sea Shepherd

Paul Watson has dismissed Ady Gil's legal action, saying it is a "frivolous lawsuit" that he will seek to have dismissed.

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Sea Shepherd says it's ahead of whalers

Three Sea Shepherd ships have left New Zealand for the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary ready to do battle.

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Paul Watson (Reuters)

Sea Shepherd leader resigns

Paul Watson, the founder of controversial anti-whaling outfit Sea Shepherd, is stepping down.

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Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson (Photo: Interpol)

NZ siding with Japan - anti-whaling activist

An anti-whaling activist is "shocked" the New Zealand Government appears to be siding with Japan.

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The fleet plans to hunt more than 1000 whales through March  (AAP)

Japanese whaling fleet leaves for hunt

The Australian government has vowed to continue its fight against all forms of whaling as Japan's whaling fleet leaves for its annual hunt.

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Sea Shepherd logo on the Bob Barker (Photo: Frank Solomona)

NZ warns Sea Shepherd to behave

New Zealand has issued a warning to Sea Shepherd and Japanese whalers to behave in the Southern Ocean this whaling season.

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Environmentalist and founder of Sea Shepherd, Paul Watson (Reuters)

Sea Shepherd warned to back off

Sea Shepherd will have to stay at least 500m away from Japanese whaling ships, following a ruling in a US court.

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