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href="/wiki/Paul_Watson" title="Paul Watson">Paul Watson</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Hammarstedt" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Hammarstedt">Peter Hammarstedt</a><br />Alex Cornelissen<br />Locky MacLean<br />Chris Aultman<br />Sidd Chakravarty<br />Pete Bethune</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Narrated by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee">Jason Hildebrandt</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Theme music composer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Corgan" title="Billy Corgan">Billy Corgan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opening theme</th><td class="infobox-data">"<a href="/wiki/Bullet_with_Butterfly_Wings" title="Bullet with Butterfly Wings">Bullet with Butterfly Wings</a>" by <a href="/wiki/The_Smashing_Pumpkins" title="The Smashing Pumpkins">The Smashing Pumpkins</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Composer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/David_Vanacore" title="David Vanacore">David Vanacore</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Original language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of seasons</th><td class="infobox-data">7</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of episodes</th><td class="infobox-data">61 <span class="nowrap">(<a href="/wiki/List_of_Whale_Wars_episodes" title="List of Whale Wars episodes">list of episodes</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Production</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Executive producers</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Elizabeth Bronstein</li> <li>Jason Carey</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dee_Haslam" title="Dee Haslam">Dee Bagwell Haslam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Production location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Ocean" title="Southern Ocean">Southern Ocean</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data">Robert G. Case</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Running time</th><td class="infobox-data">43 minutes <small>(regular)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Production companies</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/RIVR_Media" title="RIVR Media">RIVR Media</a></li><li>Lizard Trading Company</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Original release</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Animal_Planet" title="Animal Planet">Animal Planet</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Release</th><td class="infobox-data">November 7, 2008<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-11-07</span>)</span> –<br />January 2, 2015<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2015-01-02</span>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Whale Wars</b></i> was a weekly American <a href="/wiki/Reality_television#Documentary-style" title="Reality television">documentary-style reality television</a> series that premiered on November 7, 2008 on the <a href="/wiki/Animal_Planet" title="Animal Planet">Animal Planet</a> cable channel. The program follows <a href="/wiki/Paul_Watson" title="Paul Watson">Paul Watson</a>, founder of the <a href="/wiki/Sea_Shepherd_Conservation_Society" title="Sea Shepherd Conservation Society">Sea Shepherd Conservation Society</a>, as he and the crew aboard <a href="/wiki/Neptune%27s_Navy" title="Neptune's Navy">their various vessels</a> attempted to stop the killing of whales by <a href="/wiki/Whaling_in_Japan" title="Whaling in Japan">Japanese vessels (whalers)</a> off the coast of Antarctica.<sup id="cite_ref-about_the_series_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about_the_series-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Whale_Wars&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Sea_Shepherd_Conservation_Society_operations" title="Sea Shepherd Conservation Society operations">Sea Shepherd Conservation Society operations</a>, <a href="/wiki/Whaling_controversy" class="mw-redirect" title="Whaling controversy">Whaling controversy</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Anti-whaling" title="Anti-whaling">anti-whaling</a></div> <p>In 2007, <a href="/wiki/Discovery_Channel" title="Discovery Channel">Discovery Channel</a> began production of a reality show which would cover the activities of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's campaign against <a href="/wiki/Whaling_in_Japan" title="Whaling in Japan">Japanese whaling</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Ocean_Whale_Sanctuary" title="Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary">Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary</a> off the coast of <a href="/wiki/Antarctica" title="Antarctica">Antarctica</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Telegraph_2009-04-17_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph_2009-04-17-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Japanese claim that their whaling is legally permitted research, which Sea Shepherd and others contend is a cover for <a href="/wiki/International_Whaling_Commission#The_1986_moratorium" title="International Whaling Commission">banned</a> commercial whaling.<sup id="cite_ref-Australia_condemns_Japanese_whalers_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Australia_condemns_Japanese_whalers-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sea Shepherd has been both criticized and praised for tactics of <a href="/wiki/Direct_action" title="Direct action">direct action</a> sabotage which include throwing stink bombs of <a href="/wiki/Butyric_acid" title="Butyric acid">butyric acid</a>, as well as ramming, boarding, and otherwise attempting to disable the Japanese vessels.<sup id="cite_ref-TimesOnline_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TimesOnline-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The program premiered on November 7, 2008, on the Animal Planet cable channel and follows events on the vessel <a href="/wiki/MY_Steve_Irwin" title="MY Steve Irwin">MY <i>Steve Irwin</i></a> as the group attempts to deter the hunting of <a href="/wiki/Minke_whale" title="Minke whale">minke</a>, humpback and <a href="/wiki/Fin_whale" title="Fin whale">fin</a> whales in the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Ocean" title="Southern Ocean">Southern Ocean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" title="Mediterranean Sea">Mediterranean Sea</a>, and <a href="/wiki/North_Atlantic" class="mw-redirect" title="North Atlantic">North Atlantic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Telegraph_2009-04-17_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph_2009-04-17-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show came at a time when Animal Planet was being re-branded to attract broader audiences and compete with non-animal-centric programming.<sup id="cite_ref-LA_Times_2010-06-04_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LA_Times_2010-06-04-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 6, 2014 Animal Planet announced a special three-part presentation that aired on December 28, 2014 as part of its "Month-Long Freeview".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Episodes">Episodes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Whale_Wars&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Episodes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Whale_Wars_episodes" title="List of Whale Wars episodes">List of Whale Wars episodes</a></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="padding: 0px 8px" colspan="2" rowspan="2">Season </th> <th scope="col" style="padding: 0px 8px" colspan="2">Episodes </th> <th scope="col" style="padding: 0px 80px" colspan="2">Original air dates </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col">Total </th> <th scope="col">Specials </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Season_premiere" title="Season premiere">Season premiere</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Season_finale" title="Season finale">Season finale</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td scope="row" style="background-color: #689CCF; width:10px;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Whale_Wars_episodes#Season_1_(2008)" title="List of Whale Wars episodes">1</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>November 7, 2008<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-11-07</span>)</span> </td> <td>December 19, 2008<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2008-12-19</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row" style="background-color: #CC99FF; width:10px;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Whale_Wars_episodes#Season_2_(2009)" title="List of Whale Wars episodes">2</a> </td> <td>11 </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>June 5, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-06-05</span>)</span> </td> <td>August 21, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2009-08-21</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row" style="background-color: #66B032; width:10px;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Whale_Wars_episodes#Season_3_(2010)" title="List of Whale Wars episodes">3</a> </td> <td>14 </td> <td>1<sup id="cite_ref-futon_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-futon-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>June 4, 2010<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2010-06-04</span>)</span> </td> <td>August 27, 2010<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2010-08-27</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row" style="background-color: #FFD700; width:10px;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Whale_Wars_episodes#Season_4_(2011)" title="List of Whale Wars episodes">4</a> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>2<sup id="cite_ref-futon_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-futon-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>June 3, 2011<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-06-03</span>)</span> </td> <td>August 12, 2011<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2011-08-12</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row" style="background-color: #999999; width:10px;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Whale_Wars_episodes#Viking_Shores_(2012)" title="List of Whale Wars episodes">Viking Shores</a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>5 </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>April 27, 2012<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2012-04-27</span>)</span> </td> <td>May 18, 2012<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2012-05-18</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row" style="background-color: #FF8876; width:10px;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Whale_Wars_episodes#Season_5_(2012)" title="List of Whale Wars episodes">5</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>June 1, 2012<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2012-06-01</span>)</span> </td> <td>July 20, 2012<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2012-07-20</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row" style="background-color: #7700D2; width:10px;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Whale_Wars_episodes#Season_6_(2013)" title="List of Whale Wars episodes">6</a> </td> <td>1<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td colspan="2">December 13, 2013<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-12-13</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row" style="background-color:#3030FF; width:10px;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Whale_Wars_episodes#Season_7_(2015)" title="List of Whale Wars episodes">7</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td colspan="2">January 2, 2015<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-01-02</span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row" style="background-color:#B60000; width:10px;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Whale_Wars_episodes#Other_episodes" title="List of Whale Wars episodes">Other episodes</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Spin-off series</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Season consisted of a single two-hour episode</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Synopsis">Synopsis</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Whale_Wars&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Synopsis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Season_one">Season one</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Whale_Wars&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Season one"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MV_Steve_Irwin_Melbourne.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/MV_Steve_Irwin_Melbourne.jpg/220px-MV_Steve_Irwin_Melbourne.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/MV_Steve_Irwin_Melbourne.jpg/330px-MV_Steve_Irwin_Melbourne.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/MV_Steve_Irwin_Melbourne.jpg/440px-MV_Steve_Irwin_Melbourne.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1260" data-file-height="945" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/MY_Steve_Irwin" title="MY Steve Irwin">MY <i>Steve Irwin</i></a> arriving in <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, 2008.</figcaption></figure> <p>The 2007–08 Antarctic campaign was named Operation <a href="/wiki/Migaloo" title="Migaloo">Migaloo</a>, after the only known albino humpback in the world. This campaign was the focus of the first season of <i>Whale Wars</i>, which premiered on November 7, 2008. </p><p>On January 15, 2008, after attempting to entangle the whaling vessel's propeller and throwing containers of butyric acid onto the decks,<sup id="cite_ref-asahi_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asahi-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> two Sea Shepherd members, Benjamin Potts and Giles Lane, from the Sea Shepherd vessel <a href="/wiki/MY_Steve_Irwin" title="MY Steve Irwin">MY <i>Steve Irwin</i></a> boarded the Japanese whaling vessel <i><a href="/wiki/Yushin_Maru_No._2" class="mw-redirect" title="Yushin Maru No. 2">Yushin Maru No. 2</a></i> from a rigid-hulled inflatable boat. The pair were delivering a letter advising the Japanese that they were "whaling illegally"<sup id="cite_ref-canada.com_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-canada.com-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the hope of creating an international incident.<sup id="cite_ref-Animal_Planet_2008_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Animal_Planet_2008-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Japanese responded by saying that the men would be held until Sea Shepherd stopped what they called "dangerous and illegal activities".<sup id="cite_ref-Stuff.co.nz_217328_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stuff.co.nz_217328-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The crew of the <i><a href="/wiki/Yushin_Maru_No._2" class="mw-redirect" title="Yushin Maru No. 2">Yushin Maru No. 2</a></i> detained the men for two days, before turning them over to the Australian customs vessel <a href="/wiki/MV_Oceanic_Viking" title="MV Oceanic Viking">MV <i>Oceanic Viking</i></a> on the orders of Japanese authorities;<sup id="cite_ref-canada.com_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-canada.com-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> subsequently, the <i>Steve Irwin</i> rendezvoused with the <i>Oceanic Viking</i> and the two crew-members were returned to Sea Shepherd.<sup id="cite_ref-asahi_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asahi-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 9, first mate Peter Brown was described in a newspaper article as saying that the incident only became a hostage situation because the Sea Shepherd vessel left the scene, so the Japanese would be forced to hold the two crewmen longer. He was quoted as saying, "It's all giant street theater."<sup id="cite_ref-cape_cod_times_2008-04-09_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cape_cod_times_2008-04-09-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 3, Sea Shepherd members threw bottles of butyric acid and packages of slippery <a href="/wiki/Methyl_cellulose" title="Methyl cellulose">methyl cellulose</a> powder onto the Japanese vessel <i><a href="/wiki/Nisshin_Maru" title="Nisshin Maru">Nisshin Maru</a></i>. Australian foreign minister <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Smith_(Australian_politician)" title="Stephen Smith (Australian politician)">Stephen Smith</a> condemned Sea Shepherd's actions for potentially causing injury<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Japanese Government called in the Australian and Dutch ambassadors to protest the actions and urge those countries to prevent any violence.<sup id="cite_ref-News.com.au_1111115705223_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-News.com.au_1111115705223-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Watson said: "They are so full of crap. We filmed and photographed the entire thing. Not a single thing landed anywhere near their crew ... It is their way of trying to get sympathy."<sup id="cite_ref-Darby_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darby-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The International Whaling Commission issued a statement on March 8, 2008 that "called upon the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society to refrain from dangerous actions that jeopardise safety at sea, and on vessels and crews concerned to exercise restraint."<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The statement also reiterated earlier IWC resolutions from May and July 2007 that read in part, "The commission and its contracting governments do not condone and in fact condemn any actions that are a risk to human life and property in relation to the activities of vessels at sea."<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Australian Government also called for all parties to "exercise restraint" and "responsible behaviour" in the Southern Ocean.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 17, 2008 Paul Watson claimed that he was shot by the Japanese crew or coast guard personnel during the campaign. The incident is heavily documented during the show in the final episode, and the first six episodes are covered as a buildup to what is portrayed as the major incident during the campaign. The footage in <i>Whale Wars</i> shows Watson standing on the deck of the <i>Steve Irwin</i> while Sea Shepherd crew throws glass bottles filled with butyric acid at the <i>Nisshin Maru</i> whaling vessel. The Japanese respond by throwing <a href="/wiki/Stun_grenade" title="Stun grenade">flashbang</a> devices. Watson is then shown reaching inside his jacket and bullet-proof vest and remarking "I've been hit." Back inside the bridge of the Steve Irwin, a metal fragment is found inside the vest.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_2008-03-07_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_2008-03-07-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Cetacean_Research" title="Institute of Cetacean Research">Institute of Cetacean Research</a> has dismissed Sea Shepherd's statements as lies. The Institute and Coast Guard said that they used seven <a href="/wiki/Stun_grenade" title="Stun grenade">flashbang</a> devices designed to flash and make noise in the air without causing harm.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Neither of the two conflicting accounts has been independently verified. The Australian Foreign Affairs Department had condemned "actions by crew members of any vessel that cause injury". Two media releases were made on the same day from the office. One said that the Australian Embassy in Tokyo had been informed by the Japanese that the whalers had "fired warning shots"<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while the updated version used the phrase "'warning balls' – also known as 'flashbangs' – had been fired", and that no gunshots had occurred.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Season_two">Season two</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Whale_Wars&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Season two"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 2008/09 Antarctic campaign was named Operation Musashi after the 17th-century Japanese strategist <a href="/wiki/Miyamoto_Musashi" title="Miyamoto Musashi">Miyamoto Musashi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 4, 2008, actress <a href="/wiki/Daryl_Hannah" title="Daryl Hannah">Daryl Hannah</a> joined Sea Shepherd's crew aboard the <i>Steve Irwin</i> to take part in this season's operation.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 6, 2009, Watson reported that the <i>Steve Irwin</i> had collided with the <i><a href="/wiki/Y%C5%ABshin_Maru_No._2" title="Yūshin Maru No. 2">Yūshin Maru No. 2</a></i> as the <i>Steve Irwin</i> tried to block its attempt to prevent the transfer of a dead whale up the slipway of the factory ship <i>Nisshin Maru</i>. As Watson explained the incident, "We were in the process of blocking the transfer from the <i><a href="/wiki/Y%C5%ABshin_Maru_No._2" title="Yūshin Maru No. 2">Yūshin Maru No. 2</a></i> when the <i>Yushin Maru 1</i> moved directly in front of the bow to block us. I could not turn to starboard without hitting the <i>Yushin Maru 1</i>. I tried to back down but the movement of the <i><a href="/wiki/Y%C5%ABshin_Maru_No._2" title="Yūshin Maru No. 2">Yūshin Maru No. 2</a></i> made the collision unavoidable."<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Japanese whalers blamed Sea Shepherd for the crash, characterizing the incident as a "deliberate ramming".<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The collision was filmed by cameramen for the <i>Whale Wars</i> reality series,<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and formed part of a multi-day conflict during which Sea Shepherd attempted to prevent the Japanese fleet from harpooning whales, respectively tried to block whales from being transferred to the factory ship for processing by blockading the Japanese' vessel's <a href="/wiki/Slipway" title="Slipway">slipway</a>. The Japanese made extensive use of <a href="/wiki/Long_Range_Acoustic_Device" class="mw-redirect" title="Long Range Acoustic Device">LRADs</a> to deter Sea Shepherd. They were also accused of aiming the device at the <i>Steve Irwin's</i> helicopter while in flight, something the group especially condemned, seeing that the helicopter was only engaged in filming, and could have crashed if the pilot had lost control.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Season_three">Season three</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Whale_Wars&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Season three"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MV_Bob_Barker_in_port_2010-03-06.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/MV_Bob_Barker_in_port_2010-03-06.jpg/220px-MV_Bob_Barker_in_port_2010-03-06.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/MV_Bob_Barker_in_port_2010-03-06.jpg/330px-MV_Bob_Barker_in_port_2010-03-06.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/MV_Bob_Barker_in_port_2010-03-06.jpg/440px-MV_Bob_Barker_in_port_2010-03-06.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="900" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/MY_Bob_Barker" title="MY Bob Barker">MY <i>Bob Barker</i></a> docked in <a href="/wiki/Hobart,_Tasmania" class="mw-redirect" title="Hobart, Tasmania">Hobart, Tasmania</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ady_Gil_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Ady_Gil_2.jpg/220px-Ady_Gil_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Ady_Gil_2.jpg/330px-Ady_Gil_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Ady_Gil_2.jpg/440px-Ady_Gil_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2136" data-file-height="1203" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/MY_Ady_Gil" title="MY Ady Gil">MY <i>Ady Gil</i></a> docked in <a href="/wiki/Hobart,_Tasmania" class="mw-redirect" title="Hobart, Tasmania">Hobart, Tasmania</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>At the start of the campaign, Marjorie Kaplan, president and general manager of Animal Planet, said in a news release: "The issues surrounding whaling in the Southern Ocean are important and complex. The majesty of these beautiful creatures and the lengths to which the Sea Shepherds will go in order to prevent whaling has made <i>Whale Wars</i> intense and vital television." She also said that Japan had denied requests to film on their vessels.<sup id="cite_ref-LA_Times_2009-12-8_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LA_Times_2009-12-8-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2009, Sea Shepherd announced its 2009/10 Antarctic campaign, called Operation <a href="/wiki/Waltzing_Matilda" title="Waltzing Matilda">Waltzing Matilda</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The campaign would include the record-breaking <i>Earthrace</i> vessel, now renamed <a href="/wiki/MY_Ady_Gil" title="MY Ady Gil"><i>Ady Gil</i></a> in honor of the benefactor who helped acquire the vessel for Sea Shepherd.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>Ady Gil</i> was a futuristic styled ship that held the world record for circumnavigation of the globe by a motorized vessel. The eco-friendly vessel usually ran on a low emission fuel "derived mainly from animal fat, soybeans or other forms of <a href="/wiki/Biodiesel" title="Biodiesel">bio-diesel</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but was forced by operational reasons to switch to petroleum diesel.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Peter_James_Bethune" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter James Bethune">Pete Bethune</a>, the operator, said that an agreement was reached with Sea Shepherd for the boat to adopt a support role.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Age_2009-06-29_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Age_2009-06-29-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wail_for_whales_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wail_for_whales-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December Paul Watson and his crew of 40 left with the <i>Steve Irwin</i> from Fremantle, Australia, and <i>Ady Gil</i> left from Hobart, Tasmania. It was well publicized that the Sea Shepherds had added more vessel firepower to keep up with the larger, faster and more numerous whaling vessels. What they kept secret, however, was that <a href="/wiki/Bob_Barker" title="Bob Barker">Bob Barker</a>, famous for "The Price Is Right" and one of the best-known personalities in the world of animal activism, donated funds to purchase a third vessel to add to the Sea Shepherd's fleet. Ironically, the ship is a former Norwegian whaling vessel but has since been renamed and refitted. With a crew of 26 and led by Chuck Swift and first officer and <i>Whale Wars</i> veteran Peter Hammarstedt, the <a href="/wiki/MY_Bob_Barker" title="MY Bob Barker">MY <i>Bob Barker</i></a> was docked off the coast of Africa on the island nation of the Republic of Mauritius, until it was ready to join its Sea Shepherd colleagues and engage in a surprise "engagement" to stop whaling. </p><p>On January 6, 2010, the <i>Ady Gil</i> was rammed by the Japanese security vessel, the <i>Shonan Maru No. 2.</i> The vessel was sliced in half, and later sank. In response, Bethune boarded the <i>Shonan Maru No. 2</i> via jet-ski. The ship sailed back to Japan, where Bethune was detained by the Japanese Coast Guard for boarding a vessel without due, illegal possession of a knife, destruction of property, assault, and obstruction of business. He was then imprisoned in the Tokyo Detention Center before being sent back to New Zealand. During his time in the Tokyo Detention Center, Bethune was expelled from Sea Shepherd. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Season_four">Season four</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Whale_Wars&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Season four"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Trimaran-Gojira.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Trimaran-Gojira.jpg/220px-Trimaran-Gojira.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Trimaran-Gojira.jpg/330px-Trimaran-Gojira.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Trimaran-Gojira.jpg/440px-Trimaran-Gojira.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/MV_Brigitte_Bardot" title="MV Brigitte Bardot">MV <i>Gojira</i></a> docked in <a href="/wiki/Hobart,_Tasmania" class="mw-redirect" title="Hobart, Tasmania">Hobart, Tasmania</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>In season four, Sea Shepherd's "Operation No Compromise"<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> started with the whaling season in early December 2010, and lasted through February 2011 at which point the Japanese ceased whaling operations.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The episodes began airing on Animal Planet on June 3, 2011. The campaign included a new interceptor vessel joining the Sea Shepherd fleet – <a href="/wiki/MV_Brigitte_Bardot" title="MV Brigitte Bardot">MV <i>Gojira</i></a> (or <i>Godzilla</i>) – replacing the role of the <i>Ady Gil</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-News.com.au_1225962906703_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-News.com.au_1225962906703-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sea Shepherd pilot Chris Aultman also received a larger, faster, and longer range <a href="/wiki/MD_Helicopters_MD_500" title="MD Helicopters MD 500">MD 500</a> 5-seat helicopter to replace his previous aircraft, a 3-seat <a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_S-300" class="mw-redirect" title="Sikorsky S-300">Sikorsky S-300</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Season_five">Season five</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Whale_Wars&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Season five"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On December 27, 2011, Animal Planet renewed the series for a fifth season<sup id="cite_ref-Reuters_2011-12-27_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters_2011-12-27-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for the Antarctic / Southern Ocean campaign dubbed <i>"Operation Divine Wind"</i>, which ran from December 16, 2011 to March 14, 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The campaign (Season 5) was televised in June 2012 on Animal Planet. It debuted on June 1, 2012 and was preceded by a one-hour documentary called <i>Whale Wars: Battle Scars</i> which highlighted the previous seasons and set the stage for the new season. During this season, the <i>Gojira</i> was renamed the <i>Bridgette Bardot.</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Season_six">Season six</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Whale_Wars&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Season six"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On September 20, 2012 Paul Watson began marshaling resources for another campaign named 'Zero Tolerance', which was launched in November 2012 and lasted into March 2013. Airing of the proceedings of operation 'Zero Tolerance' for the sixth season of <i>Whale Wars</i> began in December 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The two-hour special was the only episode for the sixth season.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Season 6 was in part produced and shot by Erin Calmes of Keta Films on board the Steve Irwin.<sup id="cite_ref-test_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-test-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Season_seven">Season seven</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Whale_Wars&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Season seven"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whale_Wars&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2015</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Season seven consisted of three one-hour episodes, all airing on January 2, 2015 on Animal Planet. The season chronicled <a href="/wiki/Sea_Shepherd_Conservation_Society_operations#Operation_Relentless_(2013–2014)" title="Sea Shepherd Conservation Society operations">"Operation Relentless"</a> campaign in the Southern Ocean to stop whale hunting. The story follows Peter Hammarstedt as a captain in the Sea Shepherd fleet. The show is based on 3,000 hours of footage that were shot on location near Antarctica. One of the producers of this season said that “this is the most emotional season of Whale Wars...the dynamics of the crew totally change this season because Paul's not on the boat. And that's really interesting to watch.”<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Whale_Wars&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Update plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Update" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ambox_current_red.svg/42px-Ambox_current_red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="42" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ambox_current_red.svg/63px-Ambox_current_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ambox_current_red.svg/84px-Ambox_current_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="290" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section needs to be <b>updated</b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">December 2013</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Table_to_prose plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-style" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/60px-Edit-clear.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/80px-Edit-clear.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>is in a table format that <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Tables#Prose" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Tables">may be better presented</a> using <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Prose" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Prose">prose</a>.</b><span class="hide-when-compact"> You can help by converting this section to prose. <a href="/wiki/Help:Editing" title="Help:Editing">Editing help</a> is available.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">April 2015</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The cast of <i>Whale Wars</i> varies from season to season. This list is limited to captains of the vessels shown in the series and those who boarded Japanese vessels during the series. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Country </th> <th scope="col">Role in the program </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Notes </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Source(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Watson, Paul"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Watson" title="Paul Watson">Paul Watson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Canada </td> <td>Former Captain of <a href="/wiki/MY_Steve_Irwin" title="MY Steve Irwin">MY <i>Steve Irwin</i></a> and "<a href="/wiki/Admiral" title="Admiral">Admiral</a>" of the fleet </td> <td>Founder of the <a href="/wiki/Sea_Shepherd_Conservation_Society" title="Sea Shepherd Conservation Society">Sea Shepherd Conservation Society</a>. One source claims that he did not hold a valid captain's license as of November 2007. He stepped down before the January 2013 whaling season due to legal troubles. </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-Paul_Watson_Steps_Down_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Paul_Watson_Steps_Down-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Hammarstedt, Peter"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Peter Hammarstedt</span></span></span> </td> <td>Sweden<br /><span class="nowrap">United Kingdom</span> </td> <td>Captain of the <a href="/wiki/MY_Bob_Barker" title="MY Bob Barker">MY <i>Bob Barker</i></a> </td> <td>Former First Mate of <i>Bob Barker</i>. </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-Paul_Watson_Steps_Down_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Paul_Watson_Steps_Down-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Swift, Chuck"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Chuck Swift</span></span></span> </td> <td>USA </td> <td>Captain of the <i>Bob Barker</i> (2010) </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Bethune, Pete"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Pete_Bethune" title="Pete Bethune">Pete Bethune</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>New Zealand </td> <td>Former Captain of <i>Ady Gil</i> (2010) </td> <td>Detained after boarding <i>Shōnan Maru 2</i> to conduct a citizen's arrest on the Captain for the destruction of his vessel, <i>Ady Gil</i>. </td> <td align="center"><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Cornelissen, Alex"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Alex Cornelissen</span></span></span> </td> <td>Netherlands </td> <td>Captain of <i>Bob Barker</i> </td> <td>Joined in 2002 and was Captain of <a href="/wiki/RV_Farley_Mowat" title="RV Farley Mowat">RV <i>Farley Mowat</i></a>, currently captain of <i>Bob Barker</i> </td> <td align="center"><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><span data-sort-value="MacLean, Lockhart"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Lockhart MacLean</span></span></span> </td> <td>France </td> <td>Captain of the <a href="/wiki/MV_Brigitte_Bardot" title="MV Brigitte Bardot">MV <i>Brigitte Bardot</i></a> </td> <td>Former first mate of <i>Steve Irwin</i> </td> <td align="center"><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Chakravarty, Siddharth"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Siddharth Chakravarty</span></span></span> </td> <td>India </td> <td>Captain of <i>Steve Irwin</i> </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Renecle, Jonathan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Jonathan Renecle</span></span></span> </td> <td>South Africa </td> <td>Captain of the <i>Brigitte Bardot</i> </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><span data-sort-value=""Pottsy" Potts, Benjamin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Benjamin "Pottsy" Potts</span></span></span> </td> <td>Australia </td> <td>Chief Cook & Helicopter Assistant, later bosun on <i>Bob Barker</i> </td> <td>One of the two crew-members who boarded a Japanese whaling vessel <i><a href="/wiki/Y%C5%ABshin_Maru_No._2" title="Yūshin Maru No. 2">Yūshin Maru No. 2</a></i>. </td> <td align="center"><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Lane, Giles"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Giles Lane</span></span></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">United Kingdom</span> </td> <td>Helicopter assistant </td> <td>One of the two crew-members who boarded a Japanese whaling vessel <i><a href="/wiki/Y%C5%ABshin_Maru_No._2" title="Yūshin Maru No. 2">Yūshin Maru No. 2</a></i>. </td> <td align="center"><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Whale_Wars&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Whale Wars</i> became a hit for the channel and has received mostly positive reviews. While discussing the high ratings, the president and general manager of Animal Planet said that the show was a "great example of where we wanted to go into competitive adult TV".<sup id="cite_ref-LA_Times_2010-06-04_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LA_Times_2010-06-04-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Review aggregation site <a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a> has scored <i>Whale Wars</i> 71 out of 100 based on 6 reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-metacritic_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-metacritic-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Neil Genzlinger of the <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_Times" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Times">New York Times</a></i> wrote: "<i>Whale Wars</i> splashes across the increasingly exhausted genre of people-at-work reality series like icy seawater, jolting you awake with a frothy, briny burst of — well, you get the idea. This is one spunky show."<sup id="cite_ref-genzlinger_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-genzlinger-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The show has also been criticized for being biased, and the Sea Shepherd crew has been ridiculed. Nancy Dewolf Smith of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal" title="The Wall Street Journal">The Wall Street Journal</a></i> wrote: "What is shocking at first is how unprepared most of these people are for their self-appointed mission as planet savers. Although the word "deadly" is used often to underscore the risks the crew face, alone out in the wild Antarctic seas – their own incompetence can seem the most frightening."<sup id="cite_ref-dewolf_smith_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dewolf_smith-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The satirists of <i><a href="/wiki/South_Park" title="South Park">South Park</a></i> spoofed the show and the Japanese whalers in the 11th episode of season 13, as "<a href="/wiki/Whale_Whores" title="Whale Whores">Whale Whores</a>". When <a href="/wiki/Stan_Marsh" title="Stan Marsh">Stan Marsh</a> takes command of the ship, a fictional news headline states: "Whale Wars Gets Better: Things Actually Happen!"<sup id="cite_ref-Murphy_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Murphy-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-minute_mark_11:43_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-minute_mark_11:43-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ecorazzi_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ecorazzi-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Loubet_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Loubet-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> David Hinckley of the New York <i><a href="/wiki/Daily_News_(New_York)" class="mw-redirect" title="Daily News (New York)">Daily News</a></i> wrote: "Because the cameras obviously operate from the conservation ship ... we get all the drama on this side and virtually none on the other."<sup id="cite_ref-hinckley_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hinckley-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Marjorie Kaplan, president and general manager of <a href="/wiki/Animal_Planet" title="Animal Planet">Animal Planet</a>, says that they have requested access to the Japanese ships for filming but have repeatedly been declined.<sup id="cite_ref-LA_Times_2009-12-8_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LA_Times_2009-12-8-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Spin-offs">Spin-offs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Whale_Wars&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Spin-offs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2012, Animal Planet announced a five-part spin-off titled <i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Whale_Wars_episodes#Viking_Shores_(2012)" title="List of Whale Wars episodes">Whale Wars: Viking Shores</a></i> which followed Sea Shepherd operations to stop traditional <a href="/wiki/Whaling_in_the_Faroe_Islands" title="Whaling in the Faroe Islands">whaling</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Faroe_Islands" title="Faroe Islands">Faroe Islands</a> in a mission dubbed "Operation Ferocious Isles" by Sea Shepherd. The series premiered on April 27, 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-Discovery_Press_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Discovery_Press-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was preceded by a single-episode documentary called <i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Whale_Wars_episodes#epS1" title="List of Whale Wars episodes">Operation Bluefin</a></i> which followed Sea Shepherd as they attempted to intervene in what they claimed was illegal poaching of <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_bluefin_tuna" title="Atlantic bluefin tuna">Atlantic bluefin tuna</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" title="Mediterranean Sea">Mediterranean Sea</a> during the <a href="/wiki/2011_Libyan_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Libyan Civil War">Libyan Civil War</a> in 2011. </p><p>A second documentary, <i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Whale_Wars_episodes#epS2" title="List of Whale Wars episodes">Seal Wars</a></i>, followed members of Sea Shepherd as they attempted to intervene against <a href="/wiki/Seal_hunting" title="Seal hunting">seal hunting</a> activities on the beaches of <a href="/wiki/Namibia" title="Namibia">Namibia</a>. It aired on the evening of June 8, 2012 prior to the second episode in the fifth season of <i>Whale Wars</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Whale_Wars&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-about_the_series-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-about_the_series_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://animal.discovery.com/tv/whale-wars/about/">"Nail Wars: About the Series"</a>. 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