I am a monthly contributor and would like an answer to the following question: Are you guys going to cooperate w/ Sea Shepherd this year by sharing coordinates of located whaling vessels?
I sent the same question to GP in DC last week, and have yet to receive a response. Thak you and good hunting.

JG Moebus
Montara, CA

Please work together!!! We're all working for the same thing, THE WHALES!!

http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_071219_2.html

The Sea Shepherd crew has spent 10 days searching the Eastern sector of the Japanese hunting area and have determined that the Japanese fleet have begun their whale killing in the Western sector.

Oh whoopee, yet more 'observation' of whales suffering cruel deaths, this time 'official' observation by the Australian govt. over a short period. What does this lead to? Japan simply ignores the outrage and takes what it wants, without any repercussion. Greenpeace will not use its mouthpiece to call for a boycott. A protracted, litiguious course thru the various legal systems? And what if Japan simply ignores judgements against it, continuing its killing while engaging in endless appeals? Australia would still have to use a more forceful effort to end this outrageous killing. Australia might as well act thru her own political will and just say 'no more killing in the guise of research.' Japan only respects strength...it may not like it, and may challenge it, but it respects it. The alternative, being weak, will only encourage Japan to exploit that weakness. It's time to put an end to this farce once and for all, and show a little backbone. Whaling in Australian-Antarctic waters can end tomorrow if she wants it to.

Hello JG

We do not collaborate because of our different view on non-violence. But I wish the crew onboard the Steve Irwin safe sailing.

Thankyou very much for your support!

You do not collaborate because you are foolish.

Like many others I received an e-mail today from Heather Hanson,Boat Driver, asking for financial support. I am sorry but my very limited funds go to Sea Shepherd - already down there - and will continue to do so until Gpeace are prepared to work with them.

This Australian Labor government had the guts and ticker to do something which might lead to the International courts against Japan's whaling. The Howard government where much a talk and do nothing at all!!! The bottom line is that the UN is gutless, and will not act against Nations like Japan Israel the US, Saudi Arabia and so on when all these violate international Law!!!! At Least Australian Labor has taken the Initiative!! We hope everone else with a bit of spine will follow!!

I think Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd must joined forces. Even if there are some different points of views, obvious with two different organizations, both have the same goal: saving whales.

Together there is a bigger chance to interfere. Not using any help GP can get is stupid i.m.h.o.

What is more important? Saving whales or not combine both campaigns for some minor details?

It makes me very angry to see how two organisations are acting like children instead of adults!

I don't like the way sea sheperd do things. They seem to find bluntly attacking greenpeace and making ludicrous claims on their site amusing.

Hello.

I would like to react on the subject, concerning the sea shepeard.
I myself am a mariner, I love the sea, more than everything else (first love, lol).
This love of the sea was brought by a famous person, Jaques Yve Cousteau.

I'm saying all this because, being myself in Greenpeace (france), and a supporter of sea shepeard, I wish and hope that both work together, to save a fabulous environment, wich is the sea.

Although I understand the position of Greenpeace, I hope that an understanding will be found, because, we do not have the luxury of time.

Thank you.

Goodbye.

There is so much frustration being felt at the moment because we all feel so helpless and desperately want to do something to stop this slaughter. I respect GP's stance on non-violence. To hull a ship in the Antarctic and cause an oil spill would set the environmental movement back 100 years, and the real loser would be the Southern Ocean ecosystem.

At the same time people want direct action to physically stop the whale killing. Talk has resulted in higher quotas and more species on the menu. We also know the Japanese are not beyond ramming vessels themselves and blaming GP.

If some sort of compromise could be worked out between SS and GP it would be a good thing. It would show that these organisations have the same goal, can pool resources, can stand together, and most importantly, can put differences aside. Please think about it, as the time is now. Save the whales.

I also understand the differences between GP and SSCS, and why working together can be complicated. Paul Watson isn't very nice about GP sometimes, but also let you know that he will work together with you if needed. With the helicopter, charing coordinates etc. You don't have to be best friends, but please let the whales be the most important, instead of the differences between the two of you. SSCS will tell you the coordinates of the fleet if they will find them first, please do the same thing! Let there be peace, at least for the next couple of months! You don't have to do the same as SSCS, but again and again: don't let the whales be the victim of this all! Two can do better than one! Do what you can do the best, but don't ignore SSCS out there! Good luck!

I agree with everyone else above- there needs to be cooperation between SSCS and GP for the sake of the whales, or even just for money's sake. This petty squabbling surely turns off donors to both parties- I'm sure that working together could net both organizations more donations.