This lesson contains 15 slides, with interactive quiz, text slides and 5 videos.
Lesson duration is: 20 min
Introduction
This Case Study connects with our Lesson Plans: Whaling. It focuses on our whale defense campaigns to stop whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.
Items in this lesson
SEA SHEPHERD CASE STUDY
ANTARCTIC WHALE DEFENSE CAMPAIGNS
Slide 1 - Slide
Operation Zero Tolerance 2012-13
Efforts to refuel the factory whaling ship blocked.
Slide 2 - Slide
Slide 3 - Video
Why block refueling?
Attempting to illegally refuel within the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.
Stopping refueling stopped them continuing to hunt whales.
Slide 4 - Slide
Sea Shepherd vessels rammed, tried to flood the Bob Barkers engine room with water cannon and threw concussion grenades at Sea Shepherd crew.
Slide 5 - Slide
932 whales saved during Operation Zero Tolerance.
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Operation Relentless 2013-14
Japanese harpoon ships try to disable Sea Shepherd vessels by towing steel cables.
Slide 7 - Slide
Slide 8 - Video
Slide 9 - Video
784 whales saved during Operation Relentless.
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Slide 11 - Video
Slide 12 - Video
Operation Nemesis
Japanese whalers had government help - accessing military satellites to track Sea Shepherd vessels.
Slide 13 - Slide
Why would refueling be banned within the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary?