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No species is more important than others.
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The most powerful weapon in the world, as far as I'm concerned, is the camera.
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Domestic house cats kill more fish than all the world's seals put together.
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Dutch prisons are probably the most civilized you're going to find anywhere in the world.
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My clients are the whales and the seals.
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People say I manipulate the media. Well, duh. We live in a media culture, so why on earth wouldn't I?
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Way back in October 2007, I had urged thousands of Australians to vote for Kevin Rudd and Peter Garrett's Labor Party. Why? Because they promised to get tough on illegal Japanese whaling.
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Russian subs are a bargain at $60,000. Unfortunately, none of the dials or instructions are in English.
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As long as there is a Southern Ocean whale sanctuary, Sea Shepherd crew will continue to patrol and defend it.
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In 'Deadliest Catch,' we have men in ships in rough seas catching crabs. With 'Whale Wars,' we have men and women from a dozen different nations going out to sea in rough weather to help save the whales. We also have icebergs, whales, penguins, and dramatic ship-to-ship confrontations.
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The United Nations World Charter for Nature, section 21, empowers any nongovernmental organisation or individual to uphold international conservation law in areas beyond national jurisdiction and specifically on the high seas.
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It is true that many of the Sea Shepherd crewmembers are inexperienced, but the fact is that these volunteers bring a passion to the project that cannot be found in a hired crew.
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V Stands for Verity, Virtue, Valor, Validity and Veganism. … Veganism is real conservation in action. It goes beyond talking about climate change and diminishment of biodiversity and actually does something to address the problems.
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A fish is more valuable swimming in the sea maintaining the integrity of oceanic eco-systems than it is on anyone's plate.
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Protesting against illegal activity is not piracy.
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Taiwan gives a lot of foreign aid to Costa Rica, so it looks like they are basically buying the right to fish, even though it's not legal.
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Documentaries make a difference.
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I don't eat fish because there is no such thing as sustainable fishing in the world right now.
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The environmental movement doesn't have many deserters and has a high level of recruitment. Eventually, there will be open war.
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I have actually led more expeditions to Antarctica than Scott, Amundsen, and Shackleton put together.
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I always try to take the unexpected things and make them work for me.
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Here's the thing: Nobody gets extradited for a crime where nobody's been hurt, where no property's been damaged.
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If you're dealing with criminals, they're not going to want to go to court.
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There's money to be made by driving a species extinct.
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