Captain Paul Watson - Founder, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Co-founder, Greenpeace. | EP 18
Canadian born Captain Paul Watson is a pioneer of environmental activism who has helmed the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society for over 40 years. The fierce eco-warrior and founding member of Greenpeace remains one of the most vital voices in the conservation movement. Though he has been condemned, arrested and placed on the Interpol watch lists for his interventionist style, in the current climate crisis, his approach feels appropriate to the level of emergency. In 1977, he founded the Sea Shepherd Society, which is globally known for using guerrilla tactics to shut down illegal whaling, sealing and other wildlife killing at sea. In recent years Capt. Watson and Sea Shepherd has led the charge for removing hazardous gill-nets where there has long been an issue with extreme by-catch marine-life deaths. Notable is the activity in the Baja California/ Mexico region, with the Vaquita Whale rescue mission, a near extinct and coveted cetacean species. Today the movement has independent entities in over 20 countries working together on direct-action campaigns around the world with local governments and other NGO’s Capt. Watson is also a prolific author, speaker and subject of a recently released documentary film WATSON. LEARN MORE ABOUT CAPT. PAUL WATSON AND SEA SHEPHERD here: Follow Capt. Watson on Twitter: @CaptPaulWatson Capt. Watson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/captainpaulwatson Sea Shepherd Website: https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/ Follow Sea Shepherd on Twitter: @seashepherd Watson Film Trailer: : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmzNozQFgbE Watch Capt. Watson on TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0XOx_UVRPo Watch TEDx Bermuda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_QaFmUCnV0 Books + Merch: https://shop.paulwatson.com/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Watson Sea Shepherd + Parley: https://www.parley.tv/updates/tag/Sea+Shepherd Seven Docs to Watch: https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/latest-news/seven-documentaries/ Sea Shepherd + Seaspiracy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7gaDHmxsl4 Protecting Humback Whales: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu4PT_gkCPE Greenpeace Website: https://www.greenpeace.org/international/ Seaspiracy Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmFQuxf6gZQ “WE CALL IT PLANET EARTH, but it should be called Planet Ocean.” - Paul Watson TO SUGGEST A GUEST YOU CAN REACH US here: guest@ourepicocean.com or take the EPIC OCEAN CHALLENGE follow this link: https://www.ourepicocean.com/challengevid