Captain Paul Watson Captivates the Monaco Press Club Audience
Monte Carlo, 8 October 2025 : An engaged audience filled the Monaco Press Club as Captain Paul Watson shared his extraordinary journey as an ocean defender, leaving guests inspired by his vision, courage, and unwavering commitment to the planet. It marked a welcome return to Monaco for Captain Watson, whose deep ties to the principality […]
Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam Honors Captain Paul Watson at Ohana Festival
Music and activism unite in a heartfelt tribute to the ocean defender’s lifelong mission. Eddie Vedder, frontman of the legendary band Pearl Jam, paid an emotional tribute to ocean conservationist Captain Paul Watson at this year’s Ohana Festival. While Captain Watson was imprisoned in Greenland last year, Vedder made a touching public plea calling for […]
High Seas Treaty Ratified
The Captain Paul Watson Foundation welcomes the ratification of the High Seas Treaty, a landmark achievement for ocean conservation. Yesterday, Morocco became the 60ᵗʰ country to ratify the treaty, the final signature needed for it to enter into force. This historic milestone ensures that, for the first time in history, there is a legally binding […]
Operation Cove Siege : Dolphins Captured in Taiji
Heartbreaking scenes at Taiji. Every morning at 4am, Kunito rises to shine a global light on the horrific truth of the dolphin hunts in Taiji. Today, he witnessed devastation. A pod of dolphins, moments earlier swimming free, driven into the cove. Trapped behind nets, their fate sealed. FIGHTING for their lives and their freedom. Those […]
Melbourne Prepares a Ship, and a Movement, Entrepreneur UK
From building global organizations like Greenpeace to leading decades of high-seas campaigns for marine life with all his might, environmental activist and entrepreneur Captain Paul Watson has long stood at the frontlines of driving paradigm shifts in how the world views and protects wildlife., Now, with his foundation and a ship preparing in Melbourne, he […]
The Bandero Rises
In the heart of Australia, our second ship the mighty Bandero is being reborn and readied to defend our oceans! This past weekend, a crew of passionate volunteers gave their time, sweat, and heart to the cause, painting the decks, chipping away rust, repairing systems and firing up her engine. Every brushstroke, every bolt tightened, […]
THE GRIND MUST END – Captain Paul Watson Daily Express
Since 1983, I have led numerous campaigns against the grind using ships at sea and crews based on land. Confrontations and dramatic clashes over the decades have helped to publicise and expose what many view, as I do, as an atrocity and a crime against nature. My crews and I have been assaulted, shot at, […]
THE ODESSEY IS OVER, AT LEAST FOR NOW.
THE ODESSEY IS OVER, AT LEAST FOR NOW. By Captain Paul Watson On July 22nd, 2025, Interpol informed me that the Red Notice against me was cancelled. I suppose I should have felt relieved, but in truth I was simply tired. I had been on the run for thirteen years as a fugitive from […]
INTERPOL RED NOTICE REMOVAL RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION
Interpol Removes Red Notice for Captain Paul Watson, Sparking International Headlines After more than a decade of legal battles and political targeting, Interpol has officially removed the Red Notice for Captain Paul Watson, the legendary ocean defender and founder of Sea Shepherd. The news has sparked a wave of international media coverage, with outlets across […]
INTERPOL RED NOTICE CANCELLED!!
The Japanese whalers have been after me for 14 years ever since I was first detained in Frankfurt, Germany in May 2012. It has been an incredible pursuit by a very powerful nation using unlimited resources but finally I am free of their vendetta and their relentless persecution. Interpol has officially and permanently dismissed the […]