Hello Sea Shepherd Folks!
Here are email samples to send to Australian Government officials to support Sea Shepherd's Captain Paul Watson, urging them not to surrender Captain Paul Watson to the Japanese officials who have been planning to meet Sea Shepherd upon their arrival in Australia.
Please note that the email text extends beyond the signature & date line to include news & links to document the details pertaining to our request.
Please use these samples and if you decide to edit, polite speech will best reflect the fact that
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Email to Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard:
Email form to Julia Gillard
http://www.pm.gov.au/contact-your-pm
Fax (03) 9741 6213
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=83L
Greetings Prime Minister Gillard,
I am writing you today, to urge you to use the power of your position as Australia's Prime Minister to intervene on behalf of Sea Shepherd Australia and quash any action by The Australian Federal Police at the behest of the Japanese government to apprehend Captain Paul Watson.
Captain Paul Watson has protected the internationally established Southern Ocean Sanctuary from the ICR, who are in contempt of an Australian Federal Court ruling.
I feel that Captain Paul Watson and Sea Shepherd have provided protection for the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, where whaling is illegal.
During the recent much publicized events between the Sun Laurel, Nisshun Maru, and SS vessels, it has been documented that the fueler ship Sun Laurel was leaking fuel into the Ocean.
I have to wonder who would assume responsibility for the very costly clean up of a spill in the Australian Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary where the act of refueling is illegal.
While I understand that there are differences of opinion and points of view held by the Japanese Government, the Australian Government, and Sea Shepherd, the bottom line is that Sea Shepherd has in fact upheld current laws pertaining to illegal whaling and illegal refueling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, which resides in Australian territory, hence falling under Australian judicial jurisdiction.
Please find documentation and news with links below, regarding the recent events occurring in Australia's Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary involving the ICR Japan and Sea Shepherd Australia.
I thank you in advance for exhibiting leadership pertaining to this situation.
I will applaud you for leaving a legacy of stewardship for the environment of Australia, and setting the standard for other world leaders to follow.
Sincerely,
*Please add date of your email, thank you!
Japan whale poachers spill oil during illegal refueling operation …..
http://beforeitsnews.com/environment/2013/02/japan-whale-poachers-spill-oil-during-illegal-refueling-operation-the-time-has-come-for-the-australian-government-to-intervene-and-put-a-stop-to-this-insanity-2461908.html
"On the 17th of February at approximately 4:00 pm AEDT the Sam Simon recorded an audio transmission between the Captain and Bosun of the Sun Laurel - the Japanese whaling fleet's refuelling vessel. In this recording, the Captain of the Sun Laurel refers to the oil spill that the Sam Simon had documented and collected samples of hours earlier. The Sun Laurel Captain informed his Bosun to take care covering refuelling hoses, and that if oil dropped into the water there would be a “big problem”, as the Sam Simon had caught the Sun Laurel leaking fuel into the wake behind them earlier that morning.
Sea Shepherd Australia believes this transmission is further proof of an oil spill by the Sun Laurel in Antarctica's pristine waters, and has reported the incident to Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).
The Sun Laurel is in direct violation of international law. Marpol Regulation 15 Subpart B, Discharge in Special Areas Point 4 states: “In respect of the Antarctic area, any discharge into the sea of oil or oily mixtures from any ship shall be prohibited.” In addition, The Sun Laurel has failed to issue a statement on their spill to AMSA, which puts them in breach of MARPOL'S Pollution Incident Reporting Regulations. Marpol 73/78 is the International Maritime Organisation's Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, to which all sea-going vessels are bound."
February 17, 2013
Japanese Whaling Fleet Oil Tanker Spill Confirmed
http://www.seashepherd.org.au/news-and-media/2013/02/17/japanese-whaling-fleet-oil-tanker-spill-confirmed-1500
Audio recording of oil spill confirmation:
Sea Shepherd-Intercepted Radio Transmission Confirms Japanese Whaling Fleet Oil Tanker Spill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo5tpkx3PLE&feature=youtu.be
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Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary
International Protection of Whales ~ International Whaling Commission
http://www.environment.gov.au/coasts/species/cetaceans/international/iwc.html#lega
Australian Whale Sanctuary
Within Australia, all Commonwealth waters are part of the Australian Whale Sanctuary. Under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, it is illegal to kill, injure or interfere with cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) in Australian waters.
Whale Conservation ~ Australian Whale Sanctuary
http://www.environment.gov.au/coasts/species/cetaceans/conservation/sanctuary.html
SOUTHERN OCEAN WHALE SANCTUARY
http://www.asoc.org/issues-and-advocacy/antarctic-wildlife-conservation/southern-ocean-whale-sanctuary
Australian legal action toward Japan:
The Hague Justice Portal
Australia takes Whaling case against Japan to the International Court of Justice 09 May 2011
The Australian government files a written submission at the ICJ, calling for an end to Japan's Antarctic whaling program on the grounds that it breaches the international ban on commercial whaling.
http://www.haguejusticeportal.net/index.php?id=12589#.UTParz-RWco.twitter
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Email to the Honorable Tony Burke MP :
Paste email in web contact form here:
http://www.tonyburke.com.au/get-in-touch/
Or email directly here:
tony.burke.mp@environment.gov.au.
Greetings Honorable Tony Burke MP,
I am writing you today, to urge you to use the power of your position as Australia's Member for Watson Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities to intervene on behalf of Sea Shepherd Australia and quash any action by The Australian Federal Police at the behest of the Japanese government to apprehend Captain Paul Watson.
Captain Paul Watson has protected internationally established whale sanctuary from the ICR, who are in contempt of an Australian Federal Court ruling.
I feel that Captain Paul Watson and Sea Shepherd have provided protection for the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, where whaling is illegal.
During the recent much publicized events between the Sun Laurel, Nisshun Maru, and SS vessels, it has been documented that the fueler ship Sun Laurel was leaking fuel into the Ocean.
I have to wonder who would assume responsibility for the very costly clean up of such a spill in the Australian Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary where the act of refueling is illegal.
Please find documentation and news below with links regarding the recent events occurring in Australia's Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary involving the ICR Japan and Sea Shepherd Australia.
You have been quoted on record that you find the act of whaling to be disgusting.
Tony Burke, Australia's environment minister, has called the Japanese whale hunt a "disgusting operation." Japan's fisheries minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, complains that Australian criticism represents "a cultural attack, a kind of prejudice against Japanese culture". Source:
28 February 2013 Last updated at 19:44 ET
Politics at play in Sea Shepherd-Japan whaling wars
By Nick Bryant
Sydney correspondent
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21612740
While I understand that there are differences of opinion held by the Japanese Government, the Australian Government, and Sea Shepherd, the bottom line is that Sea Shepherd has in fact upheld current laws pertaining to illegal whaling and illegal refueling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, which resides in Australian territory, hence falling under Australian judicial jurisdiction.
I thank you in advance for exhibiting leadership pertaining to this situation.
I will applaud you for leaving a legacy of stewardship for the environment of Australia, and setting the standard for other world leaders to follow.
Sincerely,
*Please add date of your email, thank you!
Japan whale poachers spill oil during illegal refueling operation …..
http://beforeitsnews.com/environment/2013/02/japan-whale-poachers-spill-oil-during-illegal-refueling-operation-the-time-has-come-for-the-australian-government-to-intervene-and-put-a-stop-to-this-insanity-2461908.html
"On the 17th of February at approximately 4:00 pm AEDT the Sam Simon recorded an audio transmission between the Captain and Bosun of the Sun Laurel - the Japanese whaling fleet's refuelling vessel. In this recording, the Captain of the Sun Laurel refers to the oil spill that the Sam Simon had documented and collected samples of hours earlier. The Sun Laurel Captain informed his Bosun to take care covering refuelling hoses, and that if oil dropped into the water there would be a “big problem”, as the Sam Simon had caught the Sun Laurel leaking fuel into the wake behind them earlier that morning.
Sea Shepherd Australia believes this transmission is further proof of an oil spill by the Sun Laurel in Antarctica's pristine waters, and has reported the incident to Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).
The Sun Laurel is in direct violation of international law. Marpol Regulation 15 Subpart B, Discharge in Special Areas Point 4 states: “In respect of the Antarctic area, any discharge into the sea of oil or oily mixtures from any ship shall be prohibited.” In addition, The Sun Laurel has failed to issue a statement on their spill to AMSA, which puts them in breach of MARPOL'S Pollution Incident Reporting Regulations. Marpol 73/78 is the International Maritime Organisation's Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, to which all sea-going vessels are bound."
February 17, 2013
Japanese Whaling Fleet Oil Tanker Spill Confirmed
http://www.seashepherd.org.au/news-and-media/2013/02/17/japanese-whaling-fleet-oil-tanker-spill-confirmed-1500
Audio recording of oil spill confirmation:
Sea Shepherd-Intercepted Radio Transmission Confirms Japanese Whaling Fleet Oil Tanker Spill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo5tpkx3PLE&feature=youtu.be
…………………………………………………………………………
Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary
International Protection of Whales ~ International Whaling Commission
http://www.environment.gov.au/coasts/species/cetaceans/international/iwc.html#lega
Australian Whale Sanctuary
Within Australia, all Commonwealth waters are part of the Australian Whale Sanctuary. Under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, it is illegal to kill, injure or interfere with cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) in Australian waters.
Whale Conservation ~ Australian Whale Sanctuary
http://www.environment.gov.au/coasts/species/cetaceans/conservation/sanctuary.html
SOUTHERN OCEAN WHALE SANCTUARY
http://www.asoc.org/issues-and-advocacy/antarctic-wildlife-conservation/southern-ocean-whale-sanctuary
Australian legal action toward Japan:
The Hague Justice Portal
Australia takes Whaling case against Japan to the International Court of Justice 09 May 2011
The Australian government files a written submission at the ICJ, calling for an end to Japan's Antarctic whaling program on the grounds that it breaches the international ban on commercial whaling.
http://www.haguejusticeportal.net/index.php?id=12589#.UTParz-RWco.twitter
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Here you'll find the background story leading to our request to support Captain Paul Watson.
March 8, 2013
Germany Drops Sea Shepherd warrant
"Watson, though, says he will remain at sea and continue his seven-month exile unless the Australian government backs its anti-whaling stance by guaranteeing he won't be sent to Japan."
Published: 7:23PM Friday March 08, 2013 Source: AAP
http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/germany-drops-sea-shepherd-warrant-5363854
Thank you to:
Save Misty the Dolphin @SaveMisty
March 7, 2013
https://www.facebook.com/Savemistythedolphin/posts/518421814862627
Thank you to:
Save Misty the Dolphin
Update from Paul Watson:
Adverse weather has put an end to the whaling season. The whalers returned South more for show than practicality. Monitoring the weather and it is joyfully stormy. The Sea Shepherd ships have just enough fuel to reach Melbourne and should arrive in 12 days. This has been the most successful campaign undertaken and Sea Shepherd Australia has done an incredible job of coordinating it. A very courageous job by the three crews of the Steve Irwin, Bob Barker and Sam Simon. The Australian Federal Police are expected to raid the ships but they do that every year because Japan asks them to. Not sure why Australia never asks the police to raid the Japanese vessels. Sea Shepherd always cooperates with the authorities. Japan never does. They can destroy a boat and get away with it without having to answer questions while Sea Shepherd is expected to justify saving endangered whales in an internationally established whale sanctuary from whalers who are in contempt of an Australian Federal Court ruling.
Police Await Ships
by Michelle Pain
AUSTRALIAN Federal Police are expected to raid the Sea Shepherd ships on their return to Australian waters after clashes in the Southern Ocean.
http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2013/03/03/373666_todays-news.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
In response to The Australian Federal Police who are expected to raid the Sea Shepherd ships on their return to Australia, please voice your support for Captain Paul Watson.
https://www.facebook.com/alyson.walshfernandez/posts/464559230264199
Folks! Contact the people holding office in Australia and tell them that you expect them to show leadership and respect for Sea Shepherd for protecting the Australian Ocean from an oil spill disaster and decimation of the whales in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary by the hands of the ICR!
Thank you to@AlysonHypnotik1
http://australia.gov.au/directories/contact-parliament
Julia Gillard @JuliaGillard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Australia
Tony Burke @Tony_Burke http://twitter.com/Tony_Burke
Member for Watson in the Australian Parliament Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Tweet to Australian Government Officials and ask them to please step up to the plate, and take action to help those who are really defending their Southern Oceans : Sea Shepherd.
.@JuliaGillard Please see what #SeaShepherd's presence in your #SO #Whale #Sanctuary means 4 your #Ocean! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo5tpkx3PLE&feature=youtu.be …
@SeaShepherd_Aus Does! #StopWhaling #Sanctuary
.@JuliaGillard Please remember this and respect #SeaShepherd! They have abided by your #Ocean Sanctuary rights. http://www.environment.gov.au/coasts/species/cetaceans/international/iwc.html#lega
.@JuliaGillard Please be an example to other World leaders and respect #SeaShepherd for defending your #Ocean Sanctuary +#Cetacean rights
.@JuliaGillard It is illegal 2 kill, injure or interfere w/ cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises) in AU waters. http://www.environment.gov.au/coasts/species/cetaceans/international/iwc.html …
.@JuliaGillard Please support #SeaShepherd They defended your Oceans from risk of #Oilspill by #Whale Poachers! #Australia lead please!
.@Tony_Burke Please see what #SeaShepherd's presence in your #SO #Whale #Sanctuary means 4 your #Ocean!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo5tpkx3PLE&feature=youtu.be …
.@Tony_Burke Southern Ocean Research Partnership ~ Remember This? http://www.environment.gov.au/coasts/species/cetaceans/international/iwc.html …
@SeaShepherd_Aus Does! #StopWhaling #Sanctuary
.@Tony_Burke It is illegal 2 kill, injure or interfere w/ cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises) in AU waters. http://www.environment.gov.au/coasts/species/cetaceans/international/iwc.html …
.@Tony_Burke Please remember this and respect #SeaShepherd! They have abided by your #Ocean Sanctuary rights. http://www.environment.gov.au/coasts/species/cetaceans/international/iwc.html#lega
@Tony_Burke Please support #SeaShepherd. They have been saving your Southern Oceans from illegal #Whale Poachers and high risk of #OILSPILLS
@Tony_Burke Please show #SeaShepherd the respect they have earned by defending your #Ocean #Sanctuary from #OILSPILL risk +illegal #Whaling
Also, some very relevant PETITIONS to sign:
*** United Nations: Propose the OCEAN PROTECTION RESOLUTION ACT for a General Assembly vote
by Rogerio Mariani
Séte, France
*Petitioning Interpol
Interpol: SUPPRESS THE RED NOTICE ISSUED FOR PAUL WATSON
Petition by Rogerio Mariani : Séte, France
http://www.change.org/petitions/interpol-suppress-the-red-notice-issued-for-paul-watson?utm_campaign=action_box&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=share_petition
* Petition the President of the USA, the Congress and the Senate: To Stop Treating Sea Shepherd as Terrorists
by Bruce Berry
http://www.change.org/petitions/the-president-senate-and-congress-to-stop-treating-sea-shepherd-as-terrorists
* Impose Ecomonic Sanctions against Japanese Government: Enforce Pelly Amendment Certifications
by Stephen Hambrik
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/889/195/257/impose-economic-sanctions-against-japanenforce-pelly-amendment-certifications/
