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Captain Paul Watson and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society return for a new adrenaline-fueled season of "Whale Wars," waging a life-and-death battle to find and stop Japanese ships from hunting whales in the name of research. Watson and his eclectic group of international staff and volunteers—labeled activists and heroes by some or eco-pirates by others—take a hard-line approach to eradicate whaling and alleged ocean-law violations. Highlighting the controversial whaling trade and the tactics that the Sea Shepherds deploys to attempt to cripple it, the series documents the group's three-month expedition across icy Antarctic waters. "Whale Wars" follows a masterful match at the far end of the globe as both Sea Shepherd and the Japanese whalers engage in an environmental showdown with millions of dollars at stake—all while drawing global attention to the practice of whaling. The team of oceanic crusaders sets out to risk it all to save the whales, even if that means not all crew members make it back to port together.
Season 2
This season on "Whale Wars," in addition to returning crew members Peter Brown (First Officer), Peter Hammarstedt (Second Officer), Chris Aultman (Helicopter Pilot/Aviation Director), Laurens de Groot (Deckhand), Ben Potts (Helicopter Crew) and Shannon Mann (Quartermaster), The Steve Irwin is joined by Jane Taylor (Quartermaster), Luke Van Horn (Communications Officer), Andy Perry (Leading Deckhand), Molly Kendall (Deckhand) and Laura Dakin (Chief Cook). These featured crew members help comprise the 40 international crew who spent the winter putting their lives on the line for whales.
Season 1
Spotlighting the controversial whaling trade and the tactics that Sea Shepherd and its staff and volunteers use to cripple it, "Whale Wars" documents the group's 2007-2008 three-month sojourn across the icy Antarctic waters at the far end of the globe. "Whale Wars" draws attention to this global conservation issue that has caused friction between several nations over the practice of whaling in oceanic territories.
About the Production
"Whale Wars" is a production of RIVR Media for Animal Planet. Rob Lundgren, Lori Stryer and Liz Bronstein are the executive producers for RIVR Media, and Jason Carey is the executive producer for "Whale Wars" at Animal Planet. Charlie Foley is the development executive on "Whale Wars" for Animal Planet.