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We are pirates of compassion hunting down, hunting down and destroying pirates of profit.

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We have intelligent species on our planet that we are not even trying to communicate with.

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We cannot allow activism to be stifled because of all the paranoia going around.

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Intelligence is the ability of a species to live in harmony with its environment.

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All of our targets were criminals, they were all operating in violation of international whaling laws.

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The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is a conservative organization. I am a conservative. You can't get more conservative than being a conservationist. Our entire raison de etre is to conserve and protect. The radicals of the world are destroying our oceans and our forests, our wildlife and our freedom.

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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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I think the problem is that we don't really understand what we are. In essence we're just a conceited, naked ape. But in our minds we're some sort of "divine legend", and we see ourselves as some sort of god. That we can walk around the earth deciding who will live and who will die and what will be destroyed and what will be saved. But the fact is we're just a bunch of primates out of control.

Paul Watson

Paul Watson

Paul Watson

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Born: December 2, 1950 (age 74)

Bio: Paul Franklin Watson is a marine wildlife conservation and an environmental activist, who founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, an anti-poaching and direct action group focused on marine conservation.

Known for:

Whale Wars (2008 – 2015)
Sharkwater (2006)
Behind the Mask (2006)

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