WATSON: But a year ago, I was forced out by a hostile takeover of that society. Then came his Sea Shepherd organization, which lasted for several decades. His departure, however, is not disputed: he was kicked off the board by a vote of 11 to one. Greenpeace, by the way, disputes that Watson was a founder. I left Greenpeace in ‘77 and established the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. WATSON: Well, in 1971, I was a co-founder of Greenpeace. Not everyone approves of Watson’s tactics - not even all his fellow environmentalists. WATSON: Went into the engine room in the middle of the night, and opened up the saltwater cooling systems, flooded the engine rooms, and they sank dockside.
And then on November of ‘86, we sank half the fleet in Reykjavik Harbor. And I’m warning you, if you continue to kill whales, then we’re going to come here and we’re going to sink your ships.” So, they continued to kill whales. WATSON: In 1985, I went to Reykjavik with my ship, and I said, “Look, the law is going to come into effect here in ‘86. WATSON: I’m actually quite proud of the fact that I’m officially a pirate. A judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals called him a pirate. Other people have different names for him. Quit poaching whales and go back to Japan.
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You may remember him from a TV show called Whale Wars, where he and his crew confronted Japanese whale-hunting ships in Antarctica. Paul Watson is an environmental activist. Paul WATSON: I don’t want to live in a world without whales. Stephen DUBNER: What drives you to do what you do, Paul?
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