September 19, 2012 — The wanted Sea Shepherd leader, Paul Watson, is marshalling resources for the biggest campaign yet against Japanese Antarctic whaling.
Watson said that despite being without a passport and moving in secret, he intended to lead the campaign by 120 people on four ships this summer.
"We aim to stop them completely this time," he told Fairfax. "They will be so financially in the hole that they can't climb out."
Official pressure on Watson is escalating with a second Red Notice, or international wanted persons alert, issued by Interpol at the request of Japan for alleged hooliganism, vandalism and damage.
The Japanese prosecution relates to the 2010 boarding of a whaling ship by then Sea Shepherd activist Pete Bethune.
A tip-off from inside Germany's Justice Ministry enabled Watson to evade a Japanese extradition request and skip bail July 22, he said. "They would have seized me the next morning."
He was being detained in Germany on €250,000 ($A293,000) bail following the surprise re-appearance of 10-year-old navigation charges from Costa Rica.
Since then Watson, 61, has refused to disclose his location. Asked in a telephone interview whether he was on land or at sea, he replied: "I don't have a passport, so it's pretty hard to move around."
Nevertheless, he said Sea Shepherd's funds for its ninth Antarctic campaign had been boosted by "my problems". The US Animal Planet television production firm has signed on for another series of Whale Wars, and crews enlisted to go south.
Read the full story at the Sydney Morning Herald