The Seal Fishery.com - Canadian harp seal hunt

Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Society most recent set of lies:

From the Sea Shepherd website:

1) Both men were not able to attend the trial for the simple reason that the government of Canada ordered them deported for life in April 2008 and declared them inadmissible. They are not legally allowed to enter Canada, and thus they are being forced by this deportation order to not be present in the court.

On the issue of their deportation. A simple application to Immigration explaining that you had been deported and need a temporary permit so you can attend your trial.

2)The DFO seized the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's ship, the Farley Mowat, without an arrest order. The ship was then ordered confiscated and sold at auction without a hearing or even a summons or a request to the owners to appear. The ship was stolen without due process of law and forfeited without charges before the two defendants were scheduled to appear in court.

Paul Watson could have go his ship back anytime he wanted by filling out the paperwork and filing it with the courts. Efforts were made to contact him but he was just to arrogant to respond.

3) Paul Watson claimed that his ship was in international waters and Canadian laws did not apply.

The anti-sealing ship had spent most of that day engaged in a cat-and-mouse game with the coast guard and two sealing vessels hunting in the ice-caked waters about 60 kilometers off Cape Breton Island. Canada's 200-mile limit: An area extending 200 nautical miles seaward from Canada's coastlines, which are under Canada's sovereign rights ...

4) Paul Watson stated on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 -"I have never been convicted of any felony'

"For his crimes against both people and property, Paul Watson has spent much time in the jails, and before the judges, of numerous countries, from Canada to Costa Rica. In 1997, he was imprisoned in a maximum-security facility in the Netherlands, where he was picked up for the scuttling of a whaling ship at dock, and the intentional ramming of a Norwegian coast guard vessel. Most recently, Watson was investigated by a Costa Rican court for the attempted murder of a local fisherman. In 2002, when he came across a shark fisherman in a 13-foot vessel, Watson attempted to ram the fisherman's boat with his SSCS mammoth flagship

In a recent interview, when asked if he viewed violence as a "legitimate means of social change," Watson replied, "We are a violent species, and we always solve our problems with violence. There have been no exceptions. Nonviolent victories are a myth. Force has always prevailed…One person's terrorist is another person's freedom fighter."

The Sea Sbepherd list of violence acts:

1972 Iran Founder Paul Watson spends two weeks in jail. Espionage

1977 Seattle WA Founder Paul Watson spends one day in jail. Trespass

1980 Quebec Canada Founder Paul Watson spends ten days in jail. Breaking the Canadian Seal Protection Act

4/83 Quebec Canada Founder Paul Watson spends ten days in jail. Conspiracy to break the Canadian Seal Protection Act

12/83 Quebec Canada Founder Paul Watson spends ten days in jail. Conviction for conspiracy to break the Canadian Seal Protection Act

1989 Iceland Founder Paul Watson spends one day in jail. Charges not laid

6/1/92 Lofoten Islands Norway Two activists claim guilt for sinking the Norwegian whaling vessel "Nybraena" while in port. Both are sentenced to 120 days in prison in absentia. Shipwrecking, other unclear charges

1993 Newfoundland Canada Founder Paul Watson spends five days in jail. Mischief

3/31/94 Bremerhaven Germany One activist arrested by harbor police for an incident related to the ramming of a Norwegian Navy vessel. Authorities fail to extradite him and the charges are dropped. Attempted Shipwrecking

3/31/94 Amsterdam Holland One activist arrested in Amsterdam and held in Lelystad penitentiary for extradition to Norway. Charges were related to the sinking of a Norwegian whaling vessel. Charges not clear

1995 Newfoundland Canada Founder Paul Watson spends ten days in jail. Accessory to mischief

1997 Germany Founder Paul Watson spends one day in jail on Norwegian Interpol warrant. Sinking a ship.

1997 Netherlands Founder Paul Watson rearrested on Interpol warrant (see above) and spends 80 days in jail awaiting extradition hearing. Sinking a ship.

1/14/02 Conway Ireland Webpage states 40 activists stage a protest in front of Stephens Inc. building decrying their relationship with Huntingdon Life Sciences. Charges not clear

4/22/02 Puntarenas Costa Rica Arrest warrant issued for an activist in relation to an altercation with the Costa Rican fishing vessel "Vacadero". Attempted murder, destruction of property

5/10/02 Puntarenas Costa Rica New charges leveled against one named activist and the crew of the "Farley Mowat" related to April 22 altercation. Attempted shipwrecking

11/17/03 Taiji Japan Two Sea Shepherd activists arrested after diving into a bay and releasing pilot whales before they could be killed by fishermen. Interfering with commerce

03/31/05 Charlottetown, PEI Canada Ten "crew" of the ship Farley Mowat are arrested for interfering with the seal hunt. Violating Fisheries Act regulation regarding distance to be kept from seal hunt.

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