Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast

Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast

In this podcast, we will check in regularly with Captain Paul Watson to speak about recent news and events regarding the oceans and their ecosystems. We will also feature interviews with other members of the Neptune's Pirates, especially once campaigns are in full swing. Periodically, we will post educational episodes highlighting the importance of marine organisms and what you can do to help the oceans. For the latest news and updates, please subscribe to this podcast (Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio), and rate and review us if you like what you hear. The Captain Paul Watson Foundation is focused on the protection and conservation of the Ocean through direct intervention supported by education, documentation, research activities and partnerships with other NGO’s, governments and international institutions like the United Nations. To help the cause, go to www.paulwatsonfoundation.org

Episodes

March 13, 2025 55 mins

In today's episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast, we get a chance to catch up with Gary Stokes.  Gary fills us in on the movements of the Japanese whaling fleet.  We also touch on many other marine conservation topics.  

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In today's episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast, we get a chance to speak with Paul for the first time since his release from the prison in Nuuk, Greenland.  We touch on his time in prison and his plans to stop Kristján Loftsson from killing more fin whales off the coast of Iceland this spring.  Paul also mentions that the CPWF ship Bandero is stationed in Australia in case Japan decides to return to the South...

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December 7, 2024 6 mins

Since July, Captain Paul Watson has been in prison in Nuuk, Greenland.  Arrested by Denmark at the request of Japan, Paul's fate resides in the hands of the Danish Minister of Justice, Peter Hummelgaard.  Japan is using all of its political might to coerce Denmark into extraditing Paul, where the Japanese intend to lock Paul up for the rest of his life.

We all need to raise our voices in order to put pressure on Peter...

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In today's episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast, we get the rare opportunity to talk to Captain Paul Watson from prison in Nuuk, Greenland.  Paul was arrested on July 21, 2024, and he gives us an idea of what life has been like for him since his arrest. For those who support Paul, it is simply nice to hear his voice as he navigates through the bogus charges brought against him by Japan.  Paul's next court...

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In today's episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation podcast, we have the pleasure of speaking with Danish lawyer Jonas Christoffersen.  Jonas gives us an excellent overview of the case that Japan has brought against Paul.  He also gives us insight into the legal process from a Danish perspective.  If you want to know what is going on with Paul's detainment in Nuuk, Greenland and his potential extradition to Japan, th...

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In this episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast, we catch up with Captain Locky MacLean.  Locky gives us an update on Paul's quest for freedom.  Unfortunately at the last hearing on August 15th, the judge in Greenland chose to keep Paul in detention longer while the Danish Minister of Justice considers Japan's extradition request.  Locky makes the point that while Paul sits in a prison in Nuuk, Greenland, th...

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August 2, 2024 29 mins

In today's episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast, we get a chance to speak with John Paul Dejoria crew member Dior Sheen.  Dior has led a facinating life aboard ships, and she and her family have had many encounters with whales in Tonga.  Join me as we get to hear some fascinating stories from Dior.

Sadly today Japanese whalers have killed a male fin whale.  The Kangei Maru factory ship intends to kill...

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In today's very important episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast - we get a first hand account of Captain Watson's arrest from Captain Locky MacLean.  

On July 21 2024, Captain Paul Watson was arrested by Danish police upon arrival in Nuuk, Greenland, onboard the M/Y John Paul DeJoria. Danish authorities claim that the arrest was made due to an international arrest warrant issued by Japan, related ...

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In this episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation podcast, we get a chance to speak with deckhand Dennis Alvey.  Dennis is a veteran volunteer with Captain Watson, having served on the Cleveland Amory in the 1990's.  Dennis gives us insight into a day in the life of a deckhand aboard the John Paul Dejoria.  He also shares his advice for those who are thinking about volunteering with Neptune's Navy.  These are critical...

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In this episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation (CPWF), we will be speaking with Captain Locky MacLean who is currently on our new ship the Bandero.  The Bandero is in Hobart, Tasmania preparing for its first mission.  Locky describes the aspects of the Bandero that make it the perfect vessel for the kind of work that CPWF does out at sea.  The Bandero was built by the Japanese government to patrol the southern district of Ja...

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 In this episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast, we speak with Captain Watson about two new ships added to the Neptune's Pirates fleet, the Bandero and the Nemesis.  The Bandero was recently acquired (with the help of John Paul Dejoria) to help confront the Japanese Whalers in the Southern Ocean, while the Nemesis was acquired (with the help of Dale Vince) by the Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK team.  Paul als...

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In today's episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast we get to speak with another member of the CPWF UK team, Imogen Sawyer.  Imogen gives us great insights in to the whaling situation in Iceland, the slaughter of pilot whales and dolphins in the Faroe Islands, and the seal hunt in Namibia.  Imogen shares her first hand accounts of what is is like to be on campaign in these places.  Her passion for saving marine li...

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In this episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast we get the chance to catch up with Rob Read.  Rob gives us insight into changes coming to Operation Bloody Fjords for 2024.  Operation Bloody Fjords is an effort to end the grindadráp (the slaughter of pilot whales and other dolphins) in the Faroe Islands.  Rob makes it clear that the CPWF UK is moving to new strategies in order to achieve this goal.  Past missions have ...

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In today's episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast we have the pleasure of speaking with Rob Read from CPWF UK and Captain Paul Watson.  Rob and Paul talk about the urgent need to stop Kristján Loftsson from killing more endangered fin whales this year.  While Loftsson still needs to secure a permit from the Icelandic government to kill whales, Rob and Paul point out that Loftsson's immense wealth and politi...

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In this episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast, we will be speaking with Captain Watson and Sophika Kostyniuk, the Managing Director of the Aquatic Life Institute.  Sophika and her team have helped to get legislation passed in Washington state to ban octopus farming.  During the course of our conversation, Paul and Sophika talk about aquaculture and point out the cruelty of keeping octopuses in farms.

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In today's episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast we get the chance to hear the courageous story of Elissa Phillips.  In September of 2023, Elissa and Anahita Babaei delayed the departure of Kristján Loftsson's harpoon ships by climbing into the crow's nests.   Elissa shares with us what the whole experience was like, and even gives us a glimpse into her experiences as a volunteer for the CPWF UK monit...

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March 31, 2024 79 mins

In this episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast we will be speaking with Gary Stokes, the Special Investigations Officer for the CPWF UK.  Gary has spent the past twenty years investigating and exposing the shark fin industry, gaining international media coverage as being featuring in both ‘SEASPIRACY’ and more recently Eli Roth’s ‘FIN’. When not exposing the shark fin industry, he can be found investigating shipping ...

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In this episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast, we will be speaking with Joshua Farinella.  Joshua was a general manager at a shrimp canning plant in India.  During Joshua's time there, he became very concerned with many of the practices the company was using in order to pass audits and maintain their monthly production goals.  Joshua is a courageous whistleblower who has gathered a great deal of evidence that e...

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March 17, 2024 78 mins

In today's episode we speak with Rob Read, the leader of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK.   Rob and I talk about the many campaigns the CPWF UK is working on, like the Ghostnet Campaign, Operation Silent Seals,  and Operation Bloody Fjords .  We get into detail about whaling in Iceland and the slaughter of pilot whales and dolphins in the Faroe Islands.  Rob and his team have been documenting the slaughter in the Faroe I...

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March 8, 2024 40 mins

In this episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast, I have a chance to speak with the leader of CPWF Ireland, Alex Neubauer.  Alex and I talk about the Ireland Chapter of CPWF and some of the issues that are occurring around Ireland.  We talk about many topics, including seals, octopuses, oyster farms, salmon farms, and cold water coral reefs. 

If you live in Ireland and you would like to volunteer for CPWF Ire...

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