Look Out Whalers, Daryl Hannah is Now a Sea Shepherd
Ahh, it's that time of year again. Time for kicking back with family and friends, being thankful for stuff. Time for the Japanese whaling ship, the Nisshin Maru, to embark on its annual quest of death... and time for the Sea Shepherd Society to give them hell. Only, this time around, the Sea Shepherds will be armed with a new secret weapon: Daryl Hannah. According to Captain Paul Watson, Hannah will be joining the crew of the Steve Irwin at the end of the month. Will she be pelting the Japanese whalers with bottle of rancid oil? Only time will tell.
Daryl is an outspoken environmentalist, recently making headlines for converting her awesome muscle cars into eco-friendly biodiesel and electric rides. Now she's going to be taking her fight to the high seas, and drumming all kinds of ratings for Animal Planet's new show, Whale Wars.
Last year, Japanese whalers were only about to net about half of their expected catch on account of the Sea Shepherds and their tactics. Some clashes even spiraled into some pretty serious violence -- Captain Watson believes he was shot by the Japanese Coast Guard.
Hopefully, the presence of the TV cameras and Hollywood stars will keep this year's protests from spiraling too far into dangerous territory.
[via Ecorazzi]
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