Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

Media Release

July 9, 2006

Sea Shepherd Arrives Tomorrow in Western Australia
Whale Sanctuary Enforcement Vessel to Arrive in Fremantle on Monday

After a voyage of 24 days, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s ship
Farley Mowat is scheduled to arrive in the port of Fremantle on Monday. The
ship will be docking at C Berth at 0800 Hours on July 10th, 2006.

The Farley Mowat will spend the next five months making preparations to
return to the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary to oppose the illegal activities of
the Japanese whaling fleet. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society will be
sending two ships to the Antarctic coast in December.

Our objective is to uphold international conservation law in accordance with
the Principles of the United Nations World Charter for Nature.” Said Captain
Paul Watson, the founder and President of the international marine
conservation society. “We are not going south to take pictures or protest
whaling. Our aim is to stop their illegal activities and to save whales.”

Japan intends to kill over 1,000 whales in the Southern Whale Sanctuary
including 50 endangered Humpbacks and 50 endangered Fin whales.

“This is a crime against nature and it is a crime against humanity,” said
Captain Alex Cornelissen, the skipper of the Farley Mowat. “These whales do
not belong to Japan and they have no legal right to kill them. Someone must
stand up to the arrogance of the Japanese whalers and we intend to do so.”

The Farley Mowat is stopping in Perth at the request of many Western
Australian supporters.

“Australia is now the most vocal and most outspoken nation in the world in
opposing whaling. We are thrilled that Australians are supporting us in this
important effort.” Said Farley Mowat’s Chief Cook who will be setting foot
in her native Australia for the first time since departing Melbourne in
December to chase the Japanese fleet.

The crew of the Farley Mowat are international volunteers and their courage,
dedication and commitment to this cause is the fuel that drives Sea
Shepherd’s resolve in sailing deliberately into harm’s way to save the
whales from the criminal harpoons of the Japanese whaling fleet.

The Farley Mowat will spend a week in Fremantle before heading to Melbourne.
In Australia contact: Peter Hammarstedt at: +61 412 730 813

www.Seashepherd.org

Captain Paul Watson: Paulwatson@Earthlink.net