Why did Whale Wars stop?

Many believe that the legal troubles that Paul and Sea Shepherd have found themselves in is the reason why Animal Planet backed off from the show and downsized its latest entry from an entire season to just a two-hour special, but this just isn’t the case.

Does Whale Wars still happen?

Japan will now join Norway and Iceland as rogue outlaw whaling nations in the North Pacific and the North Atlantic. The Whale Wars in the Southern Ocean will soon be over. Captain Paul Watson issued a statement saying, “We are delighted to see the end of whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.

When did Whale Wars end?

January 2, 2015
Whale Wars/Final episode date

Where is the Nisshin Maru now?

It is now decommissioned from whaling. Nisshin Maru The latest Nisshin Maru (8,030-tons) was built by Hitachi Zosen Corporation Innoshima Works and launched in 1987 as Chikuzen Maru. It was purchased in 1991 by Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha Ltd., fitted and commissioned as a whaler factory ship.

Do the Whale Wars continue?

The Whale Wars Continue. Sea Shepherd Founder Captain Paul Watson looks back on all that Sea Shepherd has accomplished in our Southern Ocean Whale Defense campaigns over the past 12 years despite the incredible odds, and why the recent changes in Japan’s illegal whaling tactics mean we have to change our strategy for future campaigns.

Why isn’t Whale Wars season 6 on Animal Planet?

This injunction is the main reason why Animal Planet didn’t air a full sixth season of Whale Wars, because they were very busy trying to find a solution/workaround/ appeal to the legal cease-and-desist letter they were sent that ruled in favor of ICR’s wishes.

Is ‘Whale Wars’ a brand-definitional series?

But Animal Planet President Marjorie Kaplan says Whale Wars is “brand-definitional” and “very powerful” and “very central to what we want to stand for.”

What happened to the Japanese whalers?

The Japanese whalers have been exposed, humiliated and most importantly have been denied thousands of lives that we have spared from their deadly harpoons. Thousands of whales are now swimming and reproducing that would now be dead if not for our interventions,