In today's episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation podcast, I get the chance to speak with Captain Watson about the announcement that Lolita may be released from her prison at the Miami Seaquarium in Florida.  Lolita is a Southern Resident Killer Whale taken from her family (the L Pod) at the age of 4 back in 1970.  She was sold to the Miami Seaquarium at this young age and used to earn a profit for her owners.  Lolita currently lives in a very small tank - it is about 80ft x 35ft and is about 20 ft deep in the middle.  Not much room at all for a 20 ft long orca. 

Paul and I go over the issues with the recent announcement that Lolita is going to be freed.  The process of getting Lolita back to the Pacific Northwest is going to take a long time, about 2 years.  In those 2 years a lot can go wrong. 

The Dolphin Company recently purchased the Miami Seaquarium.  The Dolphin Company later was told by the government that Lolita can no longer perform for the public.  The announcement to free Lolita seems like a business tactic by The Dolphin Company to unload a useless and expensive asset.  It costs a lot of money to feed and care for an orca in captivity.  By offering to release Lolita, they can get good publicity while at the same time getting rid of an animal that is only costing them money and giving them bad press.  Regardless of the motivations for this announcement, it is our hope that there is a positive outcome for Lolita, she has been forced to live on her own for a long time in a concrete prison.

Captain Paul Watson wrote a book on orcas in captivity called ORCAPEDIA.  If you'd like to know more about this topic, this is a great resource.

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We have a very special episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast.  This is a recoding of the first Captain's Chair event with guests Captain Paul Waston and Captain Locky MacLean.  Paul and Locky talk about Operation Paiakan and they talk about the future of the foundation.  In the last portion of the the event Paul and Locky answer questions directly from those that attended the event.  

Please go to our website or follow us on social media to find out more about future Captain's Chair events.  It is your best chance to ask a question to Captain Paul Watson and Captain Locky MacLean. 

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In today's episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation podcast we will be speaking with Haans Siver from CPWF Australia.  Haans joins me to tell us about a new fundraiser coming up on March 18, 2023 and April 1st, 2023.    CPWF Australia will be offering a screening of the new documentary "Watson" with a Q+A session afterward.  

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Welcome to the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Australia’s first fundraiser.

If you want to know about our new ship the John Paul Dejoria 2, up-and-coming campaigns and how to become a crew member. Make sure you tune in on either day or both to get the inside scoop of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation from the Veteran crew and the Captain himself.

On 18 March 2023 at 2 pm we will be hosting our first online event with a screening of 'Watson' and a Q&A with Captain Paul Watson after the screening.

On 1 April 2023 at 2 pm we will be screening Watson again, just in case you missed it the first time then we have a line of amazing speakers, including special guest Holly Combs Ryan! and a Q&A after.

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In this episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast, we get to hear from Captain Locky MacLean.  Locky is very busy preparing the John Paul Dejoria II for its upcoming mission to stop the Icelandic whalers.  We get to hear from him on how those preparations are going.  Locky also talks about the absurd lengths the Icelandic whalers go to get the fin whale meat shipped from Iceland all the way to Japan.  

Today, February 19th is WORLD WHALE DAY.  

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In this episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation podcast, I have the pleasure of speaking with Violet Coco from Australia.  Violet is an environmental protection activist with the A22 network and Extinction Rebellion.  Violet received a medal of courage from Captain Watson for her work in Australia.   She is currently facing a potential jail sentence of 15 months for her protest in Sydney.   She will find out in March if she indeed must serve that sentence, but she is hopeful there will be a better outcome.   Violet is one of the few courageous people in the world trying to bring awareness and spark action to stop humankind from destroying the Earth.   Violet and I also talk about the Australian Bush Fires of 2019-2020 and the impact that had on her life.

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In today's episode, we will be speaking with Nathalie Gil from Sea Shepherd Brazil.  Nathalie shares with us the issues plaguing the Amazonian River Dolphin.  She also talks about other threats to marine and freshwater habitats around Brazil.  

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In today's episode of The Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast, I am joined by Nikki Botha of CPWF South Africa.  Nikki gives us a detailed account of the plight of the fur seals in Namibia and sheds light on many of the challenges facing activists trying to protect wildlife in South Africa.

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In this episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast we will be catching up with Paul about his plans to go back to Iceland to save Fin whales from being slaughtered.  Paul also mentions that the Yushin Maru 2 and Yushin Maru 3 are in the Southern Ocean right now, potentially planning to kill whales next year.

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In today's episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast we will be speaking about the fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus.  The fin whale is the 2nd largest animal on earth, reaching lengths of 88 ft, or 27 m.  The fin whale was slaughtered to the brink of extinction by whalers and is still in need of our protection.  Captain Watson plans to stop the killing of fin whales in Iceland in 2023, and with your help, he will do just that!

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In today's episode of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast we will be speaking with Lamya Essemlali about Sea Shepherd Origins.  Sea Shepherd Origins is comprised of Sea Shepherd France, Sea Shepherd UK, Sea Shepherd Brasil, Sea Shepherd Canada, Sea Shepherd New Caledonia, Sea Shepherd Hungary, and the Captain Paul Watson Foundation.  If you would like to know more about Sea Shepherd Origins please visit seashepherdorigins.org

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