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Dear friend,

I am Irene Berg and I am a web editor of Greenpeace International.

The Esperanza is surfing, rolling softly southwards. Our ship might be a micro cosmos of its own, but we do have internet onboard. We have received some good news during the last couple of days:

*Australia and New Zealand have called on Japan to halt the whaling fleet heading south.

*The European Commission has also expressed concerns over Japan's hunt in the Souther Ocean.

*The United States urged Japan to refrain from this year's hunt.

Many express that lethal methods are not necessary to perform research on whales, from the EU statement:

"Adequate data for management purposes can be obtained using non-lethal techniques. Japan's scientific whaling undermines international efforts to conserve and protect whales."

The whaling season is starting in the name of "scientific research" in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. The whales need our support before the whalers find them! So please sign up as whale defender now and help us to end whaling.

The Japanese governments whaling programme has very little to do with science. We all know it's a sham, and now it is being openly admitted: the head of the FAJ was quoted at the departure ceremony for the whaling fleet as saying that the purpose of the scientific research was to overturn the international moratorium on commercial whaling.

Of course we will not let that happen, . I want to thank Greenpeace supporters all over the world, from the icy north to the icy south and all the places in-between, for keeping our ships sailing.

Together we can Defend the Whales!
Sign up as Whale Defender and keep an eye on our blog!

Irene
On behalf of the Great Whale Trail Team