Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast

In honor of Earth Day, we have a special edition of the Captain's Chair. Today we will be speaking with Captain Paul Watson, Brinkley Davies, and Mike Coots.
Brinkley Davies is a marine biologist, surfer, free diver, photographer, and the founder of the Balu Blue Foundation. https://balubluefoundation.org/
Mike Coots is a photographer, surfer, shark attack survivor, and a shark advocate. https://www.mikecoots.com/
In this episode we discuss the importance of sharks in our oceans. We also talk about biodiversity and the conservation movement as a whole. Mike, Brinkley, and Captain Watson also give us insights into connecting with animals and the important role that plays in people wanting to conserve nature.

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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.
https://shop.paulwatson.com/products/orcapedia

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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.
Here are the details below:
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.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2230628897137679/?active_tab=about

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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 of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation Podcast we will be speaking with Captain Watson and Lamya Essemlali. Paul and Lamya will give us insight into Operation Ocean Killers, a joint campaign between the Captain Paul Watson Foundation and Sea Shepherd France against the Super Trawlers that are wiping out large schools of fish. The Super Trawlers are enormous vessels that target Mackerel, Herring, and Blue Whiting. These fish are important food sources for larger marine creatures like dolphins. Because the Super Trawlers are so efficient at wiping out fish populations, dolphins have been forced to move closer to shore in search of food. In some instances, dolphins have washed up dead on shore due to starvation. The Super Trawlers also directly kill marine animals by trapping them in their huge nets. This "bycatch" is largely unmonitored allowing the Super Trawlers to do as they please out at sea. It is the goal of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation and Sea Shepherd France to bring attention to these Super Trawlers so that they can be stopped from causing further ecological damage to our planet.

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