Whale Wars
Plot Summary
Whale Wars is a weekly American documentary-style reality television series that premiered on November 7, 2008 on the Animal Planet cable channel. The program follows Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, as he and the crew aboard their various vessels harass Japanese whalers off the coast of Antarctica. On January 5, 2013, Animal Planet renewed the series for a sixth season.
Where to watch free (US)
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Seasons (8)
Season 1
7 episodes
Aired: 2008
This stunning and dangerous limited series spotlights both the controversial Japanese whaling trade and the tactics that the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and its staff and volunteers use to cripple it. Aboard the Motor Yacht "Steve Irwin" the group seeks out the Japanese whaling fleet and then uses it's Delta Zodiac, helicopter, and other innovative techniques to enforce the law, including close-quarters ship-to-ship contact, to disable and/or sink the Japanese whaling ships in the fight to enforce international laws on the high seas where law enforcement is minimal or non-existent. The successful confrontations disrupt whale carcass processing and disperse the fleet of whaling vessels.
Season 2
11 episodes
Aired: 2009
Season 3
15 episodes
Aired: 2010
Season 4
10 episodes
Aired: 2011
Season 5
8 episodes
Aired: 2012
Season 6
1 episode
Aired: 2013
Whale Wars is back for a new adrenaline-fueled season, and after last year's victorious campaign the Seas Shepherds thought they had ended whaling in the Southern Ocean once and for all. Surprisingly, the Japanese are returning stronger than ever with a military convoy and zero tolerance. Anticipating the battle of a lifetime, the crew is once again are trolling the Antarctic with surprise tactics, intense strategy and unparalleled passion.
Season 7
3 episodes
Aired: 2015
Production
RIVR Media