There is a lack of economic and political motivation to defend life in the oceans. The profit is made by companies exploiting the oceans and they have the money to buy the politicians who make the laws. — Paul Watson Copy Share Image
Musicians have the power to influence people and along with movie makers, they can reach and influence more people than any group of people, more than scientists and certainly more than politicians. — Paul Watson Copy Share Image
You don't get anywhere unless you've had a little bit of a complicated life. — Paul Watson Copy Share Image
Here's the thing: Nobody gets extradited for a crime where nobody's been hurt, where no property's been damaged. — Paul Watson Copy Share Image
The shark is the apex predator in the sea. Sharks have molded evolution for 450 million years. All fish species that are prey to… — Paul Watson Copy Share Image
We are literally eating the oceans alive and there are simply not enough fish to continue to feed an ever expanding population of humanity. — Paul Watson Copy Share Image
I want to stay in the ocean. I'm not going to be able to do that from some holding cell in Japan. — Paul Watson Copy Share Image
It is true that many of the Sea Shepherd crewmembers are inexperienced, but the fact is that these volunteers bring a passion to the… — Paul Watson Copy Share Image
We have intelligent species on our planet that we are not even trying to communicate with. — Paul Watson Copy Share Image
If you want to know where you would have stood on slavery before the Civil War, don’t look at where you stand on slavery… — Paul Watson Copy Share Image
People sometimes feel frustrated about what's going on in our oceans and environment, and 'Whale Wars' shows that ordinary people can take action and… — Paul Watson Copy Share Image
