Captain Paul Watson - Marine Wildlife Conservationist
Upholding the International Laws of Marine Conservation

For 30 years, Captain Paul Watson has been at the helm of the worlds most active marine protection non-profit organization Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Paul Watsons career as a Master Mariner began in 1968 as a seaman with the merchant marines and with the Canadian Coast Guard. In 1972, Watson co-founded the Greenpeace Foundation (GP) in Vancouver, BC. In 1977, Watson founded Sea Shepherd Conservation Society dedicated to research, investigation, and the enforcement of laws, treaties, resolutions, and regulations established to protect marine wildlife and their habitats worldwide.

Thank you to Elena Montrasio for the Italian translation.

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