Whale Wars Warrant

Somebody's in trouble:

JAPAN plans to seek an international arrest warrant against anti-whaling Sea Shepherd chief Paul Watson over tense high-seas clashes, broadcaster NHK says.

The Japan Coast Guard has obtained an arrest warrant in Tokyo against the Canadian national for allegedly instructing members of his militant environmental group to obstruct Japan's whaling mission, the public broadcaster said today.

Japan will seek his arrest through the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol), NHK said.

No immediate confirmation of the report was available from the coast guard.

The last ship of Japan's Antarctic whaling fleet sailed home this month with the smallest catch in years. Whalers blame the shortfall on high-seas clashes with the environmental group Sea Shepherd.

This season's confrontations in icy Antarctic waters saw the sinking of a Sea Shepherd vessel and the arrest of one of its activists, a New Zealander who faces trial in Japan.

I watched that series last year and couldn't help but root for the Japanese to put those smarmy, arrogant environmentalists in their place.  I'm looking forward to the episode this year when they sink the boat.