Japanese Whalers Confirm Sea Shepherd's Effectiveness. October 3, 2012 Nisshin Maru being repaired in port Photo: Sea ShepherdThe New York Times reported on October 2nd that the Institute for Cetacean Research, the government-owned operation that manages the Japanese Whaling fleet, has confirmed that the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society cost the whalers $20.5 million in losses for the 2010-2011 whaling season in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.
Last season saw the whalers taking only 26% of their kill quota. The season before, the whalers were able to take only 17% due to Sea Shepherd interference. Sea Shepherd suffered a disadvantage of having the scouting vessel Brigitte Bardot damaged early in the campaign by a rogue wave. Japanese Whalers Preparing For Their Last Stand in Antarctica.