Whale Wars - Season 1 - Eps 1: Needle in a Haystack
Paul Watson is allegedly shot by the Japanese whaling crew during a confrontation between the whaling factory ship Nisshin Maru and the Sea Shepherd vessel MV Steve Irwin. The episode then flashes back to the maiden launching and departure of the vessel from homeport three months earlier.
About Whale Wars
Title: Whale Wars
First Air Date: 2008-11-07
Last Air Date: 2015-01-02
Status: Canceled
Rating: 7.3/10 (from 9 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 8
Total Episodes: 55
Network: Animal Planet
Genres: Documentary, Reality, Drama
Production Companies: RIVR Media
Synopsis
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.
