Whale Wars Conservation group Sea Shepherd today announced that Zoli Teglas, the front man for Pennywise and Volunteer Music & Outreach Coordinator for Sea Shepherd; Kurt Lieber and Grace Ko, director of operations for Pelican Rescue Team, are organizing the Friday, March 12 protest to educate patrons in Santa Monica that endangered whale species are being consumed at The Hump restaurant.
Skipper of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's anti-whaling vessel 'Steve Irwin' Paul Watson (C) speaks to the media on his return to the Western Australian port of Fremantle for repairs and refuelling after spending time chasing Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean, 28 January 2010. The ship also brought the crew of the Ady Gil back to Australia after their smalll craft was sunk in a confrontation with the Japanese vessel the Shonan Maru No.2. EPA/TONY MCDONOUGH
The protest is scheduled for the lunchtime hours.
Animal Planet's hit show, Whale Wars' Sea Shepherd inspired the team behind Oscar-winning documentary film, The Cove, to orchestrate what the New York Times describes as “a covert operation to ferret out what the authorities say is illegal whale meat at one of this town’s most highly regarded sushi destinations.”
Zoli - Photo by Drake Zimmerman ©M&C
When the story broke and they heard that operators of The Hump could at most be fined $20,000 and serve one year in prison for violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act, Teglas, Lieber and Ko sprang into action, obtaining police approval and organizing a peaceful protest during the lunchtime rush on Friday to encourage Los Angeles area sushi lovers to help put an end to restaurants in the US and Japan selling endangered whale species as delicacies.
The peaceful protest will take place on Friday, March 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Hump Restaurant at The Santa Monica Airport - 3221 Donald Douglas Loop South - Santa Monica, CA 90405.
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