' Whale Wars ' - captain Paul Watson retired from anti - whaling activities . `` Although we have broken some bureaucratic regulations like Canada 's so-called Seal Protection Act , we did so to challenge the validity of these regulations , which were in contradiction to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . A federal injunction prevents him and his crew from assisting Japanese plaintiffs . Watson gained fame by disrupting Japanese whalers on the open sea .
' Whale Wars ' - captain Paul Watson retired from anti - whaling activities . A federal injunction prevents him and his crew from assisting Japanese plaintiffs . Watson gained fame by disrupting Japanese whalers on the open sea .