Green / Paul Watson Greenland Holds Anti-Whaling Activist Paul Watson Court rules activist must stay detained pending extradition decision By Newser.AI Read our AI policy Posted Aug 15, 2024 2:00 PM CDT Copied Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, founder of the Oregon-based Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, testifies during a contempt of court hearing in federal court, Nov. 6, 2013, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Karen Ducey, Pool, File) Environmental activist Paul Watson must remain in custody until September 5 as Greenlandian authorities deliberate over Japan's extradition request. Watson, aged 73, appealed the decision but remains detained following his arrest last month in Nuuk. Greenland's police confirmed the detention in a statement. The Canadian-American faces extradition to Japan concerning a 2010 incident where he allegedly obstructed a Japanese crew's duties by directing his own captain to toss explosives at their whaling research ship. Japan argues that whale meat is a part of its food culture; it resumed commercial whaling in 2019. Watson's confrontational methods, seen in the reality series "Whale Wars," have attracted both significant support and criticism. Watson, an ex-leader of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, separated from the organization in 2022 to start his own initiative. He also had a key role in Greenpeace until parting ways in 1977 over tactical disagreements. (This story was generated by Newser's AI chatbot. Source: the AP) < > Vermont Town Official, Family Found Dead in Home Sep 18, 2024 2:24 PM CDT Donna Kelce to Appear in 2 Hallmark Movies Sep 18, 2024 10:06 AM CDT Trump Repeats False Claims on Chinese Auto Factories Sep 18, 2024 9:10 AM CDT Hidden Figures of Space Race Awarded Congressional Medals 6 hours, 36 minutes ago Norway Reports First Bluetongue Cases Since 2009 8 hours, 58 minutes ago Kentucky Senator Progresses After Lawn Mower Accident 8 hours, 56 minutes ago 2 Killed, 2 Injured in Idaho Gas Station Blast 17 hours, 0 minutes ago Japanese Child Fatally Stabbed Near Shenzhen School 12 hours, 3 minutes ago Special Prosecutor Appointed in Karen Read Murder Case 16 hours, 0 minutes ago Queen Margrethe II Hospitalized After Fall 11 hours, 15 minutes ago Hackers Demand $6M in Bitcoin From Sea-Tac Sep 18, 2024 10:40 PM CDT Father Believed Son Possessed Before Supermarket Killing Spree Sep 18, 2024 3:45 AM CDT GM Offers Adapters for Access to Tesla Superchargers Sep 18, 2024 10:05 PM CDT Ossoff Pushes for Senate Oversight in Postmaster Selection 17 hours, 53 minutes ago Jean Smart to Launch SNL 's 50th Season 16 hours, 30 minutes ago Connecticut Aquarium Settles Federal Probe Over Whale Deaths Sep 18, 2024 10:17 PM CDT Zoo Plans to Trademark 'Moo Deng the Hippo' 6 hours, 26 minutes ago Key Suspect Arrested in Assault on Polio Worker Sep 18, 2024 12:25 PM CDT Report an error