Sea Shepherd crewmembers Allison Lance Watson and Alex Cornelissen dove into the bay and swam out to free 15 dolphins penned in to be slaughtered the next morning.

Most of these small cetaceans are sold as meat in restaurants and stores while some are destined for a life in captivity. For more information, go to http://www.seashepherd.org/taiji/taiji.html

A sealing ship passes by very close to the Sea Shepherd vessel; Canadian Coast Guard vessel Amundsen charging through the ice; The Farley Mowat crew videotapes two of their crewmates being arrested by the RCMP

Sealing Captain Genge (in dark jacket with green stripes on arms) approaches in a menacing way and invites a fight; Sea Shepherd crewmembers ward off the hits and shoves of Genge and his men; An RCMP helicopter hovers in the distance

Sea Shepherd crewmembers (in inflatable boat); SS' Cap't Watson issues warning before using 'can opener'; Whalers attempt to ram Sea Shepherd's ship, the Farley Mowat but are thwarted when SS crew deploy mooring line to foul Japan vessel's propeller