[ArrogantBustard]

The Japanese have a lovely little ship named the "Kongo" ... sweet sea-keeper, with beautiful lines, a deep clipper bow ... and a fully automated 5" gun, CIWS, and AEGIS system.

Perhaps she should accompany the whalers next year. Just to make sure everybody stays nice and polite.

[Fred Hayek]

I'm more in favor of setting up some "bait ships". Lease them from the whaling and fishing companies. Crew them with some SF types. The look of the Sea Shepherd crew would be priceless when they see their doom as their ship is boarded and scuttled. Ooops, the Sea Shepherd vessel had a "fire", the "whaler" tried to render assistance, but the Sea Shepherd vessel had an "explosion" going down with all hands.