Environmental activist group Sea Shepherd announced late Monday it is abandoning its annual anti-whaling activities in Antarctic waters, citing increased use of sophisticated technology by Japanese whalers and lackluster support from the Australian government.Sea Shepherd has run a 12-year campaign against Japan's so-called scientific whaling program in Antarctic waters, previously disrupting and interfering with the whale hunting operations of Japanese ships.In a statement, Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson said Japanese whaling ships are employing military-grade surveillance technology, al…READ FULL ARTICLE
