Paul Watson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Paul Watson
Occupation	Activist
Date Of Birth	Dec 2, 1950(1950-12-02)
Age	74
Birthplace	Toronto
Country	Canada
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Paul Watson Biography

Paul Watson is one of the most popular and richest Activist who was born on December 2, 1950 in Toronto, Canada. Animal Rights activist and environmentalist who founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

He is an avid activist against whaling who agrees with the beliefs of Hayden Panettiere.

According to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Paul Watson was born in Toronto to Anthony Joseph Watson and Annamarie Larsen, and grew up in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, along with two sisters and three brothers. As a child he was a member of the Kindness Club, which he has credited with teaching him to “respect and defend animals”. After working as a tour guide at Expo 67, the World’s Fair that took place in Montreal in 1967, Watson moved to Vancouver.

According to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, in 1968 and the early 1970s, he joined the Canadian Coast Guard, where he served aboard weatherships, search and rescue hovercraft, and buoy tenders. He signed up as a merchant seaman in 1969 with the Norwegian Consulate in Vancouver and shipped out on the 35,000 ton bulk carrier Bris as a deck hand. The Bris was registered in Oslo, Norway and manifested for the Indian Ocean and Pacific trade.

He married his fourth wife, Yana Rusinovich, in 2015. He and Yana welcomed a son named Tiger in 2016. He has a daughter named Lilliolani from his first marriage to Starlet Lum. His second wife was Lisa Distefano and his third wife was Allison Lance.

Paul Watson Net Worth

Paul Watson is one of the richest Activist from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paul Watson 's net worth $500 Thousand. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was part of the Canadian Coast Guard.

He was featured in a documentary called Pirate for the Sea.

Paul Franklin Watson (born December 2, 1950) is a Canadian-American marine wildlife conservation and environmental activist, who founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, an anti-poaching and direct action group focused on marine conservation and marine conservation activism. The tactics used by Sea Shepherd have attracted opposition, with the group accused of eco-terrorism by both the Japanese government and Greenpeace. Watson is a citizen of Canada and the United States.

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Who is Paul Watson Dating?

According to our records, Paul Watson married to Yana Rusinovich. As of December 1, 2023, Paul Watson’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1977, Watson was expelled from the Greenpeace’s board of directors by a vote of 11 to 1 (Watson himself cast the single vote against it). The group felt his strong, “front and center” personality and frequently voiced opposition to Greenpeace’s interpretation of “nonviolence” were too divisive. Watson subsequently left the group. The group has since labeled his actions at the time as those of a “mutineer” within their ranks. That same year, he founded his own group, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

Facts & Trivia

Paul Ranked on the list of most popular Activist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Paul Watson celebrates birthday on December 2 of every year.

The first Sea Shepherd vessel, the Sea Shepherd, was purchased in December 1978 with assistance from the Fund for Animals and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Sea Shepherd soon established itself as one of the more controversial environmental groups, known for provocative direct action tactics. These tactics have included throwing objects onto the decks of whaling ships, the use of “prop foulers” in an attempt to sabotage the ships, boarding whaling vessels, and the scuttling of two ships in an Icelandic harbor. In January 2013, Watson relinquished captaincy of the Steve Irwin. The organization and its activities to halt whaling are the focus of a reality TV series, Whale Wars, airing on Animal Planet.

Is Paul Watson still a fugitive?

Although the United States is a signatory member of Interpol, Watson has not been detained for extradition to Japan or Costa Rica. He is living in Vermont, writing books. He was residing in Paris as of July 1, 2014 but has since returned to the USA.

What did Paul Watson do?

Paul Watson, (born December 2, 1950, Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Canadian American environmental activist who founded (1977) the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society , an organization that sought to protect marine wildlife. Watson exhibited an early affinity for protecting wildlife.

Is Paul Watson rich?

Net Worth:$500 Thousand
Gender:| Male
Profession:| Activist
Nationality:| Canada

Is Sea Shepherd still active 2021?

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – June 19, 2021 – After 11 years of protecting marine wildlife across the globe, Sea Shepherd is retiring the motor vessel Brigitte Bardot from operations.

Where is Sea Shepherd now?

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Location| Friday Harbor, Washington, US Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Area served| Global
Method| Direct action