Whale Wars Activist Could Face 15 Years in Japanese Jail 6.43K Jeff Neumann 05/27/10 04:38AM Filed to: Environmentalism Environmentalism whale wars Peter Bethune Sea Shepherd Japan Peter Bethune, a Sea Shepherd boat captain, was arrested in March for illegally boarding a Japanese whaling ship in the Pacific. He has admitted to some charges, but says he had "good reason" to board the vessel. [Guardian, pic]