You can find my report about crossing the Pacific last spring at:

http://mobilebroadcastnews.com/MBN/blog/Crossing-Pacific

Updates to the report:

  Captain Bethune was given a two year suspended sentence and has
returned to New Zealand.

  Japanese authorities have refused to cooperate in investigations and
declined requests by Australian and New Zealand maritime authorities to
question Captain Komura of the Japanese ship which rammed and sank the
Ady Gil, endangering the lives of Captain Bethune and five crew
members. See:

http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-100706-2.html

  The fate of the western bluefin tuna is still unknown. Their spawning season in the Gulf of Mexico was disrupted this year by the oil leak. It is known that their eggs and larvae will die if they encounter oil. Much of their spawning area was severely compromised by oil and dispersants, putting a whole generation of BFT at risk.

  After much debate at this years annual IWC meetings, the current IWC
policies were left in place for another year. Japanese whaling in the
Southern Ocean whale sanctuary will again take place this winter
(Antarctic summer). The Sea Shepherd crew will be there to engage them
again.

 The series Whale Wars on Animal Planet has been nominated for two Emmy awards.