they were going to surrender for sea shepherd so they're actually putting us in the same category as china sort of flattery in a way they're actually putting our non-government organization like there are nation for with and they've been very very hostile so we don't really know what to expect we do know that they are not have armed coast guard on board their vessels that's a violation of the antarctic treaty but nobody seems to be doing anything about it so we have no idea what we're but no matter what they throw at our objective is to make sure they don't kill any whales and that's what we intend to do ok and of course when we're talking wells we're talking about different species of wells what species of whales are in the area and how close are they to extinction they're targeting nine hundred thirty five making whales these are antarctic making whales which are protected species they're targeting fifty in whales which are an endangered species but more important it is the southern ocean whale sanctuary is to push by the international whaling commission as a sanctuary for whales a

sea shepherd has been ordered to stop disrupting japanese research whaling. ers the group's vessels to remain at least 500 yards, or 460 meters away and operate in a safe manner while at sea. watson was specifically named in the court ruling, which limited the group's activities. observers say the organization will continue its anti-whaling campaigns now that watson has been replaced. >>> now to our new year's series, "front-runners 2013." we're looking at japanese who are making a mark on the international stage. komei kobayashi's need for speed is helping him do that. as one of the only handful of asians competing in the premier event for race car drivers, formula one. kobayashi hit a bump in the road in 2012, but he's determined to get back on track. nhk world's hiro morita caught up with him. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meetyou. >> i'm hiro morita of k world. thank you very much for coming today. >> thank you too. >> komei kobayashi made his debut in 2009. he won a spot as a regular team driver the following year. his fans admire his bold and aggressiv

you pointed out this is it's expanding to other species and i am asking about the volunteers on sea shepherd of course they have a a love of the well that's quite clear when you watch the show of the whale wars on the animal planet but are they also is there also an incentive to save themselves because if this idea of economics of extinction is applied across the economic front it means that humans themselves r r r r r to being targeted by this a perverse economic system your thoughts captain watson. but we have a hundred twenty crew on the years from twenty four different nations and man on the order of vessels and there are not just for the wheel but for the understanding that. biodiversity in our oceans is going to lead to the death of our oceans the oceans die we know we can't live on this planet of the dead oceans so it really is about so preservation it's not just for being whales and sharks and turtles it's protecting the entire out of versity of this oceanic ecosystem we can put a plant into the great whales and i think it's probably one of the most serious issues facing our future b