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My position is this. If we can't protect sanctuaries, if we can't save the whales, the sharks, the fish, our oceans will die.

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Paul Watson
Age: 73
Born: 1950
Born: December 2
Activist
Environmentalist
Naval Officer
Sailor
City of Toronto
Paul Franklin Watson
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Fishes
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Sanctuaries
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Oceans
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