Condemn Sea Shepherd Australia told

Japan's whaling fleet has called on Australia to denounce anti-whaling demonstrators in the Southern Ocean.

Anti-whaling demonstrators from the organisation Sea Shepherd have intercepted the Japanese whaling fleet in Antarctic waters according to Yahoo! News.  The Steve Irwin has found the Japanese Yushin Maru 2 in dense fog in the Southern Ocean.

Australian Environment Minister, Peter Garrett announced earlier this year the Australia Government would not be sending a patrol to monitor the Japanese fleet.