Paul Watson is an international conservationist and environmental activist. A co-founder and former member of Greenpeace, Watson runs the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a direct action group focused on marine conservation featured as the subject of the reality television show Whale Wars. He is the author of Ocean Warrior: My Battle to End the Illegal Slaughter on the High Seas.
Jan Dutkiewicz is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Politics at the New School for Social Research. His research focuses on the interaction between humans and nonhuman animals, environments, and artifacts, as well as on the rationalities, behaviors, and discourses engendered by different forms of employment, governance, and political engagement. His work has been published in journals including the Journal of Organizational Change Management and Space and Culture.