The anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd release new footage of their clashes with Japanese whalers in the South Ocean.<br/> <br />The material, filmed between February 12th and 22nd, includes what the group says is one of their members being knocked off a jet ski by a water cannon.<br/> <br />Reuters is unable to independently verify the authenticity of the footage.<br/> <br />Sea Shepherd have a history of clashing with Japanese whalers.<br/> <br />Last season, Japan cut short its annual whale hunt in response to what it said was harassment by the activists.<br/> <br />Japan, Iceland and Norway are the only three countries that still hunt whales, using a loophole in an international moratorium that allows whaling for scientific purposes.<br/> <br />Simon Hanna, Reuters.
