
Setfarfromtheeyesoftheworldinthemostinhospitableenvironmentontheplanet,twoopposingviewsfightforcontrol.Neitheriswillingtobackdown.Ononeside,theso-calledJapaneseresearchfleetisopenlycommerciallyharvestingthousandsofwhalesintheonlyinternationalwhalesanctuaryintheworld.Ontheother,theSeaShepherd,avolunteerguerrillanavyfundedbythecitizensoftheworld.Defend-Conserve-ProtectunfoldsasthreeverydistinctannualmigrationstakeplaceinthecoldandfuriousSouthernOcean;theillegalJapaneseCommercialWhalingFleet;theSeaShepherdAnti-WhalingFleet;andthewhales.Despitethethreevastlydifferentreasonsforundertakingthesejourneys,allareinexplicablyentwinedandcannolongerbeseparated.ThisisthestoryofeachgroupoftravelersandhowtheycometobattleforsurvivalinthefreezingwatersoftheAntarcticandwhatthefutureholdsforeachofthem.AtthehelmoftheSeaShepherdisCaptainPeterHammarstedtwhocarrieswithhimtheresolveofMelville'sCaptainAhab-onlyHammerstedthuntsthewhalingshipnotthewhales.

