Australian Greens Leader Senator bob Brown spoke to the media about the three Australian activists detained on the Japanese whaling ship Shonan Maru 2, and the Greens' proposal for legislation to require a patrol vessel to be sent to monitor any whaling activity in Australian waters or whale sanctuaries.

The proposed expansion of fish farms in Macquarie Harbour should not be considered until comprehensive scientific studies are undertaken into the harbour's plants, animals and water flows, Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown said today.

"I have put in a short submission to the public review of the proposed development where I detail my concerns about the lack of baseline scientific data, impacts on native fauna and flora, noise and waste impacts and use of antibiotics," Senator Brown said.

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Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown spoke to reporters in Hobart on Saturday about the climate talks in Durban, the clear-felling of the intergovernmental agreement that was meant to protect Tasmania's grand forests, Sea Shepherd, and tourism in Tasmania.

Sea Shepherd helicopter pilot, Chris Aultman, has been granted a visa to enter Australia, Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown said today.

"I thank Immigration Minister Chris Bowen for his swift response to my request as to why two Sea Shepherd crew members were denied visas to enter Australia. Sea Shepherd's Chris Aultman and Tim Pierce, helicopter pilot and mechanic respectively, had both successfully applied before for visas to Australia. Mr Pierce is expected to be able to also join his colleague in Australia," Senator Brown said.

Environment Minister Tony Burke will share the Gillard government's responsibility if the Japanese whaling fleet's invasion of the Antarctic whale sanctuary ends in violence, Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown said today.

"It's fatuous that a minister could talk about the Australian government's determination to leave Japan in control of our Antarctic waters as a manoeuvre dedicated to preventing ‘escalation'," Senator Brown said in Toowoomba.

Bob Brown and Captain Paul Watson discuss Divine Wind, the latest Sea Shepherd mission to protect whales from Japanese whalers in Australia's territorial waters.

The Australian Government must have a plan in place to ensure the safety of all ships in our waters as the Sea Shepherd fleet prepares to leave Australian ports to defend hundreds of whales from Japanese whaling ships, Greens Leader Bob Brown said today, alongside Sea Shepherd captain Paul Watson.

Australia's adoption of international obligations to better protect Antarctica's environment is a welcome step, Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown said today.

"I congratulate the Gillard government," Senator Brown said. "While the Madrid Protocol has proved an outstanding international agreement in protecting Antarctica's environment from mining, other threats abound now and will in the future."