The Japanese whaling fleet, the Nisshin Maru is leaving Shimonoseki Port in Japan for its annual whaling hunt. The Nisshin Maru is seen in the distance, with the bow of the Yushin Maru in the foreground. The Greenpeace ship, Esperanza will follow the fleet as part of the Southern Oceans Tour where activists will use direct action to protect the whales and to stop the Japanese from hunting whales.