Handout picture of second mate Brown holding a pilotless drone aircraft on the deck of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship, Steve Irwin, off Australia’s western coast

Second mate Peter Brown holds a pilotless drone aircraft as he stands on the deck of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship, Steve Irwin, off Australia’s western coast in this handout picture taken on December 24, 2011. Hardline whaling opponents attempting to stop Japan’s annual whale hunt in the Antarctic said on Sunday they had intercepted and photographed its whaling fleet using pilotless drone aircraft. Picture taken December 24, 2011. REUTERS/Sea Shepherd/Barbara Veiga/Handout (AUSTRALIA – Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS