Canadian- American environmentalist, conservation and animal rights activist Captain Paul Watson received the Globa Guardian Award at the 6th Annual Blue Water Awards ceremony presented by Greg Reitman and Kathleen Quinlan.

Captain Paul Watson, a founding member of Greenpeace, left in 1977 to establish the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, which he led until 2023 before co-founding the Captain Paul Watson Foundation. A master mariner, author, and lifelong environmentalist, he has received numerous honors, including the Amazon Peace Prize (2007) and the Jules Verne Award (2012). Watson continues to flight for marine conservation through his new foundation.