Conservation vessel named after John Paul DeJoria

Published 07th Mar 2017 by Charlotte Grant-West
Conservation vessel named after John Paul DeJoria John Paul DeJoria, the co-founder of John Paul Mitchell Systems and the MITCH brand, has continued his support for environmental issues with the naming of an anti-poaching vessel. Paul Mitchell as a business has long supported the environment with a wide range of initiatives including Reforest'Action, Waterkeeper Alliance and a solar-powered Awapuhi farm plus all the products are cruelty-free.

The marine conservation organisation best known for the Animal Planet TV series, Whale Wars and Ocean Warriors, unveiled the M/V John Paul DeJoria at EPIC Marina in Miami.  It included a traditional ceremony of breaking a bottle over the bow to invite good luck, but instead of the traditional champagne, they smashed a bottle of tequila from the DeJoria-owned Patron Spirits. Captain Watson said:  "I can’t think of a person who I am more proud to have a name on a vessel than John Paul DeJoria.” John Paul called Watson “one of today’s heroes” and praised Sea Shepherd for helping and protecting the marine world’s “living souls” while asking for “absolutely nothing in return.” The vessel's first campaign will be to protect sharks off the coast of Central America.

John Paul, a long-standing supporter of  Sea Shepherd, is also a guest investor on the ABC reality series Shark Tank. In 1998 he traveled to the Gulf of St. Lawrence with the conservation society to stand against the Canadian Seal Hunt.

For more info see www.paul-mitchell.co.uk and www.seashepherd.org.uk
Charlotte Grant-West

Charlotte Grant-West

Published 07th Mar 2017

Charlotte oversees the print magazine, website and social media channels at HJ. With over a decade of experience as a journalist, Charlotte was formerly Editor of Modern Barber and HJ Men, Social Editor at Netmums and Features Writer at Boots Health & Beauty magazine. She loves any products that make her hair bigger and more voluminous, and loves a behind-the-scenes peek at anything hair-related – whether it's a factory tour, BTS on a shoot or backstage at fashion week.

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