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People gather to demand the release of activist Paul Watson from Greenland prison, in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Watson, founder and President of the animal rights and environmental Sea Shepherd Conservation, was arrested by Greenland police, July 21, 2024, on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

People gather to demand the release of activist Paul Watson from Greenland prison, in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Watson, founder and President of the animal rights and environmental Sea Shepherd Conservation, was arrested by Greenland police, July 21, 2024, on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

People gather to demand the release of activist Paul Watson from Greenland prison, in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Watson, founder and President of the animal rights and environmental Sea Shepherd Conservation, was arrested by Greenland police, July 21, 2024, on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

People gather to demand the release of activist Paul Watson from Greenland prison, in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Watson, founder and President of the animal rights and environmental Sea Shepherd Conservation, was arrested by Greenland police, July 21, 2024, on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

FILE - Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, made famous by the television show "Whale Wars", talks with media at his home office in Woodstock, Vt. on Aug. 23, 2016. A court in Greenland has again extended the time in custody for a prominent anti-whaling activist as Denmark considers an extradition request from Japan. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke, File)

FILE - Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, made famous by the television show "Whale Wars", talks with media at his home office in Woodstock, Vt. on Aug. 23, 2016. A court in Greenland has again extended the time in custody for a prominent anti-whaling activist as Denmark considers an extradition request from Japan. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke, File)

People gather to demand the release of activist Paul Watson from Greenland prison, in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Watson, founder and President of the animal rights and environmental Sea Shepherd Conservation, was arrested by Greenland police, July 21, 2024, on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

People gather to demand the release of activist Paul Watson from Greenland prison, in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Watson, founder and President of the animal rights and environmental Sea Shepherd Conservation, was arrested by Greenland police, July 21, 2024, on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

People gather to demand the release of activist Paul Watson from Greenland prison, in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Watson, founder and President of the animal rights and environmental Sea Shepherd Conservation, was arrested by Greenland police, July 21, 2024, on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. The placard reads: "Let the whales sing, free Paul Watson". (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

People gather to demand the release of activist Paul Watson from Greenland prison, in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Watson, founder and President of the animal rights and environmental Sea Shepherd Conservation, was arrested by Greenland police, July 21, 2024, on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. The placard reads: "Let the whales sing, free Paul Watson". (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

A placard is placed on a dog during a gathering to demand the release of activist Paul Watson from Greenland prison, in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Watson, founder and President of the animal rights and environmental Sea Shepherd Conservation, was arrested by Greenland police, July 21, 2024, on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

A placard is placed on a dog during a gathering to demand the release of activist Paul Watson from Greenland prison, in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Watson, founder and President of the animal rights and environmental Sea Shepherd Conservation, was arrested by Greenland police, July 21, 2024, on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)