Hundreds of climate-conscious protestors took to the Seattle Port in kayaks Saturday to protest the arrival of Shell's Polar Pioneer, a drilling rig headed for the Arctic Ocean.

The Associated Press reports those same protests continued Monday as hundreds of protestors blocked the entrances to a seaport terminal in Seattle, carrying banners and flags.

Last week the to conduct controversial oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean, which touched off anti-oil activity in Seattle over the last few days.

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According to the protest organizers, the activists plan to continue engaging in civil disobedience until work on the oil rig ceases.

Oil Change International campaigner Matt Maiorana .

"Shell has found themselves at the heart of a community that will not be complicit in opening up the Arctic to reckless fossil fuel companies, and they will do everything in their power to stop it," Maiorana said.

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UPI reports that the until it receives the necessary permits to head out, meaning there were likely continue to be protests in the upcoming days.

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