Today, four more Pacific white sided dolphins were trapped in the fishing nets in Taiji, Japan. The day started out well when the banger boats did not go out. However, scenes from the past 9 days began to repeat themselves.
February, 2018
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27 February
North Atlantic right whales may face extinction after no new births recorded
Declining fertility and rising mortality, exacerbated by fishing industry, prompts experts to warn whales could be extinct by 2040.
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26 February
Four Pacific white sided dolphins lost their freedom today in Taiji
Hunters and hunted clashed for the fifth out of the past eight days. Unfortunately, today the hunters were able to capture four Pacific white sided dolphins.
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23 February
NOAA: No right whale calves spotted in latest survey
Officials have been monitoring the whales since the mid-to-late-80’s and have not encountered a calving season where zero calves were spotted.
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21 February
Four finless porpoises found dead in HK in one weekend
The bodies of four finless porpoises were found across Hong Kong over the weekend, including one that had been washed up on Lantau.
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21 February
Noise from ships scares porpoises
Porpoises communicate with each other using sounds. Therefore, they are highly sensitive to noise, such as ship noise. And the Danish belts and sounds are some of the most heavily trafficked waters in the world.
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21 February
Beluga whales dive deeper, longer to find food in Arctic
Beluga whales that spend summers feeding in the Arctic are diving deeper and longer to find food than in earlier years, when sea ice covered more of the ocean for longer periods, according to a new analysis.
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20 February
27 Risso’s dolphins slaughtered while 9 taken for a life in captivity: Taiji
A pod of 36 Risso’s dolphins was destroyed today. 9 were taken for captivity while 27 had their lives extinguished.
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19 February
Four dolphins lost their freedom today, stolen from the ocean, all for profit and “entertainment”
There is no rest for the dolphins migrating by the coast of Taiji. Today, a pod of Pacific white sided dolphins were driven towards the Taiji harbor.
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18 February
Japanese fishermen pick 5 dolphins for aquarium life; the rest driven back to the open ocean
Today, a pod of eight bottlenose dolphins, including a mother and calf, fought valiantly for their freedom. The dolphin hunters relentlessly pursued them, assaulting their senses with noise.
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17 February
Five dead dugongs washed ashore Abu Dhabi beach
Four dugongs, 3 males and 1 female, have been found washed ashore on Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Public Beach in recent weeks, in what may be the biggest single die-off of one of the emirate’s most vulnerable species.
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16 February
Risso’s dolphin suffering continues in The Cove
Less than an hour after leaving the harbor to search for dolphins the hunters had a small pod of Risso’s dolphins netted in the cove.