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July, 2008

  • 2 July

    Japan Ready To Spare Humpbacks For Another Year: Official

    From AFP

    (From AFP) Japan is ready to spare humpback whales from its Antarctic hunt for another year if international whaling talks make progress, a senior Japanese official said Wednesday. After strong protests led by Australia, Japan last year dropped plans to start hunting humpback whales for the first time in four …

  • 2 July

    Plastic Products Kill Dolphin

    (From gmanews.tv) A dolphin which washed ashore in Bulacan about two weeks ago died over the weekend due to plastic products she ate near Bulacan shores. The said dolphin – a female Risso”s dolphin (grampus griseus) – was found by a fisherman in Bulakan town trapped among mangrove rots of …

  • 2 July

    McCartney Urges EU Ban On Seal Products

    (From canada.com) Pop legend Paul McCartney, who once called the seal hunt a “stain” on Canada”s image, urged demonstrators gathering in Brussels Tuesday to complete their fight for a European seal products import ban. The ex-Beatle said an EU ban could successfully shut down the international sealing industry. “Stopping the …

  • 2 July

    Endangered Gangetic Dolphin Sold In Market

    (From expressindia.com) A Gangetic dolphin, which got entangled in a fisherman’s net, was sold at a local market in Behrampore on Tuesday. This in complete violation of the Wildlife Protection Act since the Gangetic dolphin is an endangered species. During fishing in Bhagirathi river, Naresh Haldar found the dolphin in …

  • 1 July

    Mercury Link To Dolphin Deaths

    (From rsc.org) Australian scientists have found that mercury poisoning could be leading local dolphins to beach themselves. Ross Thompson and Alissa Monk at Monash University in Melbourne suggest that the mercury”s neurological effects would include confusion and disorientation, causing the dolphins to strand themselves on the shore.

  • 1 July

    Protection To Slow Dolphin’s Decline

    From sciencealert.com.au

    (From sciencealert.com.au) Recently announced protection measures will slow Hector”s dolphin decline, according to a new study released on June 29. However, the study also found that further protection would be needed to halt the decline in Hector”s dolphin numbers, and allow population recovery.  

June, 2008

  • 30 June

    Rodrigues Sea Cucumber Plunder

    From Wikipedia

    (From mathaba.net) Following an impassioned hue and cry about sea cucumber harvesting, resident environmentalists on the Indian Ocean Island of Rodrigues, citing overexploitation, petitioned for a moratorium. But, neither the stonewalling regional government nor the strangely muted opposition seem keen to rock the fishermen”s boat.

  • 30 June

    Politics 1 Whales 0

    (From stuff.co.nz) The reality is the meeting failed to set a firm way forward and that means Japan will continue to slaughter whales in the Southern Ocean in the name of bogus science. Japan will continue to try to buy votes on the commission – the latest recruit is the …

  • 30 June

    On The Menu Tonight: Endangered Shark

    (from: www.timesofmalta.com)

    (From Timesofmalta) Maltese consumers might not be aware of it, but the next time a beautifully cooked mazzola lands on their plate they will be eating a species of shark that has become critically endangered. The Malta Shark Research Programme (MSRP) yesterday urged the government to adopt a national plan …

  • 30 June

    Garrett Urged To Suspend Shark Fin Exports

    (From ABC News) The Nature Conservation Council of NSW is calling on the Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett to suspend the export of shark fins from Australia. The council has obtained data from the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, which shows Australia has exported nearly 133,000 kilograms of frozen shark …

  • 29 June

    Seven Year Ditch: Shark Fin Soup Off Hakkasan Menu

    From indymedia.org.uk

    (From indymedia.org.uk) Bite-Back supporters can celebrate a positive milestone in making Britain ‘shark-free’ with news that London’s most prestigious Chinese restaurant, Hakkasan, has stopped selling shark-fin soup. Fortified by recent support from fellow marine conservation group, Sea Shepherd, Bite-Back has extended its ambition to absolve the UK from the extinction …

  • 29 June

    Whalers Get Hot Reception In Chile

    (From goldcoast.com.au) Byron Bay locals were among the many who pitched up at the International Whaling Committee meeting held in Chile. Dave Rastovich, from the lobby group Surfers for Cetaceans, Skye Bortoli from Teens Against Whaling, Paul Watson from Sea Shepherd and Hannah Fraser and Jeff Pantakhoff all made the …