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It’s past time to tackle bycatch in the UK
Sarah Dolman, bycatch programme lead at Whale and Dolphin Conservation, reviews how much have we achieved to prevent bycatch in UK waters in the last 30 years?
Faroe Govt. act after dolphin massacre outrage
International outrage over the butchering of nearly 1,500 dolphins in a single evening has prompted the Faroe Islands government to launch a review.
Japan whaling — the world is watching
We want the world to tell Japan to stop killing whales. The Tokyo Olympics is the perfect global stage on which to do this.
Catch and release sportfishing will kill endangered bluefin tuna
If you go to the UK coast and look out to sea you may be lucky and spot one of the world’s largest and most spectacular fish. The remarkable bluefin tuna has returned to UK coastal waters after an absence of over half a century and they can once again be seen leaping from the water as they chase schools of fish at the surface.
Stop deep sea mining campaign
Deep sea mining for rare metals is the new industrial frontier and will have devastating implications for the marine environment.
EU action on dolphin bycatch – update
Following a statement regarding dolphin bycatch issued by Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, we have now received a further update addressed to the people who have signed the Blue Planet Society petition.
Supertrawler Margiris: ‘a Death Star in the galaxy’
A former crewmember of the supertrawler Margiris spills the beans to Blue Planet Society. The following words were received by us via social media and are unedited.
Robert Plant pulls out of Faroe festival due to whale and dolphin cruelty
Saving Grace ft. Robert Plant and Suzi Dian have pulled out of G! Festival in the Faroe Islands this summer due to the ongoing slaughter of pilot whales and white-sided dolphins in that country.
It’s past time to tackle bycatch in the UK
Sarah Dolman, bycatch programme lead at Whale and Dolphin Conservation, reviews how much have we achieved to prevent bycatch in UK waters in the last 30 years?
Faroe Govt. act after dolphin massacre outrage
International outrage over the butchering of nearly 1,500 dolphins in a single evening has prompted the Faroe Islands government to launch a review.
Japan whaling — the world is watching
We want the world to tell Japan to stop killing whales. The Tokyo Olympics is the perfect global stage on which to do this.
Catch and release sportfishing will kill endangered bluefin tuna
If you go to the UK coast and look out to sea you may be lucky and spot one of the world’s largest and most spectacular fish. The remarkable bluefin tuna has returned to UK coastal waters after an absence of over half a century and they can once again be seen leaping from the water as they chase schools of fish at the surface.
Stop deep sea mining campaign
Deep sea mining for rare metals is the new industrial frontier and will have devastating implications for the marine environment.
EU action on dolphin bycatch – update
Following a statement regarding dolphin bycatch issued by Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, we have now received a further update addressed to the people who have signed the Blue Planet Society petition.
Supertrawler Margiris: ‘a Death Star in the galaxy’
A former crewmember of the supertrawler Margiris spills the beans to Blue Planet Society. The following words were received by us via social media and are unedited.
Robert Plant pulls out of Faroe festival due to whale and dolphin cruelty
Saving Grace ft. Robert Plant and Suzi Dian have pulled out of G! Festival in the Faroe Islands this summer due to the ongoing slaughter of pilot whales and white-sided dolphins in that country.
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