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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.
EU takes action on dolphin bycatch
After a lengthy Blue Planet Society campaign, including a petition signed by over 250,000 people, Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries has issued a statement (below) regarding dolphin bycatch in EU waters.
The hidden dolphin massacre in EU waters
The killing of common dolphins by fishing vessels may be the world’s biggest non-cull slaughter of a large mammal species.
End Japan Whaling campaign
Blue Planet Society are urging Japan to cease commercial whaling and rejoin the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
More plastic than fish
‘There will be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans by 2050’ – This was the stark warning from the World Economic Forum back in 2016.
The most persecuted animals in the ocean?
Sharks are dragged for hours on a rod and reel. They are pulled behind speeding boats and tortured to death. They are strung up like criminals at events to be observed by the crowds. Their jaws cut out and hung as trophies. What crime do sharks commit to deserve this? What harm do they do to the environment that they must be eradicated this way?
Fish aren’t food, they’re marine wildlife
Why are marine conservation organisations encouraging people to eat ocean wildlife? The Good Fish Guide, the Sustainable Seafood Guide, Seafood Watch, most well-known marine conservation organisations have a site dedicated to promoting the consumption of the very animals they purport to conserve.
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.
EU takes action on dolphin bycatch
After a lengthy Blue Planet Society campaign, including a petition signed by over 250,000 people, Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries has issued a statement (below) regarding dolphin bycatch in EU waters.
The hidden dolphin massacre in EU waters
The killing of common dolphins by fishing vessels may be the world’s biggest non-cull slaughter of a large mammal species.
End Japan Whaling campaign
Blue Planet Society are urging Japan to cease commercial whaling and rejoin the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
More plastic than fish
‘There will be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans by 2050’ – This was the stark warning from the World Economic Forum back in 2016.
The most persecuted animals in the ocean?
Sharks are dragged for hours on a rod and reel. They are pulled behind speeding boats and tortured to death. They are strung up like criminals at events to be observed by the crowds. Their jaws cut out and hung as trophies. What crime do sharks commit to deserve this? What harm do they do to the environment that they must be eradicated this way?
Fish aren’t food, they’re marine wildlife
Why are marine conservation organisations encouraging people to eat ocean wildlife? The Good Fish Guide, the Sustainable Seafood Guide, Seafood Watch, most well-known marine conservation organisations have a site dedicated to promoting the consumption of the very animals they purport to conserve.
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