EU fisheries ministers crossed swords on Wednesday over next year’s permitted catches, trying to win the best deal for national fleets while preventing species like cod from collapsing after years of chronic overfishing.
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More than 100 pilot whales stranded on a beach at the top of New Zealand’s South Island were refloated by volunteers on Wednesday and conservation officials in boats herded the mammals out to sea.
Despite an international moratorium Norway plans to increase its whale hunt in 2006 to the highest level in more than two decades, killing 1,052 minke whales. This will be achieved by expanding operations into North Atlantic international waters.
Europe’s fisheries chief made a first gesture on Tuesday towards a deal on next year’s permitted EU catches, offering slightly more generous volumes for species whose numbers are dangerously low after years of overfishing.
New search facilities including the ability to map strandings and explore land-based effort watch data are now available. You can now look at a map and find a headland near you, click on the headland and bring up all data on that location. At each site there is a picture and description about access and
EU member states must do more to protect their dolphins, whales and porpoises from dangers like pollution and illegal fishing or face legal action, the European Commission said on Tuesday.
Construction of an oil platform in a Shell-led project off Eastern Russia disrupted feeding by rare Western Pacific grey whales in recent months, two environmental lobby groups said on Wednesday.
A humpback whale freed by divers from a tangle of crab trap lines near the Farallon Islands nudged its rescuers and flapped around in what marine experts said was a rare and remarkable encounter.
Simultaneous sightings of fin whales reported to IWDG on Mon. 12th December from Counties Wexford, Waterford and Cork (east & west).