The United Nations sounded an alarm over the health of the world’s oceans Friday, warning that aggressive fishing threatened little-understood corals it called “kindergartens of the oceans.”
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Environmental groups urged the United Nations yesterday to ban so-called bottom trawl fishing in international waters, calling the practice the most destructive fishing practice on the high seas.
A lonely killer whale on Canada’s Pacific coast, whose search for companionship has become a danger to boats and float planes, and himself, will be captured next week so he can be reunited with his family pod, officials said.
Around 20 fin whales were sighted 6 miles south east of the Old Head of Kinsale on the afternoon of Saturday 12 June. While a further 3-4 fin whales were observed on Sunday off the Kinsale Gas Fields the following day.
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A 30ft long humpback whale was located at Whitby on England’s east coast over the bank holiday weekend.
The world should do more to set up protected zones in the oceans to shield depleted fish stocks from the ravages of trawlers and pollution, the United Nations said on the weekend.
U.S. officials said on Thursday they are granting special protection to a small group of Alaska killer whales that have dwindled in number since some members were seen swimming through oil from the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill.
There appears to be a huge shoal of sprat or sand eels off the Dublin coast from Lambay Island, south to Killiney Bay. From what I’ve seen and heard it stretches to about five miles east of the Kish Lighthouse. There are currently 1000’s of sea birds exploiting it, among them are Gannets, Manx Shearwaters
A classic conservation dispute, fuelled by stark images and emotive arguments, may be challenged by the findings of a new study. New Scientist