An international tribunal has delivered a setback to Irish efforts to stop nuclear fuel manufacturing at the Sellafield nuclear plant in the UK. It has emerged that Ireland could face legal action from the European Commission for having brought the case i
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Canada’s birthday this year will bring an unusual gift to one of the world’s most critically endangered whales: a long-sought change in international shipping lanes in the Bay of Fundy.
Beached whales in Japan may soon be shore lunch under a new government proposal that could allow local communities to euthanise and butcher the high-and-dry animals for food and use their bones in traditional craft work.
Hopes are rising that Europe’s marine life may soon start enjoying the better protection it was promised years ago. Full Story
Dolphins are being killed in fishing nets because they are “bad drivers” with poor navigational skills, marine biologists have claimed. Full Story<
Some of over 200 dolphins and turtles recently found washed up on the beaches of Mauritania were killed after getting tangled in fishing nets, according to the World Conservation Union (IUCN).
On 21st June Nick Channon,Faith Wilson, Dave Wall, Suzanne Byrnes and Fiona Leap carried the IWDG Ferry Surveys June survey from the bridge of the MV Ulysses and MV European Diplomat, on Irish Ferries’ Dublin-Holyhead route and P&O’s Dublin-Cherbourg route. Expectations were high as the calm seas, light winds and good light offered superb environmental
The International Whaling Commission, now holding its 55th general assembly in Berlin, chose Ulsan to host its 57th in a unanimous vote by its 49 member countries. Ulsan will be the first Korean city to host the annual meeting.
As the International Whaling Commission nears the end of its annual meeting here, almost a third of its members are considering establishing a rival organisation. Full Story
Greenpeace activists stretchered three dead porpoises to the site of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) yesterday, disrupting the meeting to highlight the threats marine mammals face.