A naturally occurring, but deadly, toxin produced by sea algae is killing record numbers of dolphins and sea lions along sections of California’s southern coast, the state’s wildlife agency said.
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Unlike the poor old schooner in the photo, we sailed safely from Sal to Mindelo on April 25th. Here Mac left us and our CC2CV expedition had its work done. With Tony still aboard, and George and Mary-Emma, we had to decide our course of action.. But that trade wind whistling round the Cape Verdes,
Trials of a new type of fishing net, created to reduce the number of dolphins trapped and killed in sea bass fisheries, have shown promising first results, with less dolphins recorded dead in the nets. However WDCS has cautioned that this will not provide
Australia, in conjunction with a number of key members of the International Whaling Commission (IWC)- including Ireland, has developed a proposal to move the IWC into the 21st century as the leading multilateral body responsible for the conservation and s
English driftnet fishermen, some of whom are the descendents of nine generations of netsmen, have decided to give up their way of life to conserve the dwindling salmon and sea trout of the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean waters.
The restaurants serving whale carpaccio, sushi and pepper steak with Icelandic delicacies like smoked breast of guillemot do not mention that it probably dates from the last whale catch here 14 years ago.
Since early May Cape Clear Island and the waters around West Cork have been producing prodigious whale-watching, with almost daily multiple sightings of minke whales that have now been joined by killer whales .. On May 20th three minke whales were observed in Gaiscanaun Sound between Cape Clear and Sherkin Island, Co. Cork, along with an
Some whales, dolphins and porpoises are now so endangered they could vanish within a decade, scientists say. Full Story
Brazil and Argentina said this week they would resubmit a proposal to the International Whaling Commission next month to ban whaling in the Atlantic Ocean south of the equator.
A rare freshwater dolphin found only in China’s huge Yangtze River could die out within the next 10 years unless fishing methods there change, a global conservation body said.