Canadian and U.S. scientists have decided against forcing a family reunion on a killer whale that has baffled observers by living alone off Canada’s Pacific Coast. Ful

Niue is expected to announce it will formally declare its entire Exclusive Economic Zone as a whale sanctuary. Full Story

WDCS, together with Renate Künast, the Federal Minister of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture, Germany have launched “The Best Whale Watching in Europe” a new, comprehensive guide to whale and dolphin watching in European waters. [Report Downloadab

Scotland’s coastal wildlife is one of the country’s fastest growing tourist attractions and could help some communities counter losses from the downturn in fishing, it has been reported.

Overfishing, coastal sprawl, pollution and invasive species threaten the oceans off America, according to a report released this week that called for a new federal agency to manage the country’s troubled waters.

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.

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,

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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