On 5 May 2003, the US Navy Guided Missile Destroyer Shoup DDG 86 conducted sonar operations for five hours in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and in Haro Strait between Vancouver Island, creating one of the most obvious displays of marine mammal harassment tha
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Dolphins in Cardigan Bay have had their very own officer appointed to look after their welfare. Full Story
Dozens of porpoises and killer whales seemed to stampede all at once Monday in response to a loud electronic noise echoing through the San Juan Islands. Full
Dynamite fishing, coral mining, and the use of seine nets have destroyed much of Tanzania’s coastal reefs, but now the government is getting serious about protecting these unique and fragile reefs.
The Center for Biological Diversity filed notice of its intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Monday for failing to list the Aleutian Islands population of northern sea otter as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Two mass strandings of common dolphins on the west coast The second mass stranding of common dolphins in four days occurred this morning (7th May) on Ventry beach, Co Kerry. According to Kevin Flannery, local IWDG contact, three dolphins live- stranded with one having already died. Local vet Eileen Harrington, who recently attended the IWDG
The carcass of a sperm whale is under guard after it was removed from a beach in the north east of Scotland. Full Story
A sailboat with five people onboard was taking on water and diverting to Bermuda last night after hitting a whale. Ful
As the changing season warms the night air, mother sea turtles crawl from the sea and weep along deserted stretches of Florida Keys beaches. Full Story
The European Union’s continued “overfishing” of Atlantic tuna stocks could lead to new trade frictions with the United States, U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Evans said in a letter obtained.