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.
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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.
The belief that soup and jelly made from the Chinese three-striped box turtle can cure cancer has reduced populations of this species to a few remnants in Northern Vietnam and China.
The destruction wrought on the world’s oceans by industrial fishing is made clear in a shocking new report. Full Story
‘I just thought I’d drop you a line to update the Ventry story from last week. The news item on your website leaves the story unfinished… I found the three dolphins at about 10.00am just after the morning high tide at the very western end of Ventry beach, an area called Cuan. We often find
The Faroe Islands, a territory of Denmark under Home Rule Government, has had its plans for trade in whale meat dashed by the CITES Secretariat, which has ruled that trade would violate the treaty.