Ever evening at sunset, Maruyama Keizo, 64, and his brother Motoichi, 54, of Minabe, Wakayama Prefecture, take their boat out and return the next morning at dawn with their catch: either flatfish or sardines, depending on the season. In his 50-year workin
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The Vancouver Aquarium hopes donors will come up with roughly $70,000 to cover the costs of helping Springer, an orphaned killer whale, rejoin her family pod. Full Story: http://www.canada.com/vancouver/story.asp?id={CADF4A86-D869-4BE4-814B-7BF8DA
Many cultural barriers between Japan and the West were torn down during last month’s World Cup – but on the issue of whaling, the differences remain. Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2051000/2051091.stm
The U.S. Navy has won approval to deploy two ships that use low-frequency sonar to detect faraway submarines, despite continuing questions about whether the system’s loud blasts will injure whales and other ocean mammals. Full Story: http://www.iht.c
An orphaned killer whale recently released into her native Canadian waters is still having trouble in keeping with her family, preferring instead the company of boats, researchers say. Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/news
A pygmy sperm whale stranded alive in the Magaherees in Co. Kerry yesterday. The animal was reported to Dingle Oceanworld. Upon veterinary inspection it was deemed too ill to save and was euthanised. The animal appears to be female and is currenlty a
Bottle-nosed dolphins could become extinct in British waters within a decade, a report has warned. Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/scotland/newsid_2130000/2130499.stm
The cross-channel adventures of Georges, the Cherbourg dolphin, known as Flipper in Weymouth, have raised the question: Are we endangering friendly dolphins by encouraging them to make contact?
Overfishing has driven the cod to virtually vanish from the North Sea, conservationists say. Full Story
The United States Government has authorised the Navy to use a powerful new sonar system to detect submarines, despite concerns that it could harm whales and dolphins. Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_2131000/2131524