Japanese whalers left their home ports in eastern and southern Japan on Saturday for a three-month hunt in the northwest Pacific where they will kill endangered sei whales for the first time in a quarter of a century. Full Story: http://www.macon.com
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A turtle stranded in Clonakilty Bay during the week. At first the animal was thought to be dead, however despite serious injuries to its head and flippers, it had survived its ordeal. The animal was removed to Dingle Oceanworld where it is now being rehab
The Victorian Parliament has just passed legislation for an impressive system of marine national parks but how effective will they be if seismic testing is still allowed?
Two allegations of whale harassment on the South Coast recently are being investigated by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
A small whale stranded at Orewa Beach, north of Auckland, overnight has been rescued. The distressed pygmy sperm whale was found at the northern end of the beach at first light today, probably after being stranded by an overnight high tide.
An Alaska Eskimo died Wednesday after a harpooned whale flipped his whaling boat and he struck his head on the bow. Full Story: http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/20020627/northwest/4065.shtml
The old fishing boat cuts through the waves where Faxafloi bay meets the open Atlantic off Iceland’s west coast. A small group of people stands in silence on deck, staring at the sea surface, ignoring the fine weather, the birds soaring around the boat, and the line of mountains framing the bay. Finally a loud
The text of the INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE REGULATION OF WHALING, 1946 signed at Washington, 2 December 1946 and its PROTOCOL signed at Washington, 19 November 1956 Full Text: http://www.iwcoffice.org/Convention.htm
Story: www.unison.ie THE controversial 1bn euro Corrib gas pipeline project off Mayo has suffered a serious setback with a Bord Pleanala warning that it would pose an “unacceptable” risk to public safety. The planning board told the developers it believed the largest infrastructural project in the west would pose an unacceptable risk to people living