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
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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
The National Marine Fisheries Service announced Tuesday that it will not add Puget Sound’s resident orcas to the federal list of endangered species. A panel of scientists determined the three pods that spend much of the year off the coast of Washington state do not constitute a distinct subspecies, which means they do not meet
Springer, the orphaned orca calf, is proving she is a survivor. Full Story
The sea-state was surprisingly acceptable with only a light breeze but a long swell seemingly from the other side of the Atlantic. Bird activity was low with rafts of guillemots washing themselves below the cliffs and flocks of kittiwakes hovering over the breaking waves. After about 40 minutes two fins were seen slicing through the
Failure to tackle serious coastal erosion at one of the most scenic spots on the Meath coastline could lead to a major landslide tragedy, according to Colr. Tom Kelly.
Just weeks after Japan failed to force the International Whaling Commission to lift the moratorium on commercial whaling, it has changed tactics. Its new target is the ban on international commercial trade in whale products that was implemented in 1986 by
Puget Sound’s resident killer whales were putting on a clinic of all things orca, slapping pectoral fins, swimming in tight formation, breaching, even cartwheeling in front of Dave Ellifrit and a crew from the Center for Whale Research. The spectacle, including five tailhops, was spectacular. “Lots of whales doing lots of things,” Ellifrit sang out,