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Sea Shepherd to Deploy Drones to Stop Massive Whale Slaughter The group’s air force will livestream video of the Faeroe Islands killing grounds. (Photo: Andrija Ilic/Reuters) June 11, 2014 By David Kirby David Kirby has been a professional journalist for 25 years. His third book, Death at Seaworld, was published in 2012. full bio follow...

In January 2002, when she was just a calf, a killer whale named Springer was discovered emaciated and alone by a ferry dock in Puget Sound near Seattle. It was later determined that her mother must have died, leaving the orphaned orca to fend for herself at an age when most calves are still reliant...

Researchers dive into dugong heath project in Queensland’s Moreton Bay By Russell Varley Updated 4 hours 23 minutes ago Photo: Dugong feeds on seagrass in Moreton Bay. (South-east Queensland Catchments – file image) Map: Cape Moreton 4025 A marine researcher on Queensland’s Gold Coast says conditions for dugongs in Moreton Bay have improved after the...

JAPAN SEEKS TO IGNORE ICJ RULING AGAINST WHALING. Japan’s prime minister told parliament on Monday he would boost his efforts toward restarting commercial whaling, despite a top UN court’s order that Tokyo must stop killing whales in the Antarctic. Shinzo Abe’s comments put him firmly on a collision course with anti-whaling groups, who had hoped...

Whale Poo Sustains Fish Stocks Featured Research June 6, 2014 Although it has been argued that whales might be responsible for the depletion of fish stocks through predation, scientists have shown that their defecation in fact provides nutrients for other prey fish.2h AsianScientist (Jun 6, 2014) – Far from being a threat to fisheries, new...

Japanese tourism operators to promote whale and dolphin watching as alternative to whaling by Tom Maddocks and wires Updated Fri 6 Jun 2014, 11:03am AEST Photo: The new head of the Japan Whale Dolphin Council Kotoe Sasamori at the first meeting of the group in Tokyo. (AFP: Yoshikazu Tsuno) Map: Japan Tourism operators in Japan...

This report comes from our friends in the Buenos Aires Group From 12 to 24 May the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) met in Bled, Slovenia. This is the only IWC Committee that meets annually after the Commission agreed to in 2012 to conduct their plenary assemblies every two years, showing the...

May 29, 2014​ – (CNN) – Over three dozen members of Congress want the government to ensure the humane treatment of orca whales and other marine animals in captivity, following an outcry sparked by the documentary “Blackfish.” The letter, released Thursday and signed by 37 Democrats and one Republican to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, cites...

JAPANESE WHALING FLEET TO NORTHWEST PACIFIC POSTPONED Whaling Advocate Wants Obama Served Whale Meat (Sankei Shimbun, Japan) “While Former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Toshihiro Nikai boldly suggested, ‘I want to see whale meat on the table at the state dinner for President Obama’ … Ultimately, the government decided that it wasn’t wise to...

SHARE THIS Japanese whaling fleet set to sail despite recent ruling By Yoko Wakatsuki and Sophie Brown, CNN April 25, 2014 — Updated 0355 GMT (1155 HKT) This file photos shows a minke whale being unloaded at a port during a whale hunt for scientific purposes in Kushiro, Hokkaido. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Japan will proceed with...