Statement on Pilot Whales Killed in the Faroe Islands

31.07.2010 - 

This year alone, 674 long-finned pilot whales and 21 Risso’s dolphins have already been killed on the Islands, raising serious conservation, welfare and human health concerns.

Environmental and animal welfare Organisations are appalled at the recent expansion of whale and dolphin hunting in the Faroe Islands. Continue to their joint statement!

The Mediterranean Risso's Dolphin

26.07.2010 - 

Getting one step closer to a fascinating and neglected marine mammal. Continue

Japanese Mercury Safety Advocates Decry Deficient Gov Testing of Dolphin-Eating Citizens

10.05.2010 - Although many international studies show serious cardiac, neurological and developmental impacts from relatively low levels of mercury contamination, Japanese government doctors professed they could find nothing wrong with highly contaminated Taiji, Wakayama citizens who ate mercury-toxic dolphin meat. It is noteworthy that Japan's researchers avoided critical tests on children that led Faroe Island gov doctors to call for a total ban on cetacean consumption even though dolphin mercury levels are many times higher in Japan.
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April 28, 2010: International Noise Awareness Day

OCEAN NOISE POLLUTION: TIME TO FILL A REGULATORY GAP

26.04.2010 - Ocean Noise Pollution (ONP) is a source of marine pollution in the form of acoustic energy or sound waves that gained momentum in recent years. The international community acknowledged the importance of dealing with such a pollutant in various fora, including: United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), International Maritime Organization, Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas, Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic area and International Whaling Commission.
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Whales need you!

Speak out agianst the slaughter of whales now!

16.04.2010 - April is a dangerous time for whales in Norwegian waters: it marks the start of whaling season. This year, up to 1,286 minke whales will die from exploding harpoon and rifle wounds. Norway needs to know now that this is unacceptable.

Speak out agianst the slaughter of whales now!