Category Archives: excessive commercial fishery
Fukushima operator may have to dump contaminated water into Pacific
Senior adviser to Tokyo Electric Power says controlled release into sea is much safer than keeping contaminated water on-site A senior adviser to the operator of the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has told the firm that it may have no choice but … Continue reading
Excessive fishing dries out Indonesian waters
Globally, demand on fish has swelled nearly three times by 2010, from the 1970 average of 40 million tonnes the world consumed. In Indonesia, with overfishing depleting fish stocks in the Pacific Ocean, many fishermen are using aggressive means to … Continue reading
#Japan #dolphin #hunt #videotaped
A Japanese government spokesman defended an annual dolphin hunt Monday, after U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy tweeted that she was deeply concerned by the inhumanity of the practice. The anti-whaling group Sea Shepard videotaped the hunt Local Japanese officials defend a … Continue reading
Dolphins killed in Japan’s Taiji cove
Group: 250 #dolphins could be #killed in #Japan
Group: Herded dolphins to be slaughtered at Japan’s Taiji Cove Cornered by fishermen, divers and boats, the bottlenose dolphins splashed frantically as they tried to escape their human captors in the infamous cove in Japan. Appearing severely stressed, some even … Continue reading
Fishing village turns to surf for living
The sea has always provided a living for people on Morocco’s coast, but dwindling catches in their fishing nets have caused many to seek a living in surfing. In the 14 years since a professional Portuguese surfer set up camp … Continue reading
Sea Shepherd accuse Japanese whalers of killing protected species
Environmental campaigner Sea Shepherd says video shows Japanese whalers killing protected species inside recognised sanctuary. Full Story: Campaign group Sea Shepherd says this video proves its allegations that Japanese whalers are killing protected species inside an internationally-recognized sanctuary. It says … Continue reading
Tuna fetches 70,000 dollars at world’s largest fish market in Tokyo
The first tuna auction of the year at the world’s largest wholesale fish market was held in Tokyo on Sunday. More than 1,700 tuna hauled from ports around Japan and overseas filled the floor. A 230-kilogramme bluefin tuna from northeast … Continue reading
Sea Shepherd Ships Dock After Clash with Japanese Whalers
The three vessels of the Sea Shepherd conservation group docked in Melbourne on Wednesday after clashing with Japanese whalers in their anti-whaling campaign in the Antarctic. The organisation said the expedition was the most successful Antarctic whale defence campaign to … Continue reading
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