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Sea Shepherd chased Japan’s whaling fleet across Antarctica for years, but the activists ultimately lost the battle

For decades, the icy waters of Antarctica became the stage for one of the world's most high-profile environmental confrontations. On one side was Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, whose activists chased, blocked and attempted to disrupt Japanese whaling vessels in a bid to stop the annual hunts. On the other was…

The Times of India

What Humpback Whales Are Communicating Through Their Songs and Who Is Listening in the Ocean

The song is not random noiseA single humpback whale singing in the North Pacific can produce a sound sequence lasting up to 30 minutes, then repeat it almost exactly. Over weeks, the song changes, new phrases inserted, old ones dropped, and every male in the same ocean basin makes the…

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Whales are doing well so it’s time to scrap the body that once protected them, says former head

The International Whaling Commission has become a ‘zombie’ and should vote to disband itself, insists Peter Bridgewater

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Australian government ‘deeply disappointed’ by Japan’s decision to expand commercial whaling target list

Japanese government confirms it will allow whalers to catch and kill up to 59 fin whales, a species conservationists consider vulnerable

The Guardian - AU

Sei Whales That Left The Coasts Of Argentina Nearly 100 Years Ago Have Recently Been Spotted Again

Sei whales, members of the baleen whale family, are returning to the coasts of Argentina after being absent for nearly a whole century due to being overhunted and endangered. The post Sei Whales That Left The Coasts Of Argentina Nearly 100 Years Ago Have Recently Been Spotted Again first appeared…

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Iceland issues license for 128 fin whales to be hunted this year

Iceland’s government says it has issued a license to the North Atlantic nation’s last fin whaling company to hunt and kill 128 fin whales this year

The Independent UK

Why we need a moratorium on eel fishing

All 19 species of Anguillid eels migrate from the sea, where they are born, to the freshwater systems in which they grow. After a period of up to 20 years, they reach maturity and return to the sea to breed and die.

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Iceland says commercial whaling can resume after temporary ban

Iceland's government says commercial hunting of fin whales can resume in the country with stricter requirements on hunting methods and increased supervision

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