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 Significant Decrease Reported In The Minke Whale Stock Off Iceland
Iceland has published results from recent whale surveys in Icelandic waters showing what they call “a significant decrease” in the minke whale stock off Iceland. |
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 Iceland Exports Whale Meat to Japan
60 tons of fin whale meat has been exported to Japan from Iceland. Kristjan Loftsson, director of the Hvalur whaling company, has been quoted as saying that the fin whale meat has been shipped. |
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 Iceland resumes whaling
In a move that is sure to spark international condemnation, Iceland has announced that it will resume whaling. The decision comes despite earlier indications that the country would not issue further quotas due to the lack of a market for the meat.
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 Jojoba Industry Joins Fight To End Trade In Whaling Products
WDCS joins IJEC in signing an agreement reflecting their commitment to end the commercial hunting of whales and trade in whale products. |
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 Expanded High Risk Area for Right Whales
With the high number of Right whales in and around Cape Cod Bay at this time, all of Cape Cod Bay should be considered a High Risk Area for right whales!
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 Threat from Solomon Island dolphin captures continues
WDCS is very concerned at the continuation of captures in the Solomon Islands by business interests intent on shipping bottlenose dolphins to new international destinations. |
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Threat from Solomon Island dolphin captures continues
WDCS is very concerned at the continuation of captures in the Solomon Islands by business interests intent on shipping bottlenose dolphins to new international destinations. |
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 Aquarium in Turkey buys into dolphin slaughter
At least 10 bottlenose dolphins, victims of Japan's brutal drive hunts, have been exported to Turkey, destined for a life in captivity. |
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 Future of the International Whaling Commission in the balance: whale meat sales tell commercial story
WDCS Senior Biologist, Philippa Brakes, challenges the idea that the IWC is dysfunctional. |
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 Australian court rules to stop Japanese hunt in Antarctica"
The Federal Government ruled that the Japanese whaling company Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha, which is currently in Antarctic waters aiming to kill up to 935 minke whales and 50 fin whales this season, is in breach of Australian legislation. |
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Countries protest against whaling, US a "no show"
Following the announcement that Japan will 'delay' the planned killing of humpback whales this year, 31 countries issued a protest to the Japanese Government, calling on the country to end it's scientific whaling programme. Almost 1000 other whales will face Japan's harpoons in Antarctic this season.
The US was notably absent from the declaration.
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Norwegian Whalers Kill Again Despite Ailing Market
Animated Whale Helps End Whaling
No evidence that DAT is effective in treating illnesses
Police bust whale poaching scam in South Korea
