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Trade sanctions announced after Mexico fails to protect near extinct porpoise

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The international body behind the treaty that protects endangered plants and animals from the threats...

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Create healthy seas
End captivity
Prevent deaths in nets
Stop whaling
Strandings

May 08

Featured policy news item

By ruthsmyth

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc magna elit, gravida at lectus vitae,...

Jul 30

Holiday giant Thomas Cook stops selling tickets to Seaworld and Loro Parque

By Katharina Khalife

Holiday giant Thomas Cook stops selling tickets to Seaworld and Loro Parque Following a three...

Jul 26

Endangered Southern Resident orca loses newborn calf

By Katharina Khalife

In heartbreaking news from the Pacific Northwest, the Center for Whale Research has reported that...

Jul 24

U.S. Defense Bill weakens protections for whales

By Colleen Weiler

24 July 2018, Plymouth, MA: The FY2019 National Defense Authorization Act conference report was released...

Jul 20

Doubts remain after Icelandic Marine Institute claims slaughtered whale was a hybrid not a blue

By Katharina Khalife

Experts remain sceptical of initial test results issued by the Icelandic Marine Institute, which indicate...

Jul 18

Did Icelandic whalers really kill a blue whale?

By Vanessa Williams-Grey

*Warning - this blog contains an image that you may find upsetting* They say a...

Jul 06

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On June 28, 2018, the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) filed “The Definite Plan” for...

Jul 05

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A NASA-funded study has warned that marine creatures like whales and dolphins will be exposed...

Jun 25

Japan set to resume commercial whaling

By Danny Groves

Reports from Japan suggest that the government they will formally propose plans to resume commercial...

Jun 22

Iceland flouts international ban to slaughter first protected fin whale of new hunting season

By Danny Groves

Icelandic whaling company Hvalur hf has slaughtered an endangered fin whale today in defiance of...

Jun 16

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By Colleen Weiler

We are very sad to share news announced today by the Center for Whale Research...

Jun 06

New actions in the Northwest to help Southern Resident orcas and salmon

By Colleen Weiler

As the Washington State Task Force starts to examine threats to the endangered Southern Resident...

Norwegian whalers kill first minkes of the season

By Vanessa Williams-Grey | 21st April 2017

The Norwegian press is reporting that 5 minkes have been killed this week by whalers aboard the Rowenta 2, off the Lofoten Islands. The Rowenta 2 is currently off Vardø, in the extreme northeast of Norway.

The whaling season opened this month with a quota of 999 whales, up from 880. A recent documentary aired on Norwegian television channel, NRK, revealed that around 90% of the minke whales hunted in recent years have been females, many of them pregnant.

Please donate to our campaign to end whaling, thank you!

Posted in News, Policy news and tagged Norway, Whaling

About Vanessa Williams-Grey

Policy manager - Stop Whaling and Responsible Whale Watching

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Endangered Southern Resident orca loses newborn calf

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Doubts remain after Icelandic Marine Institute claims slaughtered whale was a hybrid not a blue

Did Icelandic whalers really kill a blue whale?

One step closer to more salmon for endangered Southern Resident orcas

Narwhals and Bowhead whales threatened by new Arctic shipping routes

Japan set to resume commercial whaling

Iceland flouts international ban to slaughter first protected fin whale of new hunting season

Southern Resident orca L92 missing as community returns to the Salish Sea

New actions in the Northwest to help Southern Resident orcas and salmon

Norwegian whalers kill first minkes of the season

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