Sarah Dolman
Recents Posts
No more dolphin, porpoise and whale deaths in UK fishing gear – join us in saying ‘Goodbye Bycatch’
More than 1,000 dolphins, porpoises and whales die in fishing gear in UK seas every year and this is known as ‘bycatch’. Here at Whale…
Read MoreWe need less talk more action from UK governments on tackling dolphin and whale deaths in fishing gear
Our petition called for strong UK laws after Brexit to stop dolphins, porpoises and whales dying in fishing nets and gear. More than a thousand…
Read MoreEU gets tough on dolphin deaths – how did we get them to take action?
The biggest killer of dolphins and porpoises in the seas of Europe is accidental entanglement in fishing nets. Known as ‘bycatch’, many thousands meet this…
Read MoreWe need urgent action to stop porpoises dying in nets in UK seas
Around 1,105 harbour porpoises die in UK fishing gear each year, mainly in the North Sea and Celtic and Irish Seas. What’s worse is that…
Read MoreWhat does coronavirus mean for the future of fishing and our efforts to prevent dolphin deaths in nets?
Bycatch is the biggest global killer of dolphins, porpoises and whales – hundreds of thousands of them die in fishing gear every year and I…
Read MorePutting whale and dolphin welfare on the agenda
Every whale and dolphin is important. You know that, but in the past, conservationists have considered what impact threats and human activities are having on…
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