Posts Tagged ‘European Union’
New EU fisheries law fails to stop dolphins dying in nets
MEPs voted today in favour of a new Regulation that includes measures intended to tackle the massive problem of dolphins, porpoises, seabirds and other protected species dying in fishing gear (also known as bycatch). But this new law falls short of what is urgently needed to turn around Europe’s dolphin bycatch problem and does very…
Read MoreEU Dolphinaria-free zone
This week, WDC joined other leading whale and dolphin experts from around the world to attend a high profile EU-oriented public event in Brussels. The event called upon European citizens, Euro-Parliamentarians and Member States’ Governments to end captive dolphin shows and interactive sessions which exploit the animals and compromise their welfare. The fact remains that…
Read MoreWhen making money out of whaling is legal under EU rules
Within the European Union it’s strictly against the law to harm a whale or dolphin. This means that it’s highly illegal to go whaling. However, there appears to be nothing to stop ports and shipping companies making money out of helping to ship whale meat from non-IWC sanctioned hunts, through EU ports and on to…
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