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The Economics of Japanese Whaling
The Economics of Japanese Whaling
4th February 2013 by
Official government of Japan statistics, Japanese press clippings, and public opinion polling in Japan show conclusively Read more »
First fin whale harpooned in Iceland for three years is brought ashore to protes
First fin whale harpooned in Iceland for three years is brought ashore to protest at home and abroad
18th June 2013 by
A lone whaler has resumed the cruel practice of harpooning endangered fin whales in Iceland after a three-year hiatus. Two Read more »
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Sun to set on the sunset clause for the right whale Ship Strike Rule?
14th June 2013 by Beth Allgood
Over the past decade, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has worked tirelessly alongside the US Government to Read more »
Sadly, it may be some time before there is any judgment from the Court
International Court of Justice to hear case on Japan's Antarctic whaling
13th June 2013 by Matt Collis
In two weeks’ time, something rather unusual will take place in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, the Read more »
‘Meet Us Don’t Eat Us’ volunteers ask tourists to sign a postcard that pledges n
A lone Icelander sets sail targeting fin whales for the first time in three years
10th June 2013 by Robbie Marsland
I arrived in Reykjavik at midnight on Sunday.  I was tired but the sun wasn’t – it was still well above the Read more »
A mixed group of common and striped dolphins taken using a GoPro mounted on the
Mediterranean sail research update: promising findings off the southern coast of Portugal
7th June 2013 by Luke O'Connor
Eleven days in and we’ve reached the southern coast of Portugal, where we’ve finally been able to shed the Read more »