After a lengthy Blue Planet Society campaign, including a petition signed by over 250,000 people, Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries has issued a statement (below) regarding dolphin bycatch in EU waters.
The killing of common dolphins by fishing vessels may be the world’s biggest non-cull slaughter of a large mammal species.
Blue Planet Society are urging Japan to cease commercial whaling and rejoin the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
‘There will be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans by 2050’ – This was the stark warning from the World Economic Forum back in 2016.
Sharks are dragged for hours on a rod and reel. They are pulled behind speeding boats and tortured to death. They are strung up like criminals at events to be observed by the crowds. Their jaws cut out and hung as trophies. What crime do sharks commit to deserve this? What harm do they do to the environment that they must be eradicated this way?
Why are marine conservation organisations encouraging people to eat ocean wildlife? The Good Fish Guide, the Sustainable Seafood Guide, Seafood Watch, most well-known marine conservation organisations have a site dedicated to promoting the consumption of the very animals they purport to conserve.
Following a campaign by Blue Planet Society Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim is the latest music star to take action against the slaughter of pilot whales and white-sided dolphins in the Faroe Islands.
Blue Planet Society have been campaigning against shark tournaments for many years. Our first objective was to remove the funding that makes these events possible by targeting the corporate sponsors of fishing competitions that kill shark species.
After a lengthy Blue Planet Society campaign, including a petition signed by over 250,000 people, Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries has issued a statement (below) regarding dolphin bycatch in EU waters.
The killing of common dolphins by fishing vessels may be the world’s biggest non-cull slaughter of a large mammal species.
Blue Planet Society are urging Japan to cease commercial whaling and rejoin the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
‘There will be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans by 2050’ – This was the stark warning from the World Economic Forum back in 2016.
Sharks are dragged for hours on a rod and reel. They are pulled behind speeding boats and tortured to death. They are strung up like criminals at events to be observed by the crowds. Their jaws cut out and hung as trophies. What crime do sharks commit to deserve this? What harm do they do to the environment that they must be eradicated this way?
Why are marine conservation organisations encouraging people to eat ocean wildlife? The Good Fish Guide, the Sustainable Seafood Guide, Seafood Watch, most well-known marine conservation organisations have a site dedicated to promoting the consumption of the very animals they purport to conserve.
Following a campaign by Blue Planet Society Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim is the latest music star to take action against the slaughter of pilot whales and white-sided dolphins in the Faroe Islands.
Blue Planet Society have been campaigning against shark tournaments for many years. Our first objective was to remove the funding that makes these events possible by targeting the corporate sponsors of fishing competitions that kill shark species.
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