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EU Fisheries Commissioner Karmenu Vella’s commitment to tackling dolphin, porpoise and whale deaths in fishing gear (bycatch)

Responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths every year, entanglement in fishing gear is the single biggest threat to dolphins, porpoises and whales (collectively known as ‘cetaceans’). The EU is deciding on future measures to end this bycatch, as it compiles and rolls a number of fisheries conservation measures into one piece of legislation.

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Decades of needless dolphin deaths must end

No-one knows how many common dolphins die each year in fishing gear in the Northeast Atlantic. From strandings data, French and UK scientists have calculated that it’s thousands. These deaths have been recorded each year for the last 30 years. That’s three decades of inadequate action.

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Turning the tide on ocean plastics

2017 has been a promising year in the fight against ocean plastic pollution. We’ve seen positive changes across all levels of society. From individuals protesting to their local authorities to organisations replacing single-use plastic with eco-friendly alternatives.

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Life history of cetaceans

Life history concerns the timing and patterns of growth, survival, and reproduction of an organism. Parameters include gestation duration, physical size, brain size, growth rates, age of weaning, age of sexual maturity. Cetaceans exhibit some of the most fascinating life history traits among mammals and these traits set the stage for every facet of social living.

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EU Fisheries Commissioner Karmenu Vella’s commitment to tackling dolphin, porpoise and whale deaths in fishing gear (bycatch)

Responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths every year, entanglement in fishing gear is the single biggest threat to dolphins, porpoises and whales (collectively known as ‘cetaceans’). The EU is deciding on future measures to end this bycatch, as it compiles and rolls a number of fisheries conservation measures into one piece of legislation.

READ MORE
Decades of needless dolphin deaths must end

No-one knows how many common dolphins die each year in fishing gear in the Northeast Atlantic. From strandings data, French and UK scientists have calculated that it’s thousands. These deaths have been recorded each year for the last 30 years. That’s three decades of inadequate action.

READ MORE
Turning the tide on ocean plastics

2017 has been a promising year in the fight against ocean plastic pollution. We’ve seen positive changes across all levels of society. From individuals protesting to their local authorities to organisations replacing single-use plastic with eco-friendly alternatives.

READ MORE
Life history of cetaceans

Life history concerns the timing and patterns of growth, survival, and reproduction of an organism. Parameters include gestation duration, physical size, brain size, growth rates, age of weaning, age of sexual maturity. Cetaceans exhibit some of the most fascinating life history traits among mammals and these traits set the stage for every facet of social living.

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