EU right to fear possible rise in whale meat exports to Japan from Iceland and Norway
Japan’s plan to hunt whales within its own economic waters might lead to more whale meat exports from Iceland and Norway
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Japan’s plan to hunt whales within its own economic waters might lead to more whale meat exports from Iceland and Norway
For the first time since its launch in 2014, UN World Wildlife Day (3 March) switches its focus from creatures on the land to the world beneath the waves with the theme 'Life below water: for people and planet'.
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has today (14 January) confirmed it has received formal notice of Japan’s decision to quit..
So here we are at the beginning of 2019 and as we embark for another year of campaigning against environmental crime and abuse, here's a brief look back at some of the wins and highlights you've helped us to achieve during 2018.
We have been documenting the annual Dall’s porpoise hunts for some 20 years, to raise awareness of the hunts themselves and their negative impact on marine conservation, taking our findings to meetings of the International Whaling Commission leading to several resolutions being adopted calling on Japan to stop the hunt
During the 20th century, 2.9 million whales were killed by commercial whaling, likely the single largest removal of any animal in terms of total biomass in human history. As global pressure to end the slaughter mounted, the International Whaling Commission agreed a moratorium on commercial whaling from 1986