The UK and devolved governments must do more to prevent the fisheries bycatch of dolphins, porpoises, seals, seabirds and protected fish such as salmon and sharks. That’s the message EIA delivered to Parliament with colleagues from conservation and welfare groups, led by Wildlife and Countryside Link. Together we produced the report Hidden in the Haul: […]
The UK’s action to prevent whales, dolphins, porpoises and other marine mammals dying as a result of being caught in fishing nets – bycatch – has spared it from US Government trade sanctions on fish products. However, despite the UK’s actions to date, ongoing bycatch in British and European waters remains a significant concern. The […]
Almost four decades after the 1986 global moratorium on commercial whaling put an end to the mass slaughter of whales, opposition to commercial whaling around the world is stronger than ever. Yet as we mark World Whale Day 2025, Japan, Norway and Iceland – three of the world’s wealthiest nations that otherwise generally abide by […]
Next year will see EIA celebrate its 40th anniversary, but 40 years ago this month the three young activists who would go on to create the organisation were aboard a North Sea trawler conducting their first investigation into Norwegian whaling …
EIA has urged the Prime Minister of Iceland to intervene and prevent the resumption of commercial whaling in the country after a three-year hiatus
Successful and highly significant rescue of an endangered Arabian Sea humpback whale entangled in fishing gear