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Call to protect whales and dolphins at Indian Ocean hotspot. A remote part of the Indian Ocean is a hotspot for whales and dolphins, prompting researchers to call for a […]
Microplastics found embedded in tissues of whales and dolphins. Microscopic plastic particles have been found in the fats and lungs of two-thirds of the marine mammals in a graduate student’s study […]
Recording underwater sounds off the coast of Scotland. Have you ever wondered what whales and dolphins hear in the depths of the ocean? Does it change with the seasons? These […]
Ocean Technologies Group partners with World Cetacean Alliance to reduce ship strikes and risks posed to marine mammals. Whether it’s fishing fleets, cargo ships, cruise liners or whale-watching vessels, collisions […]
Scientists analyse dolphin breaths to better understand risks from surface oil. When oil spills occur, time is of the essence for responding to marine mammals. A Deepwater Horizon restoration project is […]
SW England netters invited to trial new headline float to protect cetaceans. Clean Catch UK has issued an invitation to Cornish netters to trial a new type of headline ‘float’, […]
NZ fishing companies join partnership to save rare dolphin. An unique partnership is launching a way to watch Māui dolphins from the skies, catalysing efforts to bring them back from […]
Children have a whale of a time learning about whales and dolphins with the Explorers Education Programme. The Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme recently engaged with up to seventy primary […]
Taiwan fishing vessels target dolphins as bait for sharks. Dolphins are being deliberately targeted by Taiwanese fishing vessels to use as bait to catch sharks, an Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) […]
Emergency measures to prevent bycatch of cetaceans in Biscay and Baltic. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is advising a combination of fisheries closures and pingers […]
Study indicates alarming fall in Indian Ocean dolphin numbers. A study of how many dolphins are caught in tuna fishing nets estimates the mammals may now be at just 13 […]
EC concern over bycatches of dolphins. EC Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius, has written to the Fisheries and Environment Ministers of 22 European Union Member States about the issue of incidental catches […]
Zero tolerance for fishing in NZ closed areas. New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) says zero tolerance will be given to people who fish in areas that have been […]
Rare dolphins accidently caught off New Zealand – Fisheries New Zealand has received two reports from commercial fishers of Hector’s dolphins caught during trawl fishing off the East Coast of […]
Dolphins are passing toxins to their young according to new research led by a marine scientist at the University of St Andrews. Dolphins in the northern Adriatic contain high levels of […]
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