The month is not two days old and already had to breathe out again about 20 Risso's dolphins in the bay's death her life. I never get used to the sight, when the hunting boats out at sea to take shape and then strung the dolphins driven before, when black smoke rising from the chimneys of the rapid turning maneuver to cut off the way the marine mammals. Continue reading
Report of the Conference of Sigrid Lüber Fisheries Commission of the FAO in Rome
Since Monday, 1/31/2011 are Lüber Sigrid and Ingrid Overgard for OceanCare site in order to address the negative impact of underwater noise on fish and fisheries. She also represented the International Ocean Noise Coalition, more than 150 NGOs worldwide. In the first three days of conference Sigrid and Ingrid have included representatives from 30 FAO member countries talked about the problem last night and made subsequent position statement. Continue reading
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The dolphin hunt is over
Three days before the end of the practical dolphin hunt in Taiji on 28 February has become clear that the dolphin hunters take no more hunting for the next six months. In the port they have reduced the plan, which helped to hide when dead dolphins were landed for the slaughterhouse. And on their hunting boats they have removed the noise bars. Continue reading
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Taiji Update No. 12: A month of horror – and the hope
January 2011 ended in Taiji almost as quietly as it began. In the last three days had no dolphins in Taiji die. Today the hunting boats remained in port. But yesterday was chased. And once again, the victims were Pacific white-sided dolphins. Again, the hunters put a horseshoe from a network, a few hundred meters outside the harbor. Continue reading
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OceanCare at the FAO / COFI meeting in Rome
From 31 January to 4 February 2011 I'm in Rome, and take part in the conference of the FAO Fisheries Commission for the discussion of the underwater noise unde influence on fish stocks and fisheries. Intense noise from ship engines, seismic tests for the Study of Oelvorkommen, military sonar and also of wind farms and other structures in the sea, has a negative impact on marine life. Continue reading
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Taiji Update # 11 – dry season
The best days are when the boats of the dolphin hunters do not leave or return from an unsuccessful hunt. Sometimes it happens that the Dolphins escaped their instigators. Today was such a day.Apparently, pursued 12 boats lined up a school of dolphins, outside of the lighthouse. But the animals are divided up, and finally escaped into the open sea. Continue reading
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Taiji Update No. 10: Risso's dolphins
On two consecutive days, the hunters have hunted Risso's dolphins in the bay of Taiji. It is frightening to see already, how they are dolphins at practically every day and how many various types reside in this region – and to be hunted! Bottlenose dolphins, pilot whales, minke whales, white pages, stripes, spots and just Risso's dolphins. Continue reading
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Taiji Update No. 9: chaotic chase
Pacific white-sided dolphins – they see the porpoise-Dall's something similar if you look not just – are among the very fast and athletic dolphin species. The coast are the beautiful black sea mammals do not normally drawn to close. Today, the Hunter is a larger school, perhaps to the 50 animals identified. Continue reading
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Taiji Update No. 8: No Mercy for the bottlenose dolphin
Have an early dolphin hunters today identified a school of porpoises, not far outside of Taiji. Already at 08.00 they rush the totally stressed marine mammals directly into the bay of death. Anxiously huddle protectively encircle the social animals and the youngest. Know their tormentors have been shown no mercy, not even with babies and their mothers or pregnant Delfinweibchen. Continue reading
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Taiji Update # 7: Interview with Richard O'Barry
“This problem can be solved only Japanese. We did what we could.” This dolphin protectors Richard O'Barry says in an interview for OceanCare. Now it is time that people from Japan, the initiative against the dolphin hunt would take over, or taking an active role would be. Only a movement within Japan as well as pressure on the domestic level will stop the dolphin hunt. Continue reading
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