A Tale of Summer Holiday Fishing, 1980-style

Originally Published as “A Devilishly Good Jumper” in WATERLOG Magazine, Issue 55, Spring 2006 The year 1980 was a time of great sporting achievements. Nottingham Forest won the European Cup, punching above their weight for the second year running. Coe and Ovett were inspirational to a 14 year-old like me with an interest in all [...]

The Angling Trust rejects calls for a National Sea Angling Licence

The Angling Trust have been quick to angrily respond to a statement issued by the Wildife and Countryside Link proposing all fisheries management be paid for by angling licence fees, including the marine environment. The full article, posted in the Fly Fishing Forums’ News section, is here

CELEBRATE JAPAN DOLPHINS DAY IN TAIJI, JAPAN SEPTEMBER 1st, 2010

Welcome! Earth Island Institute and the Save Japan Dolphins Campaign are heading back to Taiji, Japan Wednesday Sept. 1st, 2010 to celebrate “Dolphin Day�.

The Cove Goes Public in Japan!

By Ric O’Barry Campaign Director Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute We did it. The Cove opened in several theaters in Japan last week! And while we are still under constant attack from extremist whose goal is to shut down theaters, the film actually sold out many showings. A huge thank you to each one of you who helped us so much! There were countless times over the last year when I feared we’d never see the film open in Japan

OLD NIC’S NOTEBOOK: A meeting of minds

By C.W. NICOL From: THE JAPAN TIMES Last month, dolphin-welfare campaigner Ric O’Barry visited me in the Nagano hills, where we discussed the Taiji dolphin cull and what’s happening to marine mammals worldwide. Photo: Slow deaths: When C.W.