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Ric In Egypt to Help Dolphins Exported from Taiji
By Ric O’Barry Campaign Director Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute I am in Hurghada, Egypt, where four dolphins from Taiji were sent to populate a new oceanarium being built here. Unfortunately, five more dolphins have been ordered from Taiji.
Divers Attempt to Free Captive Dolphins in Taiji
By Ric O’Barry Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute An organization called “The Black Fish�, based in Germany, is claiming responsibility for cutting nets in six holding pens in Taiji harbor, attempting to free the captive dolphins being held for aquariums. Local Shingu police claim the cuts in the nets were too small for any dolphins to actually escape.
Defiance In Japan — first dolphin kill at Taiji
by Ric O’Barry Campaign Director Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute It’s with a heavy heart that I write today’s post. Despite all our efforts and despite the worldwide condemnation of the cruel dolphin slaughter, the Japanese government remains defiant and has allowed the first dolphin kill of this season at Taiji.
Misinformation By The Anti-Angling Fraternity
Example 1: “Fish Feel Pain” One of the many tactics used by groups opposed to angling is misinformation – the presentation of spurious, contentious and even false information as indisputable fact. One such example is the assertion that ‘Fish Feel Pain’, a “fact” many anti-angling groups claim was “proved” by contentious scientific research published in 2003. [...]
Border Esk Angling Compromise Proposed
An anomaly in cross-border fishing rights which has long angered politicians, anglers and landowners in Scotland may be about to be resolved. Two anglers recently became the first to be convicted of fishing on the River Esk in Scotland without a rod licence from England’s Environment Agency (EA). It is responsible for the Border Esk [...]
Leilani Münter’s Youtube Japan Dolphins Trip
By Ric O’Barry Campaign Director Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute One of the participants in our recent week of great events in Tokyo was Leilani Münter. Leilani is part Japanese, part German, and one of our most enthusiastic and delightful volunteers
Join Us for the Dolphins on October 14th!
By Ric O’Barry Campaign Director Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute This is a special invitation for you to join our worldwide Save Japan Dolphins Day rallies around the world in front of Embassies and Consulates of the government of Japan.
The Latest from Taiji: More Dolphins Released
By Ric O’Barry Campaign Director Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute Hans Peter Roth and Kyoko Tanaka, members of our Save Japan Dolphins Team from, respectively, Switzerland and Japan, are in Taiji now, checking the activity in the infamous Cove. Hans Peter Roth at the Cove in Taiji. Photo by Kyoko Tanaka, Sept.
Scottish anglers in cross-border test case
Two Scottish anglers are to take part in a legal test case over cross-border fishing rights, reports the BBC. The men are being prosecuted for fishing on a tributary of the River Esk without an Environment Agency rod licence. Much of the River Esk is in Scotland, but the English agency is responsible for administering [...]
Angling Trust: Tees Barrage Report Confirms Anglers’ Fears
The results of the second year’s study tracking salmon and sea trout migration through the Tees Barrage has confirmed anglers’ long-held belief that the barrage is a major factor hindering the recovery of migratory fish stocks in the River Tees, which are lagging far behind those in the neighbouring Rivers Tyne and Wear. Of 72 [...]
