Category Archives: Fishing
Cousteau urges action on fishing
by Tom Arup THE son of famed ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau has urged Australia to protect its marine environment as a way to ensure the future viability of the fishing industry. Speaking to The Age from his base in California, Jean-Michel Cousteau said protected marine national parks help restore the planet’s dwindling fish stocks, allowing [...]
Japan dolphin-hunting season starts in Taiji
AP JAPANESE fishermen have set out on the first dolphin hunt of the season in Taiji, the Japanese village portrayed in the Oscar-winning documentary The Cove. About two dozen fishermen who left early in the morning returned empty-handed a few hours later, according to an official at the Taiji fisheries co-operative.
Indonesia seeks $2.5b oil spill payout
By Kerri Ritchie ABC News Reports from Indonesia say the government will seek $2.5 billion in compensation from an Australian-based exploration company, which was responsible for an oil spill in the Timor Sea last year. The Montara well leaked uncontrollably for more than 70 days, destroying fish stocks in Indonesian territory.
Whaling activist Bethune given suspended sentence
Anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune has been given a two-year prison sentence, suspended for five years, by a Japanese court. by BBC News The New Zealander, an ex-member of direct action group Sea Shepherd, faced charges of illegally boarding a whaling ship in the Antarctic in February. He said he wanted to detain its captain but [...]
17 nations barred from whaling vote
By environment reporter Sarah Clarke Seventeen mostly pro-whaling nations have had their voting rights suspended at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Morocco, in what could be a blow to Japan’s hopes of resuming commercial whaling.
