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Noise reduction required in European waters!

by OceanCare | 24/01/2019 | Media Release

Brussels, 24th January 2019 – Member States of the European Union are set to fail to protect marine wildlife from the impacts of intense underwater noise levels by 2020, despite a requirement to do so under EU marine law. This is the conclusion of a report...

Japan leaves International Whaling Commission!

by OceanCare | 26/12/2018 | Media Release

Wädenswil, 26th December 2018. It is official. In a press conference today, the Japanese government confirmed that it is going to resume commercial whaling with effect from 1st July 2019, as their membership to the IWC will officially end 30th June. Commercial whaling...

Is Japan serious? Rumours are spreading that Japan might leave the International Whaling Commission

by OceanCare | 20/12/2018 | Media Release

Wädenswil, 20 December 2018. According to Japanese news agency Kyodo News, the Japanese government intends to leave the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and to start commercial whaling in coastal waters. According to the agency, no commercial whaling activities...

A new book calls for cleaning up our act: namely on beaches worldwide.

by OceanCare | 27/11/2018 | Media Release

Wädenswil/Vienna, 22 November 2018: Our oceans and beaches are increasingly mutating into waste dumps. Austrian marine biologist Dr. Michael Stachowitsch has tackled this pressing environmental issue in his new book “The Beachcomber’s Guide to Marine Debris” – and...

Whales relieved. Pandora’s box to resume commercial whaling remains closed.

by OceanCare | 14/09/2018 | Media Release

Florianópolis, Brazil, 14th September 2018. The last day of the Meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) saw the long-awaited discussion about the package proposal submitted by the government of Japan called “A way forward”. The controversial proposal is...

International Whaling Commission: welcome to the future!

by OceanCare | 13/09/2018 | Media Release

Florianópolis, Brazil, 13th September 2018. The member states of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) have just adopted the so-called “Florianópolis Declaration” by a simple majority and have thus committed themselves to a historical reorientation of...

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