Emily Tripp Senior Writer Japan’s whaling fleet killed less than one third of the animals it planned this season, due primarily to sabotage by activists. They killed 266 minke whales and one fin whale, much less than the 900-whale goal they set out with. “The catch was smaller than planned due to factors including weather [...]
By Henry Workman Marine Science Today Writer Species of jellyfish provide greater competition for more complex organisms than previously thought. Recent research published in Science reveals that in areas where plankton-feeding fish populations have dropped off, mostly due to overfishing, jellyfish that occupy a similar ecological niche have taken their places. The jellyfish populations have [...]
By Henry Workman Marine Science Today Writer In a message to Congress on Thursday President Obama announced: “I am not directing the Secretary of the Treasury to impose trade measures on Icelandic products for the whaling activities that led to the certification by the Secretary of Commerce.” This was in response to a deadline [...]
Senior Writer Emily Tripp Next Thursday (Sept 1) is the official start of the annual dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan. While the documentary, The Cove, exposed this secret when it was released in 2009. Ric O’Barry spent ten years of his life capturing and training dolphins; however, he has spent the last 38 years working [...]
Massive amounts of jellyfish have forced the shutdown of nuclear power plants in Japan, Scotland and Israel in the past few weeks. All of these nuclear power plants use seawater to cool its reactors. Marine life is constantly being sucked in by the coolers, but now hundreds of jellyfish are invading the cooling systems causing [...]
The earthquake and corresponding tsunami in Japan on March 11 have severely damaged the Japanese seafood industry, in addition to the already devastating human toll. Previously, Japan was considered to have one of the most vibrant seafood markets in the world. The recent disaster has damaged all parts of the industry, from processing to importing. [...]
New survey explores the attitudes of Japanese students towards the whaling controversy.
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