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Conservationists welcome Tesco's decision to end sale of whale meat in Japan

Last edited 9 November 2004 at 9:00am
9 November, 2004

Conservation groups welcome Tesco PLC's announcement that it has decided to stop selling all cetacean (whale, dolphin and porpoise) products in its Japanese supermarkets. The decision follows a joint campaign by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), WDCS (Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society) and Greenpeace.

Article tagged as: conservation, EIA, japan, oceans, pacific, press releases, tesco, WDCS, whaling

Dead dolphins in the English Channel

Last edited 7 June 2004 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
7 June, 2004

A report by WDCS for Greenpeace

Summary

A joint cetacean survey by Greenpeace and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) took place aboard the MV Esperanza during January-March 2004. During this expedition, which mainly surveyed the Western Approaches of the English Channel, a total of 12 dead dolphins of which 10 were identified as common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) were found floating in the water. These dolphins were likely to be the victims of by-catch in pelagic trawl fisheries.

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Article tagged as: bycatch, cetaceans, reports, trawling, WDCS, whaling

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