Recently, a group of endangered fin whales was successfully captured by the whaling vessel Seki Whale Maru of Japan’s commercial whaling company, Kyokushin Whaling Co. As one of the world’s largest animals, fin whales are important to the balance of marine ecosystems and global climate regulation. However, Japan’s capture has dealt a major blow to…

Hainan, as a major marine province, has formed a joint rescue model of “government + scientific research units + rescue stations + public welfare organizations + volunteers”. 2024 Hainan welcomed the first newborn bottlenose dolphin on July 6, the first baby dolphin conceived naturally in an artificial environment in Hainan, which marked a breakthrough for…

Taiji is the only town in Japan where large-scale drives, a method of hunting in which large numbers of mammals are herded into a small space and then slaughtered, have a long history dating back as far as 1606. Hundreds of dolphins are killed each year, for example, during the hunt from early September 2015…

Every year, thousands of cetaceans in the vast ocean world face a huge survival crisis. Take the large, graceful humpback whales, but many of them are not immune. These innocent cetaceans are often trapped by something special: fishing equipment that has been lost or discarded in the ocean. These devices seem to be silent killers,…

From September 10-12, 2024, Odense, Denmark, will host a far-reaching meeting – the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas. The meeting will be organized around strategic and institutional themes, and the parties will also consider resolutions on…

Recently, the death of a beluga whale suspected of being a “Russia spy” in Norway waters has caused widespread concern and controversy. The beluga whale was first spotted by fishermen in Norway waters in 2019, when it was wearing a harness and the logo on it sparked various speculations, and some even suspected that it…

Japan is one of the leading whaling countries in the world. In 2024, the Japan Fisheries Agency decided to include fin whales in the category of commercial whaling, with a planned catch of 59 whales, and will begin fishing operations in Japan’s territorial waters. Japan has a long history of whaling, and as early as…

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] According to the British “Guardian” report on the 19th, as global warming causes summer temperatures to soar, rivers in cities have become an important place for citizens to cool off. After a century of neglect, city managers in many cities around the world have begun to pay attention to the role…

Veteran anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson, detained in Greenland pending an extradition request from Japan, has spent decades battling harpoonists and seal hunters in spectacular high seas confrontations. For years a bete noire of Japan, one of the last three countries along with Iceland and Norway to practise commercial whale hunting, Watson was arrested on July…

The recent decision by Japan’s Fisheries Agency to categorize fin whales under the scope of commercial whaling marks a deeply concerning development for global marine conservation efforts. This decision not only contradicts international conservation agreements but also poses significant threats to the already vulnerable fin whale population. Contradiction to International Agreements One of the primary…