Cetacean Entanglement


UNEP / WCMC Marine Mammal Atlas

Entangled humpback whale rescued in Hawaiian waters -15th February 2006

Nearly 50 apply for porpoise spotter jobs - 13th February 2006

Dolphin carnage returns to coast  - 17th January 2006

21 dolphins washed up on beaches – 16th January 2006

Finland to have two compulsory porpoise inspectors –16th December 2005

Entangled live stranded dolphin euthanased due to injuries – 12th December 2005

Fishery shut, 19 dolphins killed - 30th August 2005

Prevention of Cetacean Bycatch WWF Runner Up Award - 21st April 2005

Winners of international competition to reduce marine bycatch announced - 21st April 2005

Beachgoers blamed for 29% increase in UK beach litter - 30th April 2004

Tangled up in blue, fishing lines imperil northern right whale populations - 9th April 2004

Female dolphin undergoes surgery - 11th March 2004

Scheme to track rare dolphins hits troubled waters - 11th March 2004

Divers and conservationists launch marine life rescue initiative - 7th January 2004

French fishing threat to dolphin "superpod" - 6th January 2004

South-west UK strandings set to increase - 22nd December 2003

International Coalition calls for immediate UN Moratorium - 24th November 2003

Australia acts to combat effects of marine debris on wildlife – 13th August 2003

Search for whale is abandoned - 9th August 2003

Hopes to resume search for entangled whale - 9th August 2003

Whale still caught in net - 5th August 2003

Fresh bid to free trapped whale - 5th August 2003

Tucson conservation group attempts to save whale - 3rd August 2003

Rescue team saves Twinkle - again - 15th July 2003

Dead porpoises disrupt Berlin whaling meeting - 20th June 2003

Bycatch porpoises delivered to IWC in Berlin - 19th June 2003

Why dolphins get trapped in nets - 18th June 2003

Dolphin dies after being rescued in Galveston - 17th June 2003

Diver lost trying to free trapped whale - 17th June 2003

Right whale found entangled off the coast of Florida - 15th January 2003

Whales caught in the politics of netting - 7th October 2002

Throwing whales to the sharks - 30th September 2002

Eye witness account of a whale rescue in US waters August 5th 2002

Only white dolphin in captivity dies in Central China - 15th July 2002

Entangled whale may die - 20th June 2002

Courageous Rescue of 3 Sperm Whales Report by D. Javier Moliner Gosálbez - 23 April 2002

Gill net entangles sperm whale in Turkish waters

Scientists call for rules to protect endangered right whale - 12th November 2001

Survival of a Risso’s dolphin calf entrapped by fishing gear debris - December 2000

Rescuing the RIGHT tells the story of endangered North Atlantic right whales and efforts to protect them from extinction - The Providence Journal ~ Spring & Summer 2000



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