SeaWorld Trainer -Tweet from @peta

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ClosetheTanks, Death, dolphins, MarineAbuse, Orcas, SeaWorldJail, Violence

Death. Violence. Imprisonment. Orcas and dolphins SUFFER at #SeaWorld.

‼ TONIGHT ‼ Former Senior #SeaWorld Trainer @johnjhargrove reveals the dark and violent truth about #SeaWorld that the for-profit company doesn’t want you to know.

Tune in June 7th at 8/7 on @CBSTweet. https://twitter.com/48hours/status/1137012136390156293

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Petition to japanese government and 1 other

Varisha A started this petition to japanese government and 1 other

I would like to raise awareness about the issue of the inhumane mass slaughtering of dolphins for the sale and consumption of their mercury-laden meat. This occurs annually in Taiji, Japan. Many pods of dolphins are chased into a cove to their deaths (known as a drive hunt.) Some dolphins that are considered “show quality” are ripped apart from their families and shipped off to marine animal entertainment industries.The Japanese government and Taiji officials have done nothing to stop this atrocious 50 year old tradition; remaining ignorant to the obvious faults of the practice.

https://www.change.org/p/japanese-government-ban-dolphin-slaughtering-in-taiji-japan?recruiter=26081248&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=38bcb240-c735-012f-5d33-4040f855b16c&share_bandit_exp=initial-15767648-en-GB&share_bandit_var=v2

800 PILOT WHALES KILLED EVERY YEAR

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boycott, dolphins, faroes, lovelife, minkwhales, savelife, slaughtered

But, their controversial ritual poses a health hazard, warn public health authorities.

Dr Pal Weihi, who specialises in toxicology at the Department of Occupational and Public Health on the islands, recommends pregnant women and those planning to have children should avoid eating pilot whales.

That’s because of the high levels of mercury and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) released by industries into the environment, which end up in the whale meat.

Phys Org points out that this can affect people’s intellectual and neurological development, and weaken their immune systems.

This mercury-laced meat has been shown in a major study by Weihi to impair islanders’ cognitive function, and increased their risk of Parkinson’s disease, reports The Guardian.

#boycottFaroes

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9182403/whale-hunt-sea-red-blood-slaughtered-hooks-knives-faroe-islands/

BAN URGED

Blue Planet Society has had more than 260,000 people sign its online petition calling for a ban on the hunt of dolphins and small whales in Japan and the Faroe Islands.

It says that “more than 100,000 dolphins and small whales are hunted and killed every year.

“Most hunts are unregulated, illegal and unsustainable with unknown impacts on populations.”

In 2009 a film, The Cove, which showed the practice of shepherding and slaughtering dolphins in a small bay in Taiji, Japan, won an Academy award for best documentary.

It prompted outrage across the world as fishermen were depicted piercing the spines of 2,000 dolphins with a sharp spike, before ramming a wooden plug into the wound to stop the blood turning the sea red.

Russian navy is still working with marine mammals in the Arctic,»

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Beluga, military, Russia, training

Beluga training facility in Polyarny

Visible on Google Earth’s satellite images here published by the Barents Observer (top photo) are six pens in the waters at Garyachie Ruchy, a small bay about 3,5 kilometers south of Polyarny in the Kola Bay north of Murmansk.

The pens in the bay, three with a diameter of 16 meters and two with a diameter of 20 meters, are protected from Arctic storms and waves by a headland. Onshore are two office buildings and one larger hall for equipment or other gear. A long pier with several zodiacs and small boats goes out in the water.

Most, interesting, though, are the belugas visible inside the pens. When zooming in on the satellite photo, six belugas are visible. Adult male belugas can range from 3,5 to 5,5 meters, while the females are from 3 to 4 meters. Given the diameter on the pens are 16 and 20 meters, the visible animals, white in color and of which mainly the head or front part of the body is clearly seen, can hardly be anything else then belugas.

A group of other smaller pens nearby could be for seals, also known to be trained by the navy for different purposes.

https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2019/05/here-northern-fleets-secret-marine-mammal-program

Shark Fin Soup In Decline

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Asia, Cartel, data, No fin soup, sharkfiningdeclines

According to the report, wholesale shark fin traders in Guangzhou are complaining that sales are decreasing and prices are falling
The trade in shark fins, a symbol of wealth in China and other parts of Asia, has led to the decline in some shark populations by up to 98% in the last 15 years. An estimated 100 million sharks are killed each year with up to 73 million used for their fins.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/chinas-choice/2014/aug/08/sales-of-shark-fin-china-drop-70

WildAid say that a change in public attitudes towards the consumption of shark fin in China, particularly among younger generations, is having a big impact too. According to the report, 85% of Chinese consumers surveyed online said they gave up shark fin soup within the past 3 years. They credit a large awareness campaign of the impact of the shark fin trade, headed by former basketball star Yao Ming, a popular figure in China. “The more people learn about the consequences of eating shark fin soup, the less they want to participate in the trade,” said Knights.

Identifying Shark Fins (The Trade War)

What’s in your soup ?

The shark fin trade apocolypse needs your help.
Below is a collection of background materials, tools, and resources that can inform and assist those looking to learn more about sharks and rays in CITES or implement both the currently listed and proposed listings at home.

SOURCE & Links

https://citessharks.org/materials

https://citessharks.org/
For more information on the shark and ray species currently listed on the CITES appendices, please click here.

FILM (Tweet from Orca S※O※S (@OrcaSOS)

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#OpCaptivity, Beluga Whales, captivitykills, Cruelty, documentary, love Belugas, Russia, wild capture

#BornToBeFree can be seen on #Netflix in the US & Canada:

netflix.com/title/80131414

This is such an important, eye-opening film exposing the reprehensible cruelty happening in #Russia during and after the wild capture of #blackfish, #dolphins and whales

#BornToBeFree can be seen on #Netflix in the US & Canada:https://t.co/ZHz1xpNAq5

This is such an important, eye-opening film exposing the reprehensible cruelty happening in #Russia during and after the wild capture of #blackfish, #dolphins and whales

— Orca S※O※S (@OrcaSOS) December 7, 2017

A huge Thank You goes out to all the people who contributed to the making of this important documentary.

so much love

Tweet from Paul Millard 🇺🇸 (@SeaShepherdPaul)

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accousticRepellants, dolphins, fishing, Nets, tech, trawlers

#OpByCatch2019:
2 Dolphins Lie At The Back Of The Harlequin Bridge. The Day Before, Fishermen From The Same Trawler Told A Journalist From New York Times, Thanks To Pingers “Acoustic Repellents” No Dolphins Were Captured in Nets..▼
tinyurl.com/y5mb3mnr

@SeaShepherdFran pic.twitter.com/cSVSeHs8NZ

#OpByCatch2019:
2 Dolphins Lie At The Back Of The Harlequin Bridge. The Day Before, Fishermen From The Same Trawler Told A Journalist From New York Times, Thanks To Pingers "Acoustic Repellents" No Dolphins Were Captured in Nets..▼https://t.co/l8in0A4pNN@SeaShepherdFran pic.twitter.com/cSVSeHs8NZ

— Paul Millard 🇺🇸 (@SeaShepherdPaul) April 6, 2019