Denmark has rejected a Japanese request to extradite anti-whaling activist Paul Watson over criminal charges dating back more than a decade, a Danish lawyer representing Watson said on Tuesday.
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Japan Seeks Extradition of Anti-Whaling Captain Paul Watson
COPENHAGEN, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Japan is seeking the extradition of a U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling activist, who has been held in custody in Greenland since July 21, Danish and Japanese authorities said on Thursday. Denmark has previously said…
https://gcaptain.com/japan-seeks-extradition-of-anti-whaling-captain-paul-watson/
Sea Shepherd’s Paul Watson Detained in Greenland at Japan’s Request
STOCKHOLM, July 22 (Reuters) – A U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling activist has been detained in Greenland and faces possible extradition to Japan which has issued an international warrant for his arrest, the Arctic island’s…
https://gcaptain.com/sea-shepherds-paul-watson-detained-in-greenland-at-japans-request/
COLUMN | Mining marriage made in heaven? DEME and Transocean co-operate in deep ocean minerals – new drillship conversion imminent after Allseas’ proof of concept [Offshore Accounts]
Some seriously odd things have been happening with everyone’s favourite penny stock deepsea mining player, The Metals Company. On January 31, Gerard Barron’s speculat ..
OPINION | Killing of Orca for food off St. Lucia provokes woke storm
Why did the killing of a 900-pound killer whale (Orcinus orc) last month by fisherfolk from St. Lucia cause outrage? Certainly, the fisherfolk involved were astounded by ..
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World’s Second-Largest Trawler Discharges 100,000 Dead Fish Into The Atlantic
A Denmark-based vessel, the second-biggest fishing trawler in the world, discharged 100,000+ dead fishoff the French coast, into the Atlantic Ocean. The incident sent shockwaves throughout the country.
Annick Girardin, the minister of France fisheries said that the images were shocking. Giardin also mentioned that there would be a thorough examination whether it was a deliberate move.
The dump was executed early Thursday. It resulted from a rupture in the trawler’s net per Pelagic Freezer-Trawler...
Super Trawler Sheds Over 100,000 Dead Fish Into Atlantic Ocean
By Tassilo Hummel PARIS,(Reuters) – Dutch-owned trawler FV Margiris, the world’s second-biggest fishing vessel, shed over 100,000 dead fish into the Atlantic Ocean off France, forming a floating carpet of…
https://gcaptain.com/super-trawler-sheds-over-100000-dead-fish-into-atlantic-ocean/
Newly-formed non-profit to fund operations of Sea Shepherd vessel
Age of Union Alliance, an environmental non-government organisation (NGO) launched in October 2021, has made a donation of around US$4.5 million to fund the operating cos ..
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Man Stranded At Sea For 49 Hours Rescued
A man stranded at sea for 49 hours after the cargo vessel he was on-board sunk, was rescued. The rescue efforts were filmed on video. The vessel that he was on board, Niko Ivanka, had a Liberian registration and sunk sank off the coast of Liberia. It was travelling from the Liberian capital Monrovia to a port in the country’s south last Saturday. The ship was sailing despite having failed to meet the safety standards and already being placed in detention.
The vessel manifest recorded eighteen...
https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/man-stranded-at-sea-for-49-hours-rescued/
Ecuador to tackle IUU fishing
Sea Shepherd Legal entered into an agreement with Ecuador’s Office of the Attorney General to increase Ecuador’s capacity to fight illegal fishing and related criminal activity. Sea Shepherd Legal will provide training and other support to help Ecuador.
Ecuador accommodates rich marine ecosystems that serve as breeding, nursery, and feeding grounds for a vast array of highly sensitive marine species. However, the country faces poaching, threatening the long-term viability of marine biodiversity,...