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Extinction risks to whales, dolphins and porpoises – over 350 scientists warn in an open letter
On Friday 9 October 2020, an open letter from more than 350 cetacean scientists highlighting the real and imminent extinction risk to whales,…
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European nations under pressure to save the critically endangered Baltic harbour porpoise
At a meeting of northern European nations held online this week, the issue of the critically endangered harbour porpoise population in the Baltic Sea was discussed and…
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Commission takes legal action against France, Spain and Sweden to protect marine mammals
The European Commission has demanded today that France, Spain and Sweden take immediate action to prevent the needless deaths of dolphins and porpoises killed every year…
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NGOs welcome scientists’ advice to halt bycatch of endangered Baltic Proper harbour porpoise
Scientists from the International Council for the Exploration (ICES) have published a landmark advice today, warning the European Commission that immediate action is…
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