(BLUEFIN TUNA) Marine conservation organization The Black Fish successfully released hundreds of bluefin tuna back into the Adriatic Sea from cages at an Umami fish farm near the island of Ugljan, Croatia. The operation marks the start of a new international campaign to highlight the lucrative trade of bluefin tuna, a species heavily impacted by illegal overfishing and labeled as a species of concern by the NOAA and listed on the IUCN’s Red List of threatened species. — Global Animal
(OCEAN NEWS) The Black Fish conservation group is joining forces with the UK-based Fish Protection League (FPL). The Black Fish is a European organization focused on promoting sea-life welfare, similar to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. In 2010, the Black Fish cut the nets of six Taiji dolphin holding pens, hoping to free the animals inside. Unfortunately, no dolphins were freed. The Black Fish believes that it is unacceptable to keep dolphins, orca’s and other marine wildlife in captivity, given the vast areas which these animals normally inhabit, the miserable conditions under which they are often kept, and the stress that public performances put on them. Read on for more on the new partnership. — Global Animal
A young orca whale, Morgan, is currently being held captive in the Netherlands. Activists are taking legal action in hopes of freeing her back into her natural habitat. Read on and get involved… – Global Animal
(VIDEO) Marking the Save Japan Dolphins international protest, we revisit our interview with The Black Fish co-founder, Wietse van der Werf, who describes what’s wrong with dolphinariums like SeaWorld and how the captivity trade is linked to the dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan.
Sept. 28, 2010 TAIJI, JAPAN- According to a news release by The Black Fish, a European conservation organization, members of their group swam into the cove at Taiji and cut the nets on six holding pens, freeing dolphins that were peeled off by marine park staff to be shipped to overseas as entertainment.
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