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Marine Wildlife
Illegal Trade in Whale Meat from Iceland’s International Airport Exposed
Press ReleaseOctober 26, 2011Marine WildlifeDefying a worldwide ban on trade in whale products, Iceland is openly selling whale meat packaged for export in the departure area at Keflavik airport to travelers who, if they...
Alaskan Officials in Hot Water
Marine WildlifeA federal grand jury indicted Maggie Ahmaogak, the former executive director of the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission (AEWC), in September. She is accused of diverting approximately $475,000 of AEWC funds...
American Eel May (Someday) Get Federal Protection
Marine WildlifeThe US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently reported that the American eel, a fish found in freshwater systems in the eastern US, may be at risk of extinction, and thus...
IWC 63: The Good, the Bad, the Even Worse
Marine Wildlife“That was the worst meeting that I have ever attended” commented a senior member of the US delegation to the International Whaling Commission (IWC), upon departing the 63rd IWC meeting. Held in...
On a Wing and a Prayer: Hope for Thorny Skates in US Waters
Marine WildlifeAround the world, intensive commercial fishing operations are driving many marine fish stocks to the brink of collapse. Sharing in this plight is a little-known bottom dwelling marine species, the...
President Obama Challenges Iceland Over Whaling
Marine WildlifeIn July, the Secretary of Commerce certified to President Obama that Iceland was undermining the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and its treaty because of its rogue whaling (see AWI Quarterly,...
Scientists Study Bryde’s Whales in Gulf of Thailand
Marine WildlifeWhile other baleen whales have been extensively studied, the Bryde’s (pronounced "broo-dus") whale remains a bit of a mystery. The comparatively scant attention the whales have received from scientists is...
Demon Fish
Marine WildlifeAs the world is starting to open its eyes to the impacts of over-fishing and over-exploitation of the ocean’s resources, Juliet Eilperin has authored a superb chronology of humankind’s cultural...
The Voice of the Dolphins
Marine WildlifeHardy Jones, a legend among marine mammal advocates, has finally penned a memoir of his 30-plus years working to help dolphins. The book is a humble and honest account of...
Endangered Designation Sought for Thorny Skate
Press ReleaseAugust 11, 2011Marine WildlifeToday the Animal Welfare Institute petitioned the National Marine Fisheries Service to add the thorny skate (Amblyraja radiata) to the list of federally protected species under the Endangered Species Act. Thorny skates...