JAPAN, A WITHDRAWAL FROM ANTARCTICA – CAPTAIN’S BLOG 2

I’ve taken a a number of calls from people in Japan recently. And for the first time there is open talk of a Japanese withdrawal from whaling in Antarctica. Here are the reasons. 1) to meet the new MARPOL regulations, the vessels cannot use standard heavy oil....

FAROESE CHALLENGE – CAPTAIN’S BLOG 1

There have been some people critical of my recent visit to the Faroes.  Some criticism stems from the fact that we met with locals who support the grind.  Virtually everyone there supports it.  So if we won’t talk to them, we will just end up talking to...

THE WILD WEST OF VENEZUELA

Posted 11:19pm 8th March 2011 The Wild West of Venezuela (Pete Bethune) Venezuela in recent times has descended in to the wild west of fishing, and nowhere is this more apparent than their border area with Columbia. The waters here are rich, and historically it has...

FULL PROTECTION FOR ALL SEA TURTLES IN TRINIDAD?

Shocked by finding out that up to 15,000 vulnerable and endangered sea turtles are killed in Trinidad and Tobago each year during a legal five month hunting season, environmental activist Pete Bethune joined forces with local activist group, the Trini Eco Warriors,...
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