Iceland Suspends Whaling Ship over Animal Welfare Violation
Iceland has suspended the operations of one of its two whaling vessels for taking too long to kill a fin whale, the authorities and the boat's owner said on Friday.The government two weeks ago ended a two-month pause in whaling that had been imposed after a report concluded that killing whales took longer than Iceland's animal welfare law allowed.Although it imposed stricter regulations and surveillance in order to limit the whales' suffering, there were nevertheless protests from animal welfare campaigners and Hollywood stars including Leonardo DiCaprio.An inspection carried out on Sept.
Why the Titanic Disaster Continues to Enthrall
The question on many minds this week is why did some of the worldâs richest men risk death to venture to the bottom of the sea in a cold and cramped âexperimentalâ submersible for a chance to glimpse the wreck of the Titanic?The âunsinkableâ ship that sunk on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic in 1912 after colliding with an iceberg is arguably the worldâs most well-known boat. The Titanic is recognisable to more of the worldâs population than, say, the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria (Christopher Colombusâs fleet that launched the Spanish conquest of the Americas)âŚ
Chinese Trawlers Travel Farthest and Fish the Most
China has the worldâs largest and farthest-ranging fishing operation, outstripping the next 10 biggest combined, according to what researchers say is the most comprehensive and data-intensive study on the subject. Ships from China amassed approximately 17 million hours of fishing in 2016, mostly off the southern coast of their home country, but also as far away as Africa and South America. The next-biggest operation is Taiwanâs, with 2.2 million hours of fishing. The data, collected and analyzed over five years by Global Fishing WatchâŚ
Ban Welcomes Leonardo DiCaprio as UN Messenger of Peace
Mr. Ban announced the appointment of the renowned actor and dedicated environmentalist last week, telling reporters that Mr. DiCaprio's main focus as the Organization's newest Messenger of Peace would be climate change issues. âHis global stardom is the perfect match for this global challenge,â said the UN chief. His is expected to join the Secretary-General tomorrow at the Peoples' Climate March through the streets of Manhattan, where reportedly more than 100,000 people are expected to come together to demand leaders take action in advance of Mr. Ban's Climate Summit, which takes place on Tuesday, 23 September. The UN chief has said that measures to cut greenhouse gass emmissionsâŚ
