Steve Drury’s ‘Earthlogs’…..…From ‘Whale & Dolphin Conservation’….
by Bernie Bell - 10:51 on 25 June 2025
Steve Drury’s ‘Earthlogs’……
https://earthlogs.org/2025/06/19/chinese-skull-confirmed-as-denisovan/
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From ‘Whale & Dolphin Conservation’….
“Ghost gear - lost or abandoned fishing nets and ropes - is drifting through UK seas, killing whales, dolphins and other marine life - but thanks to you, we’re taking action to stop it.
When a whale gets caught in ghost gear, it can stop them reaching the surface to breathe, or they could suffer for days, weeks or months suffering a slow and painful death.
Yet no one’s taking responsibility.
Disposing of old gear is expensive, and many UK harbours lack proper waste processing facilities. So, fishers who find ghost gear at sea may have no choice but to leave it floating in the ocean.
That’s why we’re calling on the UK governments to make the UK #GhostGearFREE by:
- Making it free for fishers to dispose of gear at all harbours
- Ensuring every harbour has a system to receive and process old gear
Thanks to your incredible support, we’ve gathered evidence to push for change. And while we wait for government action, we’ve funded the amazing team at Ghost Fishing UK to head out into the ocean and pull deadly gear from the water before it harms more wildlife. We’ll share the results of these retrieval missions, made possible by you.
Click below to find out more about our #GhostGearFREE campaign.
https://uk.whales.org/2025/06/08/what-is-ghost-gear/
This is just the beginning. We’ll keep up the pressure until we make the UK #GhostGearFREE.
On behalf of all the whales and dolphins, thank you so much.
We must help
Whales helping each other escape from fishing gear is fascinating, but it’s also heartbreaking. These threats exist because of us, and no one is taking responsibility. Thanks to you, we’re speaking up to make the UK #GhostGearFREE.
https://uk.whales.org/2025/05/23/whales-are-helping-each-other-to-break-free-from-fishing-gear/
Dive deeper
Want to learn more about ghost gear and how we can stop it? Watch this short video from our Marine Pollution Coordinator, Pine, who explains the issue - and how your support is powering real solutions.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HbubzHbbZ7E
Play today
Join our weekly lottery for your chance to win up to £10,000 and help protect whales and dolphins around the world while you do it.Why not take the plunge and play today?
https://lottery.whales.org/enter
Dolphins murdered
It’s hard to believe, but a man in Florida, US, has been jailed and fined $51,000 for poisoning and shooting dolphins. Click the button below to read the full story.
https://uk.whales.org/2025/05/29/man-sentenced-for-shooting-dolphins/
Collaboration is key
Because of you, we partnered with Norwegian organisation World Saving Hustle to inspire a wave of change to end whaling. Activists there are launching six bold new campaigns — and it’s all because of your support.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=485lIrlxFI8
Dolphin research
When you think about Japan and whales, it might be hunting that comes to mind - but there’s another side to this country’s relationship with whales and dolphins. WDC’s Katrin met with researcher Leanne to learn about the movement of people working to protect them.
https://uk.whales.org/2025/06/13/what-whale-and-dolphin-research-takes-
Saving the seabed
You may have seen the devastating impact of bottom trawling in David Attenborough’s recent documentary Ocean. We've been urging the UK government to ban this harmful practice in marine protected areas - and thanks to mounting pressure, they’re now considering it.
https://uk.whales.org/2025/06/09/uk-government-considers-wider-ban-on-destructive-fishing-method/
Aberdeen Kiltwalk 2025
A massive thank you to our amazing Aberdeen Kiltwalkers. You raised £1,135 to restore Scottish seas! Feeling inspired? Sign up to our challenge events newsletter and be the first to hear about fun, feel-good ways to push yourself for a great cause!
https://uk.whales.org/support/challenge-events/#signup
If you’d like to help with a donation…..
https://uk.whales.org/support/donate/
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