By Ric O’Barry Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute An organization called “The Black Fish�, based in Germany, is claiming responsibility for cutting nets in six holding pens in Taiji harbor, attempting to free the captive dolphins being held for aquariums. Local Shingu police claim the cuts in the nets were too small for any dolphins to actually escape.

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Divers Attempt to Free Captive Dolphins in Taiji

by Ric O’Barry Campaign Director Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute It’s with a heavy heart that I write today’s post.

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Defiance In Japan — first dolphin kill at Taiji

An anomaly in cross-border fishing rights which has long angered politicians, anglers and landowners in Scotland may be about to be resolved. Two anglers recently became the first to be convicted of fishing on the River Esk in Scotland without a rod licence from England’s Environment Agency (EA). It is responsible for the Border Esk in a

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Border Esk Angling Compromise Proposed

Example 1: “Fish Feel Pain� One of the many tactics used by groups opposed to angling is misinformation – the presentation of spurious, contentious and even false information as indisputable fact. One such example is the assertion that ‘Fish Feel Pain’, a “fact� many anti-angling groups claim was “proved� by contentious scientific research published in 2003.

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Misinformation By The Anti-Angling Fraternity

By Ric O’Barry Campaign Director Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute One of the participants in our recent week of great events in Tokyo was Leilani Münter.

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Leilani Münter’s Youtube Japan Dolphins Trip

The Woodward Cup was this weeks trophy match held at Cley, and after last weeks poor results several members opted to stay home leaving us with only 11 optimists. Early in the match Henry "Frosty" Randell had a good bass bend his size 2 hook straight and disappear back into the surf, he still managed

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Cley 19th September 2010

By Ric O’Barry Campaign Director Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute This is a special invitation for you to join our worldwide Save Japan Dolphins Day rallies around the world in front of Embassies and Consulates of the government of Japan.

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Join Us for the Dolphins on October 14th!

By Ric O’Barry Campaign Director Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute Hans Peter Roth and Kyoko Tanaka, members of our Save Japan Dolphins Team from, respectively, Switzerland and Japan, are in Taiji now, checking the activity in the infamous Cove. Hans Peter Roth at the Cove in Taiji

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The Latest from Taiji: More Dolphins Released

By Ric O’Barry Campaign Director Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute Hans Peter Roth and Kyoko Tanaka, members of our Save Japan Dolphins Team from, respectively, Switzerland and Japan, are in Taiji now, checking the activity in the infamous Cove.

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The Latest from Taiji: More Dolphins Released

Two Scottish anglers are to take part in a legal test case over cross-border fishing rights, reports the BBC. The men are being prosecuted for fishing on a tributary of the River Esk without an Environment Agency rod licence. Much of the River Esk is in Scotland, but the English agency is responsible for administering the entire

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Scottish anglers in cross-border test case

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