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September 28, 2010
The Other Threat to The Gulf of Mexico
Industrial animal agriculture regularly creates a "dead zone" the size of New Jersey in the Gulf of Mexico.
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July 9, 2010
Aloha, Shark Fin
As of July 1, 2010, it is illegal to possess, sell, or distribute shark fins in the state of Hawaii.
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March 10, 2010
Melting Out from Under Them
With ice vanishing from many areas, harp seal pups are facing serious threats before the commercial seal hunt even starts.
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January 20, 2010
Protecting Porbeagle Sharks
The HSUS is petitioning the National Marine Fisheries Service to give Endangered Species Act protections to porbeagle sharks, who are targeted by commercial fishing and recreational tournaments.
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November 24, 2009
Saving Harbor Porpoises
HSUS marine mammal specialist Sharon Young outlines our ongoing fight to reduce the number of harbor porpoises that are killed by fishing nets or stranding.
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November 24, 2009
Animal Snapshot: Harbor Porpoises
These small, shy porpoises are dying in fishing nets.
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November 13, 2009
La Jolla Seals Decision
The HSUS heralds the ruling by Judge Timothy Taylor of the Superior Court of California in San Diego to allow harbor seals to continue living at Casa Beach in La Jolla. In his ruling, Judge Taylor vacated two previous judicial orders that would have required the City of San Diego to disperse the seals and to dredge the beach to ensure the seals did not return.
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November 6, 2009
One to Watch Films of 2009
Check out these four major animal-protection themed movies and documentaries currently in theaters or on dvd including "The Cove", "Food, Inc.", "Hotel for Dogs", and "The End of the Line".
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September 25, 2009
Drive Fisheries
In drive fisheries, dolphins and other small cetaceans are driven toward the shore, rounded up, and slaughtered for food or fertilizer.
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September 25, 2009
Longline Fishing Threatens Seabirds and Other Marine Life
Longline fishing, which results in the incidental bycatch of many marine animals, is facing a chorus of criticism for killing hundreds of thousands of sea birds and sea turtles.
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September 25, 2009
Fisheries Factsheet
Commercial fishing in the world's oceans raises concerns regarding overexploitation of fish, the welfare of non-target marine creatures, and the tendency to blame marine mammals for fish depletion.
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September 25, 2009
Will Commercial Fishing Starve the Steller Sea Lion?
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has allowed commercial fishing for groundfish to starve the western population of Steller sea lions.
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September 16, 2009
Groups Request Expansion of Critical Habitat for the Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale
Conservation and animal welfare groups filed a request with the National Marine Fisheries Service to expand protected habitat for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.
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May 5, 2009
Victory For Seals!
The European Union has banned the trade in seal products, closing a major market for the fur and saving the lives of untold hundreds of thousands of seals.
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April 23, 2009
Bill to Protect Sharks Introduced in Senate
The HSUS and Humane Society International applaud Sen. John Kerry for introducing the Shark Conservation Act in the Senate.
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March 16, 2009
Iron Chef Boycotts Canadian Seafood
At the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, Iron Chef Cat Cora joins The HSUS' ProtectSeals Campaign and hosts a screening of Nigel Barker's documentary "A Sealed Fate," filmed during the 2008 Canadian seal hunt.
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March 13, 2009
Clearwater has the Power to End the Seal Hunt
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March 6, 2009
Costa Rica Leads Call at United Nations to Increase Protections for Sharks
The future may be brighter for sharks if a UN committee implements a request adopted this week to hold an international workshop evaluating a global shark conservation strategy.
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March 5, 2009
Live from the Ice: A Spectacular Nursery
Rebecca Aldworth reports from the harp seal nursery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence just weeks before the Canadian seal hunt.
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March 2, 2009
Landmark Victory for Seals in European Parliament
The EU's Internal Markets and Consumer Protection Committee voted for a strong seal products ban. The next step is a plenary vote.
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February 27, 2009
The Barry Group and Canada's Seal Hunt
It looked like no seals would be killed in the 2009 Canadian grey seal hunt when a NuTan, Inc., part of the Barry Group, offered to buy 200 pelts as "samples."
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January 28, 2009
Don't Eat Shark Fin Soup for Chinese New Year
Humane Society International asks people celebrating the Chinese New Year to avoid eating shark fin soup.
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January 22, 2009
Hollywood Turns Out for Seals at Sundance
Josh Madden's report from the ProtectSeals' campaign's event at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, featuring a meal from chef Cat Cora and a film by Nigel Barker.
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April 1, 2008
Seal Hunt Inherently Inhumane
Rebecca Aldworth visits seals on the ice floes of Canada and documents the 2008 seal hunt.
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March 14, 2008
The Canadian Seal Hunt: An Interview with J. M. Coetzee
Nobel-prize winner J.M. Coetzee discusses why he opposes Canada's commercial seal hunt.
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