Articles for tag: AnimalRights, ClimateAction, ecotourism, IcelandNews, MarineConservation, OceanProtection, WhalingBan

Breaking: Iceland’s Largest Whaling Company Calls Off 2025 Fin Whale Season

Jan Otte

In a shocking and potentially game-changing development for ocean conservation, Iceland’s biggest and most contentious whaling firm, Hvalur hf., has officially canceled its summer 2025 fin whale hunt. The move comes just a few months after being granted a five-year permit to hunt as many as 209 fin whales per year from 2025 to 2029 ...

A solitary shark gracefully glides in deep ocean waters with sun rays filtering through.

21% of the Ocean Is Now Darker. Here’s Why That’s Terrifying

Jan Otte

Earth’s silent regulator in heat absorption, oxygen generation, and life sustaining action has always been the ocean. But under the waves something concerning is occurring: sunlight is disappearing. According to a new study, over the past two decades, 21% of the surface waters of the ocean have darkened; some areas have lost light penetration over ...