A Taser for Soles n° 2
The European Fisheries Commission in Brussels recently authorized the extension of electric pulse beam trawling in the North Sea. It justifies this decision citing the ability of Member States to conduct pilot projects. 87 Dutch trawlers can now practice electric fishing, compared to 42 in 2012.
This new madness contradicts the 1998 fishing regulation, which, based in particular on the need to protect juveniles, prohibits the use of explosives, poison, soporific substances, or electric currents.
Sole is the main target species for this “new” fishing technique, which has actually been in practice for more than a century. The European pilot project has been running since 2006, but no progress reports have been submitted. Fish that have been caught in the trawl nets show burns, bruises, and skeletal deformations as a result of electrocution.
(Français) L’interdiction du commerce de l’ivoire est indispensable pour sauver les éléphants
“On the Trail” n°3
“On the Trail” n°3
(pdf 80 p. 4.5 Mo)
Birds, pages 22 to 29
Robin des Bois is pleased to present to you the third edition of “On the Trail”, a quarterly information and analyses bulletin on animal poaching and smuggling with a special item on the scheduled French illegal ivory crushing tomorrow.
“On the Trail” n°3
“On the Trail” n°3
Whales and marine mammals, pages 4 and 5
Robin des Bois is pleased to present to you the third edition of “On the Trail”, a quarterly information and analyses bulletin on animal poaching and smuggling (pdf 80 p. 4.5 Mo).
“On the Trail” n°3
Quarterly information and analyses bulletin on animal poaching and smuggling (pdf 80 p. 4.5 Mo) with a special item on the scheduled French illegal ivory crushing tomorrow.
Rhinoceroses and elephants, pages 48 to 69
“On the Trail” n°3
“On the Trail” n°3
(pdf 80 p. 4.5 Mo)
Robin des Bois is pleased to present to you the third edition of “On the Trail”, a quarterly information and analyses bulletin on animal poaching and smuggling with a special item on the scheduled French illegal ivory crushing tomorrow.
“On the Trail” n°3
“On the Trail” n°3 (pdf 80 p. 4.5 Mo)
Seahorses, sea cucumbers, queen conches and sharks, pages 3 and 4
Robin des Bois is pleased to present to you the third edition of “On the Trail”, a quarterly information and analyses bulletin on animal poaching and smuggling with a special item on the scheduled French illegal ivory crushing tomorrow.
Here’s to China for the Elephants!
Today, China destroyed some of the stockpiles of illegal elephant ivory seized along and within its borders.
In accordance with CITES* Decisions, the traders accredited by the Chinese government bought, at auctions, 60 tonnes of ivory in 2008 from 4 countries in southern Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. The average price was 157 US$/kg, ten times less expensive than black market rates at the time. Following this 172 workshops and retail stores were supplied elephant tusks benefiting from a specific license.
