India Navy unveils plans to use dolphins for missions BOMBAY, 20 December, 2002 - Indian Navy has unveiled plans of using trained dolphins for deep-sea...
Sound and Fury BY BETSY CARPENTER USA, 23 December, 2002 - Whale deaths blamed on sonar have triggered a heated debate about man-made noise in the sea. Whale...
Government eases "dolphin-safe" requirements on labeling tuna By H. JOSEF HEBERT WASHINGTON, 31 December, 2002 [AP] - Tuna caught along with dolphins may be...
Whale Protection on Agenda for Public Discussion Carla Wilson - Times Colonist VICTORIA, B.C., 27 December, 2002 - Public meetings will be held in the new year...
San Diego-based researchers uncover source of sonar puzzle By Terry Rodgers - UNION-TRIBUNE SAN DIEGO, 27 December, 2002 - The mystery of an underwater noise ...
Marine Mammal Protection Act Turns 30 WASHINGTON, 20 December, 2002 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement of Gerry Leape, marine program director,...
Ruling Favors Tuna Fisheries By CHRISTOPHER MARQUIS - The New York Times WASHINGTON, 31 December, 2002 - The Commerce Department ruled today that encircling...
Whales harmed by oil, gas exploration CANBERRA, 20 December, 2002 [ABC net] - The Australian Conservation Foundation says an endangered species of whale is...
Mexican Tuna Gets U.S. Stamp of Approval MEXICO CITY, 1 January, 2003 (Reuters) - The United States will allow Mexican tuna to be sold in the United States...
Mexico welcomes U.S. decision to ease restrictions on dolphin-safe tuna labels MEXICO CITY, 2 January, 2003 [AP] - The Mexican government welcomed a U.S....
Gov't Sued Over 'Dolphin Safe' Labeling By David Kravets SAN FRANCISCO, 3 January, 2003 [AP] - Environmentalists have sued the federal government to prevent it...
Activists sue over relaxed tuna-label rules Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO, 3 January, 2003 - Hours after the Bush administration acted to...
Endangered whale strands itself on Florida Panhandle beach PORT ST. JOE, Florida, 5 January, 2003 - A 35-foot ( 10.5-meter) endangered Sei whale became...
Eighty Whales Die in Mass Stranding on NZ Island Tue Jan 7,11:53 PM ET Add Science - Reuters to My Yahoo! WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Eighty pilot whales have died...
Alarm over spate of whale deaths By KATHERINE HOBY KAWAU Is. N.Z., 8 Jaunary, 2003 - The number of Brydes whales found dead in New Zealand waters is disturbing...
Groups Request Pause in Gray Whale Experiments ANIMAL GROUPS SEEK A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER (TRO) IN SAN FRANCISCO COURT TO STOP SONAR EXPERIMENTS ON 3,000...
Rescuers Save Part of Whale Pod in N.Z. WELLINGTON, New Zealand, 8 January, 2003 — Rescuers pushing and dragging whales managed to refloat 39 members of a...
Two Scientists Contend U.S. Suppressed Dolphin Studies By CHRISTOPHER MARQUIS ASHINGTON, 8 January, 2003 — Two former government scientists who spent years...
Federal Judge Halts Whale Sonar Testing By DAVID KRAVETS SAN FRANCISCO, 9 January, 2003 [AP] - In response to a lawsuit filed by environmental groups, a...
Rescuers believe saved pilot whales will not return to mass stranding area WELLINGTON, New Zealand, 8 January, 2003 - Rescuers who saved 39 pilot whales after...
Whales stranded on Australian beach saved after hundreds of people assist in their rescue PERTH, Australia, 14 January, 2003 [AP] - Six whales were headed back...
Maui bans displays of captive cetaceans Captive Cetacean Displays Banned by Becky A. Dayhuff MAUI, Hawaii, 15 January, 2003 - The County Council of Maui...
Beached Whale Source of Alaska Botulism Cases NEW YORK, 16 January, 2003 (Reuters) - In the past year, eight people living in Alaska developed botulism after...
U.S. backs off on relaxed rules on tuna Activists announce pact that leaves in place 'dolphin-safe' standard Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer WASHINGTON, 8...
Sounding off over sonar Activists who would normally be allies fight over technology that either helps or hurts gray whales. By GARY ROBBINS - The Orange...
Dolphin Safe? EDITORIAL: The Mexican tuna industry should not be allowed to use Dolphin Safe seals on products if relaxed standards proposed by the Bush...
Toxic Algae May Harm Right Whales NARRAGANSETT, Rhode Island, 13 January, 2003 (ENS) - Toxins from algae blooms could harm northern right whales, a new study...
Dolphins identified as bait bandits By JINGLE DAVIS - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA, 14 January, 2003 - Commercial crabbers in McIntosh County were...