FAROESE CHALLENGE – CAPTAIN’S BLOG 1
There have been some people critical of my recent visit to the Faroes. Some criticism stems from the fact that we met with locals who support the grind. Virtually everyone there supports it. So if we won’t talk to them, we will just end up talking to ourselves. I believe it is important to know […]
THE WILD WEST OF VENEZUELA
Posted 11:19pm 8th March 2011 The Wild West of Venezuela (Pete Bethune) Venezuela in recent times has descended in to the wild west of fishing, and nowhere is this more apparent than their border area with Columbia. The waters here are rich, and historically it has been one of the most productive fisheries in Latin […]
FULL PROTECTION FOR ALL SEA TURTLES IN TRINIDAD?
Shocked by finding out that up to 15,000 vulnerable and endangered sea turtles are killed in Trinidad and Tobago each year during a legal five month hunting season, environmental activist Pete Bethune joined forces with local activist group, the Trini Eco Warriors, with a goal of encouraging strong measures to put an end to the […]