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Spain cultural and activity holidays: holiday planner 2011
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Spain cultural and activity holidays: holiday planner 2011
Thu 20 Jan 2011
Our complete guide to the best cultural and activity breaks in Spain, from hiking in the Pyrenees to wine tours in La Rioja. Image 1 of 2 Camping in the Pyrenees Photo: CORBIS Image 1 of 2 Wine... (photo: WN / Marzena)
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Alaska   Anchorage   Personal   Photos   Wikipedia: Whale		  Herald Tribune 
Program provides Alaska whalers with 'float coats'
Mon 17 Jan 2011
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Bowhead whale hunters in Alaska's northern seas have traditionally worn white as camouflage on the coastal ice, forgoing the use of personal flotation devices because they've been... (photo: WN)
"Anduhaw" fish for sale at the public market - Philippines  Wall Street Journal  Sat 15 Jan 2011
Skippers at Sea Over a License to Fish
By JIM CARLTON A federal move to ground at least a third of Alaska's chartered halibut-fishing fleet is under fire from officials in the rapidly growing industry, who say the plan will deal a blow to... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
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The 41 Places to Go in 2011  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Mon 10 Jan 2011
The 41 Places to Go in 2011
From the beaches of Mexico to the wilds of Kurdistan, the places on this year's list take you to the end of the world and back. 1. Santiago, ChileUndaunted by an earthquake, a city embraces modern... (photo: WN / Marzena Jazowska)
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The U.S.-based Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's flagship, the "Steve Irwin", with U.S. actress Daryl Hannah and captain Paul Watson on board, leaves Brisbane, Australia on a voyage to disrupt Japanese whalers in Antarctic waters, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. Hannah, an environmental activist, said the whaling industry could be shut down if conservationists worked together and governments enforced anti-whaling l The Australian Mon 3 Jan 2011
WikiLeaks cables reveal Japan, US 'plot' to sink activists
JAPAN and the US held talks about attacking the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, leaked diplomatic cables show.  The talks were... (photo: AP / Tertius Pickard)
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Gray whale. BBC News Mon 3 Jan 2011
South Korea tightens rules to combat illegal whaling
Continue reading the main story Related stories Whale talks 'secrecy' condemned Whaling plan draws greens' anger South Korea says it is tightening rules to combat illegal... (photo: Public Domain / Raul6)
Conservation   Photos   S Korea   Wikipedia: Whaling controversy   Wildlife
In this image provided by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society a whaling protestor throws a bottle of butyric acid (rotten butter) at the Japanese harpoon whaling ship Yushin Maru No. 1 in the Antarctic Ocean, Monday, Feb. 2, 2009, as the Sea Shepherd helicopter flies overhead. Japanese whalers used a water cannon to blast radical conservationists during the clash in frigid Antarctic wat redOrbit Sun 2 Jan 2011
Japanese Whalers Clash With Protestors In Antarctic Waters
Posted on: Sunday, 2 January 2011, 07:45 CST Militant anti-whalers said on Saturday that they had clashed with Japanese harpoonists in the Southern Ocean, chasing after... (photo: AP / Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Adam Lau, HO)
Conservation   Japan   Photos   Whaling   Wikipedia: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
File:Whales Bubble .jpg Zeenews Sun 2 Jan 2011
South Korea clamps down on illegal whale-hunting
Seoul: South Korea said Sunday it will tighten rules on whaling and the processing of whale meat amid international pressure to curb illegal hunting of the endangered... (photo: Public Domain / Jjron)
Conservation   Law   Photos   S Korea   Wikipedia: Whaling controversy
The 22-year-old, 8,000-ton vessel Nisshin Maru (日新丸?) is the largest ship of the Japanese whaling fleet. The ship is part of a six to seven ship fleet headed by research leader Shigetoshi Nishiwaki and is based in Japan in Shimonoseki harbor.[3] It is a converted stern trawler and is the world's only whale factory ship. [4] The ship is owned by Tokyo-based company Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha, which is subsidiary of the government-funded Institute of Cetacean Research. Al Jazeera Sun 2 Jan 2011
Activists clash with Japan whalers
Environmental activists and Japanese whalers both released videos on Saturday, showing a confrontation in waters 3 000 kiliometres south of New Zealand. The Japanese... (photo: Creative Commons / Magnus Manske)
Activists   Japan   Photos   Whaling   Wikipedia: Whaling in Japan
2010: The environment year in review The Guardian Mon 27 Dec 2010
2010: The environment year in review
From the 'greenest government ever' to Deepwater Horizon to the individuals of the year, John Vidal sums up the highs and lows of 2010 Inuit fishermen in Ilulissat... (photo: EC / © European Union 2010)
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