TARA Expeditions arrives in London

After Dublin and before Paris, the French scientific research vessel Tara will arrive in London on 17th September for a ten days stay. Tara has just finished Tara Oceans, a two and a half years, 70,000-mile mission across the Atlantic, Pacific, Antarctic and Indian oceans to investigate the impact of global warming on biodiversity and marine life. Tara is on course to alert the public to the terrible upheavals in the oceans due to global warming and organize scientific expeditions.

UK Minister Dives Into Shark Conservation

Minister for the Natural Environment and Fisheries, Richard Benyon with Julie Girling Member of the European Parliament, took to the water last week, to swim with sharks and demonstrate their support for shark conservation and for closing the loopholes in the EU ban on shark 'finning' (slicing off a shark's fins and discarding the body at sea).