Aquatic farming surpasses fishing for first time & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Friday, June 14, 2024 "Great attention gets paid to rainforests because of the diversity of life there. Diversity in the oceans is even greater." — Sylvia Earle [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X]( Switzerland’s Parliament Votes to Disregard Historic Climate Ruling Victory for Senior Women In a blow to the increasing legal precedent in favor of citizens suing their governments over the adverse impacts of [climate change]( a vote by Switzerland’s parliament has rejected the [European Court of Human Rights]( (ECHR)’s historic climate ruling in favor of a [group of older Swiss women](. [Read More]( Related: [‘A Massive Win for All Generations’: European Human Rights Court Rules Switzerland Violated Rights With Climate Inaction]( Unusually Large Number of Whales Spotted, Including Multiple Endangered Species, off Northeast U.S. Coasts The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has reported 161 sightings of whales last month, representing seven different whale species. The sightings, recorded on May 25, took place off the northeastern U.S. Coasts, near Martha’s Vineyard and southeast of Nantucket. According to NOAA, the sightings included an unusually high number of whale species, particularly endangered whales. [Read More]( Related: [Acoustic Recordings Reveal Possible Comeback for Critically Endangered Antarctic Blue Whales]( First Two Years of Russia’s War on Ukraine Increased Climate Pollution by 175 Million Tonnes, Report Finds In addition to the devastating death toll and widespread destruction of Russia’s war on Ukraine, the ongoing conflict has brought extensive [climate damage]( to the planet. New research reveals that the first 24 months of the Ukraine war had a [climate cost]( greater than the annual [greenhouse gas emissions]( of 175 individual countries, adding to the global [climate crisis](. [Read More]( Related: [Global Aviation Emissions Nearly 300 Million Metric Tons Higher Than Reported for 2019, Study Finds]( Aquatic Farming Surpasses Fishing for First Time: UN Report For the first time, the amount of aquatic life — such as fish, clams and shrimp — that was farmed outpaced wild-caught aquatic life in 2022, according to the United Nations’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). [Read More]( Related: [Overfishing 101: Everything You Need to Know]( Only 22 Companies Out of 147 Are on Track to Meet Their Plastic Waste Reduction Targets, Report Finds In a new report, the nonprofit As You Sow has found that of 147 companies with recyclability targets, only 22 are on track to meet their goals. In total, the report reviewed 225 companies and their progress toward plastic-related goals, with about half of companies receiving an “F” score. [Read More]( Related: [56 Companies Responsible for Half of Global Plastic Pollution That Researchers Could Trace]( Iceland Grants License to Kill Vulnerable Fin Whales [Iceland]( has granted a 2024 whaling license to its one remaining whaling company, Hvalur hf., according to the government, drawing criticism from whale protection advocates. The company will be allowed to kill 99 [fin whales]( in [West Iceland]( and Greenland and 29 of the gigantic mammals in East Iceland and the Faroe Islands, the fisheries ministry said, as Reuters reported. [Read More]( Related: [Endangered Species 101: Everything You Need to Know]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2024 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](