1.Taiwan Fishing Boat Involved in Killing Dolphins to Attract Sharks for Better Catch
 

A 67-year-old captain surnamed Wu from Pingtung County, while operating offshore last year, instructed foreign crew members to catch and slaughter a second-class protected dolphin. The blood was then used to attract sharks to increase the catch. Recently, the Pingtung District Prosecutor's Office detained seven foreign crew members from the distant-water fishing boat and summoned Captain Wu for questioning. After the interrogation, Captain Wu was released on bail with a NT$100,000 bond and restricted from leaving the country and sea. The seven foreign crew members were also restricted from leaving the country and sea. The Fisheries Agency stated that the boat operators could be fined between NT$500,000 and NT$2.5 million.
 

2. Conservationists temporarily plant 1,000 seeds in Earth Day milestone

Conservationists working to restore native seagrass habitats in Taiwan achieved a milestone on Earth Day by planting 1,000 seeds in a temporary propagation site, with plans to later transplant them to restoration areas. The seeds were collected in two stages earlier this month from seagrass beds near Haikou Port in the southernmost county of Pingtung, where the habitat is considered the largest of its kind around Taiwan, according to the Taiwan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).