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The Tuna Dolphin Tragedy

The history of the drowning of millions of dolphins by the tuna industry turned a corner in 1990, when US tuna giants agreed to work with the International Marine Mammal Project to establish Dolphin Safe fishing standards that avoid harm to dolphins and other marine life.
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Topics: Dolphin Safe Tuna, Dolphins, Tuna Industry
IMMP Supports CCTV Onboard Tuna Vessels to Ensure Dolphin Safe

In order to better monitor tuna vessels to ensure no dolphins are netted or harmed, the International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute is supporting placing closed circuit television (CCTV) aboard tuna vessels.
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Topics: Dolphin Safe Tuna, Dolphins, Tuna Industry
IMMP 2019 Accomplishments
| Dave Phillips, Mark Palmer, Mary Jo Rice

As 2019 comes to a close, we’re writing to thank you for your ongoing generosity and to share some of IMMP’s key accomplishments this year. 2020 promises to be an especially busy and potentially productive year for whales and dolphins, as our SeaWorld lawsuit finally comes to trial and we organize Olympians and Paralympians to urge Japan to end the killing of dolphins and whales.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, China, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphin Safe Tuna, Japan, Rehabilitation, Release, Russia, Science, SeaWorld, Tuna Industry, Whaling
Unsustainable Fishing Practices and Their Long-lasting Effects on Marine Life
| Erin Murphy, International Marine Mammal Project

How can we ensure the gear used for commercial fishing does not become ghost gear, abandoned in the ocean for hundreds of years?
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Topics: Dolphin Safe Tuna, Dolphins, Plastic Pollution, Pollution, Tuna Industry, Whales
Explanation of the World Trade Organization Case Against Dolphin Safe Tuna
| By David Phillips, Sarah Elzea, & Mark J. Palmer

Find Our About Our Historic Victory at the World Trade Organization for Dolphins and the Dolphin Safe Tuna Label. The Label Saves the Lives of Thousands of Dolphins Annually.
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Topics: Dolphin Safe Tuna, Dolphins, Tuna Industry
UK Audit Criticizes Marine Stewardship Council
| By Mark J. Palmer, International Marine Mammal Project

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has Listed the Dolphin Killing Tuna Industry of Mexico as "Sustainable" But a UK Audit Questions Their Standards
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Topics: Dolphin Safe Tuna, Dolphins, Tuna Industry
Our 2018 Accomplishments for Whales and Dolphins
| Mark J. Palmer, International Marine Mammal Project

The International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute has achieved some major goals in protecting whales and dolphins in 2018. Looking forward to continuing our efforts in the new year.
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Topics: belugas, Captivity Industry, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphin Safe Tuna, Dolphins, International Whaling Commission, Lawsuit, Orcas, Russia, Sanctuaries, SeaWorld, Slaughter, Taiji, Japan, Tuna Industry, Whales, Whaling
Mexico’s Ten-Year WTO Effort to Overturn the Dolphin Safe Tuna Label Ends in Total Defeat
| Mark J. Palmer, Associate Director, International Marine Mammal Project

After ten years of litigation, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has concluded that the US Dolphin Safe tuna label should remain strong, and not be weakened to allow Mexican tuna, stained by the blood of dolphins, to be falsely labeled "Dolphin Safe". A huge victory!
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Topics: Dolphin Safe Tuna, Dolphins, Tuna Industry
What Does Dolphin Safe Mean?
| Mark J. Palmer

In the late 1980s, before the Dolphin Safe label, about 80,000 to 100,000 dolphins a year were being killed in tuna nets.
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Topics: Dolphin Safe Tuna, Tuna Industry
Taiji Killing Quota Raised AGAIN by Japan Fisheries Agency
| Mark J. Palmer

This is the second time this season alone that the quotas have been increased.
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Topics: Dolphins, Slaughter, Tuna Industry

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Campaign Top News

International Marine Mammal Project >
  • 2023 International Marine Mammal Project Accomplishments
    From the cold reaches of the Russian coast, to Japan's notorious Cove, to global tuna fleets, to Barataria Bay, to the concrete tanks of SeaWorld - the International Marine Mammal Project had key accomplishments for whales and dolphins, thanks to your support!
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  • Identifying the Cetaceans of the World
    There's a lot of whale and dolphin jargon out there. Here's some explanations about what we know about cetaceans.
  • Stopping Our March Towards An Unlivable World
    The damages of global warming are already here, and worse is to come. Can COP28 overcome national resistance and lobbying from the oil industry to adopt real solutions to global warming, including an equitable phase-out of the burning of fossil fuels?
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Save Japan Dolphins >
  • Taiji: The End of Dolphin Slaughter Season
    The Taiji dolphin slaughter was as horrendous as always, but the numbers of dolphins being killed and captures continues to decline. Can we end the dolphin hunts for good?
  • Declines of Taiji Dolphin Populations Confirmed
    A recent analysis by scientists, adopted by the IWC Scientific Committee, shows what many opponents of the Taiji dolphin hunts have feared -- the hunts are depleting several dolphin species along the coast of Japan, leading the dolphin hunters to go after other species, while still killing the depleted species.
  • Taiji's Annual Dolphin Slaughter Has Started: Why it Must End For Good
    The Taiji dolphin hunts are well underway, with a pod of bottlenose dolphins recently herded into the notorious Cove. The Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission is warning that some dolphin species are declining.
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Dolphin + Whale Project >
  • Video: The Deadly Danger of Mining the Ocean Floor
    With our oceans suffering from onshore pollution, oil drilling, and acidification associated with global warming, do we really need to add mining the seabed?
  • Whales Through the Lens of Photo Identification
    Scientists have developed new methods of studying dolphins and whales that don't harm the animals. One way to study whale numbers is to identify each individual in a population. Here's where photo identification comes into play.
  • Should Dolphins Go to War for Us? Part 2
    Part 2 of our series on the Navy's military dolphin program focuses on legislative efforts to shut down the program and free the dolphins. Unfortunately, while the Navy seems interested in ending the program, Congress is letting it continue until robotics are available to replace the dolphins.
  • More Stories >
Keiko Whale Rescue >
  • Orca Tokitae (Also Known as Lolita) Passes On
    We are deeply saddened at the death of orca whale Tokitae. Calls for her release were denied for decades and it’s shameful that she never got a chance to go home.
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    Tokitae (also known as Lolita) has died. Photo Credit: Dr. Ingrid Visser, Orca Research Trust

  • “Free Willy” Paved the Way to Ending Whale Captivity (Part 1 of 3)
    30 years ago, the movie "Free Willy" was a huge hit. The plight of its orca star, Keiko, touched the public along with the moving story. Read how the International Marine Mammal Project took that spark of concern and returned Keiko to his home waters. SeaWorld and other captive dolphin parks would never be the same!
  • The Sad Death of Kiska, the World’s Loneliest Orca
    The last captive orca in Canada, Kiska, has died, after being kept alone for twelve years at the notorious MarineLand park in Niagara Falls. If Tokitae (Lolita) goes home to a seaside sanctuary, the only North American captive orcas will be those in SeaWorld's three parks.
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Dolphin Safe Fishing >
  • Staff Spotlight: Meet Trixie Concepcion, the Director of the Asia-Pacific Dolphin Safe Monitoring Program
    For more than 30 years, Trixie Concepcion and her staff have worked to protect dolphins and other marine life in the Philippines, monitoring tuna fishing in the Western and Central Pacific Oceans to ensure the tuna is caught by Dolphin Safe methods, saving the lives of tens of thousands of dolphins annually.
  • The Tuna Dolphin Tragedy
    The history of the drowning of millions of dolphins by the tuna industry turned a corner in 1990, when US tuna giants agreed to work with the International Marine Mammal Project to establish Dolphin Safe fishing standards that avoid harm to dolphins and other marine life.
  • IMMP Supports CCTV Onboard Tuna Vessels to Ensure Dolphin Safe
    In order to better monitor tuna vessels to ensure no dolphins are netted or harmed, the International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute is supporting placing closed circuit television (CCTV) aboard tuna vessels.
  • More Stories >
Freeing Orca Whales from Captivity >

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