IMMP urged President Biden to restore the ban on commercial fishing, lifted by former President Trump, for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. Recently, Biden did just that, as well as restoring spectacular Utah National Monuments.
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On August 19, 2021, the International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute sent the following letter to the US National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) and the US Coast Guard, urging these agencies to put in place mandatory speed limits for large commercial vessels that threaten whales with ship strikes along the coast of California. Currently, ships speeds are voluntary, and as many as half of the commercial vessels ignore the limits.
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On Endangered Species Day, May 21st, I joined a great panel of colleagues to discuss the current situation with marine megafauna (large marine species, such as whales, dolphins, sharks and manta rays) facing population declines and extinction around the world’s oceans.
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On World Oceans Day, June 8th, the International Marine Mammal Project (IMMP) of Earth Island Institute joined the Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Earth, Pacific Environment, and many other organizations in sponsoring an event on the shores of San Francisco Bay: A Wake for the Whales.
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The International Marine Mammal Project (IMMP) of Earth Island Institute is joining the Center for Biological Diversity and many other organizations to hold “A Wake for the Whales”, honoring the many whales who have washed ashore on California beaches this year.
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Our oceans are being saturated with human-caused noise. There can be great harm to dolphins, whales and other marine life from various sources of intense noise in our oceans from oil exploration and drilling, military sonars, ship traffic, and other sources.
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On March 12, 2021, IMMP and Shark Stewards sent the following letter to President Joseph Biden and his Administration. The Biden Administration is reportedly reviewing these decisions.
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The Bahamas Petroleum Company began drilling December 20th in the beautiful blue waters of The Bahamas. But the test well was a bust – on Feb. 7th, the company announced that they had found oil, but not in concentrations necessary to be commercially profitable.
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Trixie Concepcion leads the International Marine Mammal Project (IMMP) dolphin-safe tuna monitoring effort from the Philippines, responsible for reviewing tuna shipments caught in the Asian Pacific Ocean. She is actively involved in many wildlife issues in the Philippines, such as the campaign to help save the Irrawaddy dolphins.
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Species such as the North Atlantic Right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) are experiencing some of the worst damage from active fishing gear. Entanglement in fishing gear has caused the Right whale population to decline dramatically, pushing them close to extinction.
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