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A New Taiji, in Norway?

The best way to combat issues of animal cruelty, regardless of the species, is to go vegan.
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Protecting Our Marine National Monuments: An Evening of Hidden Beauty
| Mary Jo Rice, Associate Director

A beautiful, informative evening was had!
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Trump Administration Sued Over SeaWorld Necropsy Reports for Captive Orcas

Experts and Animal-Protection Groups Demands Transparency, Public Accountability, Compliance With Permit Requirements
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Topics: Lawsuit, Orcas, SeaWorld
Save the Whales This Giving Tuesday
| Mark J. Palmer

We are one of the most effective nonprofit organizations working to protect whales, dolphins and their ocean homes.
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Topics: Dolphins, Whales
Tokyo Olympics: Earth Island Renews Our Call to Japan: End Whaling and Dolphin Killing
| Mark J. Palmer

Read our letters to the Olympics Committee, in both Japanese and English.
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Twenty-Five Scientists Urge Russian Government to End Permits for Live Orca Captures
| Mark J. Palmer

25 scientists and experts urge Russia to cease issuing capture and export permits for live orcas.
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Russian Orcas and Beluga Whales are in Deep Trouble
| Mark J. Palmer

Russian Conservationists Are Under Attack as they attempt to document captured cetaceans.
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In Taiji, the Dolphin Killing Continues
| Mark J. Palmer

The tragic killing of dolphins, and selling live ones for profit, continues in Taiji.
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Give It Up For the Orcas
| Dr. Paul Spong and Helena Symonds

The Southern Resident orca whales number only 74 individuals. They have not had a successful birth, in 3 years.
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My Experience at Global Climate Action Summit 2018
| Sophie Mansoor, Founding Chapter, Heirs To Our Oceans

Youth activism is critical for the future of the planet.
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Campaign Top News

International Marine Mammal Project >
  • Cindy Lowry of IMMP urges the lobstermen of Maine to help right whales by switching to ropeless gear, avoiding entanglements of this endangered whale. Read her OP ED in the Portland Press-Herald.
  • Global warming is helping enhance El Niño, the warming of the Pacific Ocean, to such an extent that it causes global weather changes -- drought in some places; heavy rainfall and flooding in others. Whales will suffer these changes, which weaken oceanic food chains and reduce food production for whales.
  • From pushing for sanctuaries for Wikie & Keijo and 30 beluga whales, to opposing attempts to gut the Endangered Species and Marine Mammal Protection Acts, to protecting wetlands in the Barataria basin, the International Marine Mammal Project has accomplished a great deal in 2025 for whales and dolphins.
Save Japan Dolphins >
  • Dolphin captures in Taiji, Japan, occurred on the first of Sept. Now follows 6 months of slaughter and capture of dolphins in the notorious Cove. Our colleague Kunito Seko documented the opening catch of bottlenose dolphins, all destined for a miserable life in captivity.
  • The Taiji dolphin drive hunts have again ended, killing hundreds of dolphins for meat after removing "show quality" animals for a miserable life in captivity. Numbers were slightly higher this year for slaughter, although historically low compared to recent years.
  • Three species of dolphins have been captured and slaughtered over the past month as the bloody Taiji dolphin drive hunts continue. Most of the dolphins you see in these photos are now dead. The hunts end on March 1st, but six months later, they will begin again.
Dolphin + Whale Project >
  • Congress is back in session this week, and two terrible bills are up for a vote in the Senate. The Permit Reform S. 5653 would block public and court involvement in decision-making threatening endangered species, while H.R. 9436 delays new protections for the endangered North Atlantic right whale. Urge your Congressmembers to VOTE NO on S. 5653 and H.R. 9436.
  • The Trump administration has weakened the US Endangered Species Act through a series of regulatory changes, many of which are in conflict with the clear language of the ESA. Lawsuits have been filed to counter these regulations, but courts are slow, and the regulations need to be removed.
  • A terrible "permit reform" bill now pending in the US Senate would gut the Endangered Species Act, impact protections for endangered right and gray whales, encourage data centers, and block local action to prevent development projects. Contact your Congressmembers!!
Keiko Whale Rescue >
  • 30 beluga whales were left in Marineland, Canada, and the government allowed them to go to several parks in the US and one in Spain. So far, five of the "rescued" belugas have died, and more are likely to die soon. Captivity for whales and dolphins needs to end!
  • Like most cetaceans, beluga whales do poorly in captivity. Many are now kept in aquariums around the world -- some get stranded once the aquarium or park goes broke and shuts down. Learn about the beluga whale, and why it is a bad idea to keep them in small concrete tanks.
  • 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

Dolphin Safe Fishing >
  • The US is now the biggest importer of seafood in the world, but the sustainability of many of the fisheries involved is highly questionable. The experience with the Dolphin Safe tuna label can help form better monitoring and protection for fish populations, as well as protect non-target species like marine mammals.
  • Every year, we estimate that the Dolphin Safe label on tuna cans saves the lives of 90,000 dolphins annually in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean, and many more in other oceans of the world. You, as a consumer, should know how the Dolphin Safe label works to protect dolphins in global tuna fisheries.
  • A new Marine Mammal Protection Act has been proposed for the Philippines, with strong support from our IMMP Philippines office, with the support of Representative Co. Read about this new legislation to protect endangered species like the Irrawaddy dolphin and other Filipino whales and dolphins.
Freeing Orca Whales from Captivity >
  • IMMP opposed the transfer of belugas from Canada's Marineland to US aquariums. This so-called "rescue" has resulted in 30 belugas being moved to marine parks, but one has already died at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. How many more will the captivity industry kill?
  • Thirty belugas in a closed park in Canada are scheduled to be sent to five aquariums in the US and Spain. IMMP is demanding a better review of their health before moving them and a ban on breeding them in captivity. Read our letter.
  • The orcas Wikie and her son Keijo are still trapped in Marineland in France. Marineland wants the orcas to go to Loro Parque Zoo, an aquarium in Spain with one of the worst records of captive orca deaths. IMMP is urging the French government to instead retire Wikie and Keijo to a seaside sanctuary in Nova Scotia.
Freeing Wikie & Keijo >

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