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What is it like being a student intern at the International Marine Mammal Project? An internship can be life-changing for a student. Our intern Jillian talks about her experience with IMMP.
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When there is an oil spill, large parts of the marine ecosystem die, and it can take years to recover. Yet, the administration is set on opening up the entire offshore area of the United States to offshore oil drilling and seismic testing -- including drilling in National Marine Sanctuaries! Read to learn what you can do to stop this proposal.
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Nobody knows more about sustainable fishing and Dolphin Safe tuna than Dr. Paolo Bray, IMMP's European Director for our Dolphin Safe tuna program, based in Milan. Paolo is also the founder and CEO of Friend of the Sea. Read about his work to protect dolphins and maintain fisheries in a healthy state.
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Regional Fisheries Management Agencies (RFMOs) are the main treaty bodies that regulate tuna fishing around the world. Through the efforts of IMMP and others, the agencies are paying more attention to bycatch of non-target species, like dolphins, and other impacts on the marine ecosystem from tuna fishing.
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A pod of pilot whales was decimated in the notorious Cove in Taiji, Japan, last week. Activist and photographer Kunito Seko was on hand to photograph it and report on it. It is unusual for so many to be killed this late, but the Japan Fisheries Agency goes out of its way to allow slaughter and captures of dolphins for a miserable life in captivity.
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Iceland's whaling company announced they would not go whaling this summer -- prices for whale meat in Japan are too low. Few people in Iceland eat whale meat, so the season is a bust. Opposition in Iceland to whaling is strong, and the government has been back and forth over whethr to end the cruel hunts or not.
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Marineland, based in Niagara Falls, Canada, is closing at last -- something to cheer about. But 31 beluga whales are still there in tanks. The International Marine Mammal Project joined 28 of our colleagues asking the Canadian government to send the belugas to seaside sanctuaries, where they will be cared for, but need no longer perform tricks or be forced bred.
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The saga of poor Wikie and Keijo goes on -- now the Spanish government has rejected importing Wikie and Keijo, the last two orcas held in captivity in France, from being sent to Loro Parque Zoo, a horrible facility for orcas. Where will Wikie and Keijo go now? A seaside sanctuary is the ideal solution.
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Blue whales are the largest animals on Earth, but their numbers were decimated by commercial whaling. Now, as blue and other whales recover, efforts are underway to protect special places used by the whales. One such place is the Costa Rica Thermal Dome, where blue whales congregate to mate and give birth.
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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.
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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.
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What is it like being a student intern at the International Marine Mammal Project? An internship can be life-changing for a student. Our intern Jillian talks about her experience with IMMP.
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From battling the whaling industry in Japan and Iceland, to exposing the continued slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan, to saving the lives of tens of thousands of dolphins annually through Dolphin Safe tuna, the International Marine Mammal Project has accomplished a lot in 2024.
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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.
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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.
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A former dolphin trainer explains the damage done by dolphin and small whale captures in Taiji, Japan. Learn the facts about how the aquarium industry sources wild dolphins for a lifetime of misery in small concrete tanks.
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The Canadian government is taking positive steps to protect the North Atlantic right whale. But the Trump administration is trying to weaken protections for right whales, and the US Senate is poised to pass a bill that would delay any new regulations for right whales until 2035!
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On Tuesday, IMMP took the first step with Oasis Earth and CBD to sue the Trump administration for not taking action on a listing petition to add the gray whale to the US Endangered Species List. No response from the government, so we will see them in court.
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Gray whales are suffering a severe collapse of the population, threatening extinction. IMMP, Oasis Earth, and CBD have initiated a lawsuit against the Trump administration to relist the gray whale on the federal Endangered Species List.
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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.
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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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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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