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Do Orcas Have Soft Teeth?
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Photo Credit: Dr. Ingrid Visser, Orca Research Trust, New Zealand

Orcas in captivity show severe wear on their teeth, often leading to infections and other problems. Some in the captive industry claim that orcas have "soft teeth". In fact, orca teeth are very hard indeed, but, in captivity, due to stress and boredom, they often chew on metal gates and concrete edges of their small tanks.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Orcas
Kiska: Plight of the Loneliest Orca in the World
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Photo Credit: Dr. Ingrid Visser, Orca Research Trust

Kiska has been alone in her tank for fourteen years, languishing in MarineLand Park in Canada. She should be moved to a seaside sanctuary with other orcas.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Keiko, Orcas
Something Rotten at the Miami Seaquarium
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Photo by Dr. Ingrid Visser, Orca Research Trust

A shocking new report of a government inspection of the Miami Seaquarium in Florida reveals tainted water, dead dolphins, and the feeding of rotten fish to Tokitae (Lolita), the oldest orca in captivity.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphins, Orcas
Taiji Whale Museum Is at the Heart of the Dolphin Slaughter
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Photo copyright Oceanic Preservation Society

The notorious Taiji Whale Museum, owned by the government of Taiji town in Japan, is responsible for the drive hunts for dolphins that takes place annually, slaughtering hundreds of dolphins and small whales as well as feeding the captivity industry with live dolphins.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphins, Japan, Slaughter, Taiji, Japan
Recent Orca and Beluga Deaths in Captivity
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By Mark J. Palmer

In May, Mystic Aquarium imported five belugas from the Canadian aquarium MarineLand. The International Marine Mammal Project (IMMP) of Earth Island Institute and many individuals, scientists and organizations strongly objected to the import, in part because the stress of a move would harm the whales. Now, one of those imported belugas has died from gastric ulcers, a stress-related cause.
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Topics: belugas, Captivity Industry, Orcas, Mystic Aquarium, MarineLand
Beluga Whale Dies at Mystic Aquarium, 3 Months After Dreaded Transfer
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By Mark Palmer


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Topics: belugas, Captivity Industry, Dolphin and Whale Trade
Some Good News from Russia for Orcas & Belugas
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The International Marine Mammal Project (IMMP) of Earth Island Institute is one of the lead organizations coordinating global efforts on behalf of Russian whales and dolphins. We helped return the Whale Jail whales of Russia to the ocean and are now working to permanently ban such wild captures of whales and dolphins in Russian waters.
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Topics: belugas, Captivity Industry, Cetacean Habitat, Orcas, Russia, Whales
A Minke Whale is Brutally Killed in Taiji
| By Mark J. Palmer

On December 24th, a minke whale, the smallest of the baleen whales, became trapped in a series of set nets used by fishermen to catch fish, near the notorious town of Taiji, Japan.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphins, Japan, Slaughter, Taiji, Japan, Whaling
IMMP’s Plans and Hopes for 2021
| By Mark J. Palmer, Associate Director

As we enter a new year, the International Marine Mammal Project is still hard at work laying out our plans and hopes to help save whales, dolphins, and their ocean homes.
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Topics: Bans, Legislation, Captivity Industry, Climate Change, Dolphin Safe Tuna, Dolphins, Trump Administration, Whales
Send a Message to SeaWorld
| By Mark J. Palmer

SeaWorld is a global kingpin in promoting cetacean captivity, instructing many overseas facilities in capture and training techniques, and providing the captivity industry’s major talking points. We encourage you to send a message to SeaWorld’s Interim CEO, Marc Swanson.
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Topics: Bans, Legislation, Captivity Industry, Cetacean Habitat, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphins, Orcas, SeaWorld, Whales

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  • 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 >
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.
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Freeing Orca Whales from Captivity >
  • Premature Deaths Continue for Captive Whales
    Orcas, beluga whales, and other cetaceans do poorly in sterile concrete tanks. A spate of premature deaths of orcas in facilities around the world underscores why captivity should end!
  • 42 Organizations Urge France to Send 2 Orcas to Sanctuary
    France is closing down orca captivity, and not a moment too soon -- two orcas died within the last year at Marineland Antibes. But where will the last two orcas go? Not another concrete tank in Japan!?
  • Victory: Three Dolphin Prisons Shutting Down
    IMMP and our colleagues are seeking an end to the keeping of whales and dolphins in concrete prison tanks for profit. Recently, years of effort has resulted in the closing of three notorious dolphinariums. But where will the animals go?
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