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“Free Willy” Paved the Way to Ending Whale Captivity (Part 2 of 3)

Part 2 of our report looks at the impact of the documentary "Blackfish" and the successful efforts by the International Marine Mammal Project to end SeaWorld's breeding, imports and exports of orcas, making the current generation the last orcas in captivity in North America.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Keiko, Orcas, Sanctuaries
“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!
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Keiko, Orcas, Sanctuaries, SeaWorld
BBC Interviews David Phillips About Keiko Rehab and Release

2023 is the 30th anniversary of the release of "Free Willy", the film that popularized the issues raised by keeping orcas in captivity in small concrete tanks. Dave Phillips, who spearheaded the rehabilitation and release of Keiko, the orca star of the movie, speaks to the BBC about the successful (and so far only) release of a captive orca.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Keiko, Orcas
Sanctuaries for Retirement: Hope For Captive Orcas, Belugas and Dolphins

New seaside sanctuaries for dolphins and whales are open or in the process of being built -- providing a great, expansive home for captive and stranded cetaceans. The expense is high, but the results are well worth the price.
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Topics: belugas, Captivity Industry, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphins, Keiko, Orcas, Rehabilitation, Release, Sanctuaries
Taiji Hunts End for Season: The Case of the Bottlenose Dolphin Drive

Another season of slaughter in Taiji, Japan, comes to an end. Many dolphins died over the past six months. Bottlenose dolphins get peculiar "special treatment," albeit not much better than the rest of the dolphins and small whales driven into the notorious Cove.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, China, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphins, Japan, Slaughter, Taiji, Japan
You Can Help End Icelandic Whaling

TAKE ACTION: The Icelandic government may finally end its bloody whaling operations. You can help speed the end of the slaughter of fin whales.
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Topics: Dolphin and Whale Trade, Iceland, Whaling, Fin Whale
“Attorney Woo” Turns Out to Protest Taiji Dolphin Hunt – in the Philippines

IMMP's Philippines office protested the beginning of the Taiji dolphin slaughter season. They were joined by an Attorney Woo look-alike, and the media took notice!
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Demonstrations, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphins, Japan, Philippines, Slaughter, Taiji, Japan
SWIMS Act in Congress Will Phase Out Captivity for Small Whales

New legislation introduced into Congress would phase out the captivity of orcas, beluga whales, pilot whales, and false killer whales, all species that do poorly in small concrete tanks. If passed the SWIMS Act would prohibit breeding in captivity, importing and exporting these species, with an exception for moving the animals to seaside sanctuaries.
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Topics: Bans, Legislation, belugas, Captivity Industry, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Orcas, Pilot Whales, Sanctuaries, Whales
Tokitae (Lolita) the Orca to Be Retired from Shows
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Tokitae (also known as Lolita) is one of the oldest orcas in captivity, where she has languished for years in the Miami Seaquarium, alone except for dolphin companions. Now, a new owner is retiring Tokitae, so she will no longer do shows for tourists.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Orcas, Rehabilitation, Release, Lolita, Tokitae, Miami Seaquarium
40 Years of Saving Whales and Dolphins
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Photo Credit: Mark J. Palmer

For 40 years, the International Marine Mammal Project has been working to protect whales, dolphins, and their ocean homes.
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Topics: Bans, Legislation, belugas, Captivity Industry, Cetacean Habitat, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphin Safe Tuna, Dolphins, Entanglement, International Whaling Commission, Keiko, Plastic Pollution, Sanctuaries, Taiji, Japan, Whales, Whaling, Marine Protected Areas

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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 >

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