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Webinar: Beneath the Surface: The Impact of Captivity on Cetaceans

Join our free webinar on the harm captivity causes whales and dolphins, with Dr. Naomi Rose on January 14th.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphins, Orcas
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
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
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
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
Mystic Permit Issued, But No Breeding of Beluga Whales
| By Mark J. Palmer, Associate Director

The Mystic Aquarium has been given a permit to import five beluga whales from Canada, but the good news is that the US government is prohibiting any breeding or performances by these beluga whales, limiting the damage considerably.
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Topics: belugas, Captivity Industry, Dolphin and Whale Trade
Taiji Dolphin Slaughter Cranks Up Again
| By Mark J. Palmer, Associate Director

Once again, the Taiji dolphin drive hunts have begun, for another six month season of terror and bloodshed of dolphins. The hunts show no signs of ending.
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Topics: Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphins, Japan, Slaughter, Taiji, Japan
Financial Report: Can Aquariums Afford Captive Dolphins and Whales?
| By Mark J. Palmer

Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut has asked the US National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for permission to import five beluga whales from Canada’s Marineland park at Niagara Falls. The International Marine Mammal Project (IMMP) of Earth Island Institute and many other organizations and members of the public strongly oppose the import. While Mystic claims the purpose of the import is to conduct scientific research on the beluga whales, the real purpose behind the import is to provide more breeding stock for captive whales to produce yet more captive cetaceans for the US captivity industry.
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Topics: belugas, Captivity Industry, Cetacean Habitat, COVID-19, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphins, SeaWorld, Whales
Russian Opposition to Cetacean Catch-Ban
| By Mark J. Palmer

The International Marine Mammal Project (IMMP) of Earth Island Institute is one of the lead organizations globally coordinating efforts on behalf of Russian whales and dolphins. We helped to 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: Bans, Legislation, belugas, Captivity Industry, Cetacean Habitat, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphins, Orcas, Russia, Whales
Meet Corky, the Longest-Held Orca in Captivity
| By Mark J. Palmer

Wild orcas live far longer than captive ones on average. Captive Corky just keeps swimming.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Cetacean Habitat, Demonstrations, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Orcas, Rehabilitation, Release, Sanctuaries, SeaWorld, Whales

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Campaign Top News

International Marine Mammal Project >
  • 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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