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Honey’s Marine Park is Sold, To Re-Open in 2 Months
| By Mark J. Palmer, International Marine Mammal Project

Remember Honey the Dolphin, Who Was Abandoned in a Marine Park in Japan? The Park Has Been Sold, to Re-Open in June. But Honey's Fate Is Still Unknown.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphins, Taiji, Japan
Canadian Bill to Ban Dolphin Captivity Heading For Final Vote
| By Mark J. Palmer, International Marine Mammal Project

Canada's Bill S-203 Has Passed a Key Committee and Is Now Pending for a House Vote. Existing Facilities Would be Able to Keep Their Current Cetaceans, But Not Breed Them or Import New Cetaceans.
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Topics: belugas, Captivity Industry, Dolphins, Orcas
Navy Dolphins: The Great Dolphin Dilemma
| Posted By Mark J. Palmer, Associate Director

The US Navy Has Used Dolphins for Decades to Fight Our Wars. Local Activists Are Documenting the Cruelty of Small Pens and Shortened Lives of the Navy Dolphins.
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Topics: Dolphins, Navy, Military
Dangers to Whales and Dolphins from Plastic Pollution in the Ocean
| By Erin Murphy

Increasingly, Plastics are Showing Up All Around the Marine Environment, in Places Far From Shores. Whales and Dolphins are in Peril Due to the Increase in Plastics in the Ocean.
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Topics: Cetacean Habitat, Dolphins, Whales
Dolphinaris Dolphins Out of the Frying Pan, Into…
| By Mark J. Palmer, International Marine Mammal Project

Dolphinaris in Arizona has Finally been Shut Down, but the Remaining 4 Dolphins (Four Others Died in Dolphinaris) have been Moved to a Poorly Situated sea pen Enclosure on the Caribbean Island of St. Thomas. Water Circulation is Poor, and It is No Sanctuary. You Can Help!
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphins, Sanctuaries
IMMP “Lives of Wild Dolphins” To Screen at International Ocean Film Festival
| By Mark J. Palmer, International Marine Mammal Project

Our short film "Lives of Wild Dolphins" has been accepted by the International Ocean Film Festival and will screen on Sunday, March 10th at 1 PM in Cowell Theater in Fort Mason, San Francisco. Come see the film on the big screen and join the Q&A afterwards with IMMP Director David Phillips.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphins, Whales
We Call for Permanent Closure of Dolphinaris in AZ
| By Mark J. Palmer, International Marine Mammal Project

IMMP and Many Others Opposd the Opening of Dolphinaris, a Swim-with-Dolphins Facility in the Arizona Desert. IMMP is Now Calling on the US Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to Close Dolphinaris Permanently. You Can Help!
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphins
Four Captive Dolphins Die in Arizona within Two Years
| By Mark J. Palmer, International Marine Mammal Project

Despite strong opposition from IMMP and other organizations, Dolphinaris opened near Scottsdale, Arizona, featuring swim-with-dolphins programs for tourists. Now, four of Dolphinaris' captive dolphins have died there. IMMP wants it closed down.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphins
LA VIE DES DAUPHINS SAUVAGES - VERSION FRANÇAISE

Dolphins and whales do not belong in captivity. They have complex and intricate lives in the wild oceans, and do not belong in tanks. Watch our video "Lives of Wild Dolphins" with French subtitles.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphins, Whales
Marine Pollution: Ocean Acidification
| By Audrey Evangeline Lee

As carbon dioxide is absorbed by the oceans, the oceans become more and more acidic, with devastating impacts on krill, corals, diatoms and other species at the base of the oceanic food chain, upon which dolphins and whales depend.
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Topics: Cetacean Habitat, Dolphins, Science, 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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