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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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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphins, International Whaling Commission, Japan, Slaughter, Taiji, Japan
Why Do Whales Strand? Unraveling the Mystery

Sometimes whales and dolphins don't stay in the ocean, but come up on shore. Why do they do this, as individuals and sometimes as whole pods of animals? There are many reasons, but too often such strandings end in tragedy.
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Topics: Dolphins, Entanglement, Navy, Military, Offshore Oil & Oil Spills, Pilot Whales, Plastic Pollution, Pollution, Science, Whales, Ship Strikes
New Tests Confirm Poisons in Dolphin Meat

We again tested dolphin and whale meat bought in Taiji in stores for human consumption. All but one specimen had mercury levels well above Japan's own rules for safety. Even minke whale meat had too much poisonous mercury. PCBs were also found.
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Topics: Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphins, Japan, Pilot Whales, Pollution, Slaughter, Taiji, Japan, Minke Whale
What SeaWorld SHOULD Do

There are many things SeaWorld SHOULD do for captive whales and dolphins in their care. Notably, they should retire these intelligent, sentient beings to seaside sanctuaries. Now is the time to take action.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphins, Keiko, Orcas
A Tribute to Roger Payne

Few people have had as much impact in protecting and studying whales as Dr. Roger Payne. Roger died last week, and those of us who knew him will miss his support, his counsel, and his zest for life.
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Topics: Dolphins, International Whaling Commission, Keiko, Pollution, Science, Whales
Why It's Time to End Dolphin Captivity Once and For All

Many captive bottlenose dolphins have been returned to the wild with great success. Thanks to Korean activists and IMMP, Sampal the dolphin made a spectacular return to the ocean after four years in an aquarium, linking up with her pod and even giving birth to a calf.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphins, Rehabilitation, Release, Sanctuaries
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
Six Inspirational Women Protecting Marine Life and Oceans

Time to celebrate International Women's Day -- here are six women making progress in the protection of our oceans. We owe them a lot!
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Topics: Dolphins, Whales
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
Don Baur: Behind the Scenes Marine Mammal Law Expert and Friend

Perhaps no one has been more active in helping enforce and improve the US Marine Mammal Protection Act than Don Baur, an attorney and friend who we lost in December.
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Topics: Bans, Legislation, Dolphins, Whales, US Marine Mammal Protection Act

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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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  • 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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