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Taiji Dolphins Show Up in Okinawa
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Mark J. Palmer

We recently received alerts from the Japanese island of Okinawa, where several bottlenose dolphins suddenly turned up in a small pen offshore the town of Chatan.
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Topics: Dolphins, Japan, Taiji, Japan
The Dolphin Slaughter in Taiji, Japan Continues
| By Mark J. Palmer

The end of February marks the end of the six-month-long Taiji dolphin drive hunts, one of Japan’s most shameful and inhumane practices.
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Topics: Dolphins, Japan, Slaughter, Taiji, Japan
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
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
Honey the Dolphin Dies Alone in Japan Park
| By Mark J. Palmer

Are you tired of social isolation? Honey the dolphin spent several years alone in an abandoned water park.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphins, Japan
Whales Get a Break
| By Mark J. Palmer

In his recent story, Joe Roman of the University of Vermont notes that “one of the most important global conservation events of the past year was something that didn’t happen.”
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Topics: belugas, Captivity Industry, Cetacean Habitat, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Iceland, International Whaling Commission, Japan, Norway, Whales, Whaling
IMMP 2019 Accomplishments
| Dave Phillips, Mark Palmer, Mary Jo Rice

As 2019 comes to a close, we’re writing to thank you for your ongoing generosity and to share some of IMMP’s key accomplishments this year. 2020 promises to be an especially busy and potentially productive year for whales and dolphins, as our SeaWorld lawsuit finally comes to trial and we organize Olympians and Paralympians to urge Japan to end the killing of dolphins and whales.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, China, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphin Safe Tuna, Japan, Rehabilitation, Release, Russia, Science, SeaWorld, Tuna Industry, Whaling
The Plight of Gray Whales in Russia
| Mark J. Palmer

The gray whales that migrate today along the coast of North America are one of the bright spots for whales that were severely depleted during the heyday of commercial whaling. The species has the unfortunate distinction of having been repeatedly reduced before protection efforts were put in place by the League of Nations and nations that host the migrations. And still today, every summer, they are hunted in Russia.
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Topics: Bans, Legislation, Cetacean Habitat, International Whaling Commission, Japan, Norway, Russia, Whales, Whaling
New Science Paper Details Harm to Dolphins from Drive Hunts in Taiji, Japan
| Mark J. Palmer

The Taiji dolphin-hunting season is entering its second month, with a series of horrendous dolphin slaughters depicted in many news reports. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphins, Japan, Slaughter, Taiji, Japan
The Sea of Slaughter: Taiji’s Dolphin Killing Season
| By Mark J. Palmer, International Marine Mammal Project

A New Season of Slaughter Begins in Taiji on Sept. 1st -- More Captives for Life, More Meat on the Market That No One Should Eat, More Bloodshed!
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphins, Japan, Slaughter

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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?
  • More Stories >
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.
  • More Stories >
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.
  • More Stories >
Freeing Orca Whales from Captivity >

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