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Help Stop New Offshore Oil Leasing
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Protesting Offshore Oil Drilling. Photo Credit: Mark J. Palmer

The Biden Administration is now planning to add new offshore oil lease sales, but you have a chance to help stop it by commenting online. Learn how!
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Topics: Biden Administration, Offshore Oil & Oil Spills, Pollution
Win for Salmon: New Proposal Would Block Pebble Mine in Alaska

The US Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a new rule that would block the destruction of Bristol Bay's salmon streams by the proposed Pebble Mine. You can help!
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Topics: Cetacean Habitat, Pollution, Salmon
A Tribute to Pacific Northwest Orcas
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Photo Credit: Mark J. Palmer, IMMP

A great and moving tribute to the endangered orcas of the Pacific Northwest, "Spirits of the Coast" is a book for every orca lover.
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Topics: Cetacean Habitat, Navy, Military, Orcas, Pollution, Ocean Noise
President Biden Approves More Oil Drilling on Federal Lands

Despite promises to combat global warming, the Biden Administration is again offering oil leasing on thousands of acres of public lands -- lands that belong to you and me. Yet, the oil industry rakes in record profits.
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Topics: Cetacean Habitat, Climate Change, Dolphins, Offshore Oil & Oil Spills, Pollution, Whales
Ocean of Noise
| By Kayleigh Brookes

Our oceans are being saturated with human-caused noise. There can be great harm to dolphins, whales and other marine life from various sources of intense noise in our oceans from oil exploration and drilling, military sonars, ship traffic, and other sources.
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Topics: Pollution, Science
Will Congress Ban Offshore Oil Drilling?
| By Mark J. Palmer

US Congress has introduced two new bills that would ban offshore oil drilling in two major areas off our coastline.
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Topics: Bans, Legislation, Biden Administration, Cetacean Habitat, Offshore Oil & Oil Spills, Pollution
Russian Conservationists Disentangle 28 Fur Seals
| By Mark J. Palmer

For the first time ever, Russian conservationists have disentangled a number of fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) on Russia’s Seal Island, near Sakhalin Island in the Pacific Ocean.
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Topics: Plastic Pollution, Pollution, Rehabilitation, Release, Russia
Will The Bahamas Allow Offshore Drilling?
| ​By Mark J. Palmer

The Bahamas plans to open 3.9 million acres of water to offshore drilling in December. Its waters are home to one of the most studied dolphin populations in the world.
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Topics: Cetacean Habitat, Offshore Oil & Oil Spills, Pollution
How The Pandemic Impacts the Environment Differently Than We Think
| By Tara Van Hoorn

Opportunities for environmental exploitation are arising amidst the pandemic. The Trump administration has loosened the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations, allowing large industries to pollute at whatever levels they please during the crisis.
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Topics: Bans, Legislation, Cetacean Habitat, Climate Change, Plastic Pollution, Pollution
Impacts of Plastics On Marine Life
| By Tara Van Hoorn

Grocery bags mimic jellyfish, wrappers resemble small fish, and microplastics look just like plankton floating in the water.
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Topics: Cetacean Habitat, Lawsuit, Plastic Pollution, Pollution, Whales

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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?
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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 >
  • Premature Deaths Continue for Captive Whales
    Orcas, beluga whales, and other cetaceans do poorly in sterile concrete tanks. A spate of premature deaths of orcas in facilities around the world underscores why captivity should end!
  • 42 Organizations Urge France to Send 2 Orcas to Sanctuary
    France is closing down orca captivity, and not a moment too soon -- two orcas died within the last year at Marineland Antibes. But where will the last two orcas go? Not another concrete tank in Japan!?
  • Victory: Three Dolphin Prisons Shutting Down
    IMMP and our colleagues are seeking an end to the keeping of whales and dolphins in concrete prison tanks for profit. Recently, years of effort has resulted in the closing of three notorious dolphinariums. But where will the animals go?
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