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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
The Other Dolphin Hunt in Japan
| Mark J. Palmer, International Marine Mammal Project

Taiji is not the only place that dolphin hunts occur in Japan. In northern Japan ports, Dall's porpoises are harpooned for their meat.
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Topics: Dolphins, Taiji, Japan
Our 2018 Accomplishments for Whales and Dolphins
| Mark J. Palmer, International Marine Mammal Project

The International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute has achieved some major goals in protecting whales and dolphins in 2018. Looking forward to continuing our efforts in the new year.
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Topics: belugas, Captivity Industry, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphin Safe Tuna, Dolphins, International Whaling Commission, Lawsuit, Orcas, Russia, Sanctuaries, SeaWorld, Slaughter, Taiji, Japan, Tuna Industry, Whales, Whaling
Tokyo Olympics: Earth Island Renews Our Call to Japan: End Whaling and Dolphin Killing
| Mark J. Palmer

Read our letters to the Olympics Committee, in both Japanese and English.
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Topics: Dolphins, Taiji, Japan
In Taiji, the Dolphin Killing Continues
| Mark J. Palmer

The tragic killing of dolphins, and selling live ones for profit, continues in Taiji.
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Topics: Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphins, Slaughter, Taiji, Japan
Japan Uses Captive Dolphins in Run-up to 2020 Olympics
| Mark J. Palmer

The performing dolphins were captured in the bloody drive hunts of Taiji.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphin Safe Tuna, Dolphins, Taiji, Japan
Dolphin Hunting Season Opens with Protests in Japan and Around the World
| Mark J. Palmer

Japanese activists held many demos throughout the nation.
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Topics: Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphins, International Whaling Commission, Slaughter, Taiji, Japan
Taiji Plans Big Future on the Backs of Captive Dolphins

Taiji’s leaders are planning to have dozens of captive dolphins trapped in a “whale park”, and sell 60 dolphins to China every year.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphins, Slaughter, Taiji, Japan
South Korea Bans Imports of Live Dolphins from Taiji
| Mark J. Palmer

Dolphins caught by cruel methods are no longer permitted to be imported into the country.
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Topics: Captivity Industry, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphins, Slaughter, Taiji, Japan
Analysis of Taiji Dolphin Slaughter for Season 2017-18

The horrible and heartless season of slaughter of dolphins in Taiji has ceased for now; here's how it played out this year.
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Topics: Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphins, Slaughter, Taiji, Japan

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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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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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