To its credit, the Biden Administration has proposed that a ban on commercial whaling be included in the Indo-Pacific trade pact. But Japan is balking, and we need President Biden and his US Office of the Trade Representative to hear from the public to end commercial whaling!
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Alarmed by the inhumane nature of harpooning endangered fin whales, the Icelandic government has paused its whaling season until August 31st. You can help encourage the government to end whaling in Iceland permanently!
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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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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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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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The related disasters of climate change and widespread pollution threaten marine mammals around the world. Steps must be taken now to protect the oceans.
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The last drift gill net fishery in the US, which entangles whales, dolphins and sea turtles, is finally being phased out by Congress, after years of work by IMMP, activists, and many other organizations.
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No one is better known in the whale research community than Ken Balcomb. He died last December 15th, leaving a lasting legacy of orca and whale research, conservation advocacy, and his many students and friends.
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The International Marine Mammal Project asks Prime Minister Kishida of Japan to end whaling and dolphin hunting.
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We've prepared a timeline of IMMP's accomplishments over the past 40 years for whales, dolphins and their ocean homes.
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