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A Sanctuary for Blue Whales

A new sanctuary has been established by the government of Chile to protect wild lands and waters, including areas used by endangered blue whales. Good news about a species brought to the brink of extinction by whaling.
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Topics: Cetacean Habitat, Whales, Whaling, Marine Protected Areas, Latin America, Blue Whale
Sperm Whales Learn a Few Tricks

Sperm whales have the largest brains on Earth. A new study suggests they can learn, as a group, quite quickly.
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Topics: Whaling, Sperm Whale
Commercial Whaling Adrift?

Fewer whales and even fewer people wanting to buy whale meat are taking a toll on the world's remaining commercial whaling nations -- Japan, Norway and Iceland. COVID and public aversion to whaling are also ruining things for the whale killers. Read all about it.
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Topics: Iceland, International Whaling Commission, Japan, Norway, Whales, Whaling
Bad News: Iceland to Re-start Whaling This Summer

Despite government reports, Iceland's richest man has stubbornly decided to have his company go whaling again this summer, threatening fin whale populations in the North Atlantic.
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Topics: Iceland, Whales, Whaling
40 Years of Saving Whales and Dolphins
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Photo Credit: Mark J. Palmer

For 40 years, the International Marine Mammal Project has been working to protect whales, dolphins, and their ocean homes.
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Topics: Bans, Legislation, belugas, Captivity Industry, Cetacean Habitat, Dolphin and Whale Trade, Dolphin Safe Tuna, Dolphins, Entanglement, International Whaling Commission, Keiko, Plastic Pollution, Sanctuaries, Taiji, Japan, Whales, Whaling, Marine Protected Areas
Will Iceland Quit Whaling at Last?
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Photo Credit: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

Iceland's Minister of Fisheries announced that whaling would likely end in that country in 2024, when current permits expire.
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Topics: Iceland, International Whaling Commission, Japan, Whales, Whaling
A Real Moby Dick Shows Up Off Jamaica
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Photo Credit: E. Cuylaerts

Recently, off the coast of the Caribbean island Jamaica, a beautiful white sperm whale was spotted, a real-life Moby Dick.
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Topics: Whaling, Sperm Whale
Japan’s Whaling Ships Kill 212 Whales
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Photo Credit: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

Japan's whaling mothership returns to port having killed 212 whales at sea, and the government has already issued new permits for 2022. None of it is based on science!
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Topics: International Whaling Commission, Japan, Whales, Whaling
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
Iceland Skips Whaling Second Year in a Row
| By Tara Van Hoorn

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has brought on great stress, turmoil, and devastation to the world, it has also brought on small victories, such as Iceland's halt on whaling. Hundreds of whales will be kept safe due to Iceland’s decision this year.
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Topics: Cetacean Habitat, Iceland, International Whaling Commission, Whales, Whaling

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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 >

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