Marine Connection very much welcomed the news earlier this month on the passing of a ban on the keeping of cetaceans in captivity by the Capital Region of Brussels. We…
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Vancouver Aquarium has transferred ownership of the Stanley Park facility to a privately owned tourism company based in the United States, Herschend Enterprises. The facility has been closed for most…
Having seen reports over the weekend that the dolphin known internationally as Fungie had been spotted off the Kinsale coast of Ireland, we doubted that the dolphin in question was…
Four whaling boats left Japanese ports at the weekend for coastal waters as the country entered its third commercial whaling season since ending its relationship and formally leaving the International…
Seaspiracy is a powerful feature-length documentary that unearths the environmental impact of fishing. Launched on Netflix only last week, it’s already trending as one of its Top 10 most-watched films…
It is disappointing to learn that a tuna law reform that would see better protection for dolphins deliberately caught in purse seine tuna fishing off Costa Rica has been delayed. …
Plans for UK’s first dolphin, whale and porpoise conservation strategy has been launched by the Scottish Government in collaboration with government departments across the UK, Northern Ireland and Wales. The…
Marine Connection welcomes the news that wild orcas and beluga whales in Russian waters will remain wild and safe until at least 2023. Captures of these cetacean species for the…
In late January of this year, Marine Connection reported about the death of a solitary female common dolphin named Sandy who had lived around Eckerförder Bay, Germany for approximately a…
We now have an update on the passing of the female orca Skyla, who recently died at Loro Parque, Tenerife, Spain. The facility’s post about the post-mortem which was conducted…
