The permit deadline to move five dolphins from Attica Park Zoo (APZ) in Greece to Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA), Florida is fast approaching, and to move these animals across the…
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A recent study has revealed whales including right whales, gray whales, and humpbacks transport vital nutrients from urine, placentas, carcasses, and sloughing skin across oceans that help to keep marine…
After 10 years plus, the whalers of Barrouallie have decided to stop the hunt of orcas, an issue Marine Connection has been addressing for some years. We are therefore delighted…
Disney Cruise Line (The Walt Disney Company subsidiary) sells onshore excursions to passengers, including closely interacting with dolphins in captive facilities around the Caribbean, Bermuda and Mexico. The company currently…
In December 2024, Marine Connection sent a letter supported by 33 organisations to the French Government urging them to retire Wikie and her son Keijo, the two remaining orcas at…
With the unfortunate news of the recent death of a newborn female orca within the beloved southern resident orca population, we welcome new rules now in place to ensure boaters…
Finnish Customs has completed a preliminary investigation of the suspected illegal import of around 36,000 kilogrammes of whale meat from Norway to Finland in 2022. The meat was imported in…
China Cetacean Alliance (CCA) — a coalition of international and Chinese animal welfare organisations has released its third edition of OCEAN THEME PARKS: China’s Growing Captive Cetacean Industry (2019-2024). Worryingly,…
A male humpback has set a record for the longest migration between feeding and breeding grounds in different oceans — travelling more than 13,000 kilometres between South America and Africa. …
A new study shows “hotspots” where most ship collisions occur with whales in the world’s oceans and the lack of protection for the majestic giants. Global shipping traffic overlaps with…
