Margaux Dodds

Earlier this week, representatives Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced the Strengthening Welfare in Marine Settings (SWIMS) Act – legislation…

Between August and September 2021, three dolphins mysteriously disappeared from public view at Mediterraneo Marine Park in Malta.  At the time, the facility was advising visiting customers that the animals…

The skeleton of a young female orca found dead after it became lost and ill in the Seine river (France) is set to become part of the collection of the…

A solitary female bottlenose dolphin that has been frequenting waters off Texas for some years has been taken into care and is currently in rehabilitation at the Texas State Aquarium…

World Day for Captive Dolphins is held every year on the 4th of July to highlight the plight of dolphins held in captivity around the globe. Confined in tiny concrete…

A dead orca thought to be a juvenile was recently discovered 25 miles off the coast of Newport, Oregon (United States) with crab pot line wrapped around its tail. Estimated…

Four dolphins (Kiki, Maia, Marucya, and Veterok) that were moved from Kharkiv dolphinarium in northeast Ukraine to a captive facility which is part of the Museum of Natural Sciences in…

After 30 years of displaying captive dolphins, the aging Shinagawa Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan is ending its dolphin shows.  A vital factor for the decision was if the facility were…

Marine Connection recently received news that five dolphins, three females and two males ranging in age from 5 to 10 years, have been relocated from the Dolphin Academy at Curaçao…

The ocean is the lifeblood of our planet. There is such a huge diversity of life in the sea, from microscopic plankton to mighty whales, and every being plays a…