On 5 April, a fleet of vessels left the port of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture in Japan to undertake what the government describes as ‘research’ whaling. The ships will search an…
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For the first time in history, orcas have been filmed hunting and killing an elusive whale species in Australian waters. The event took place off the coast of Western Australia’s…
Marine Connection is supporting ‘The Final Breach’ a 12-min short documentary to further raise awareness about the Southern Resident Killer Whale population and the struggles they currently face. Produced and…
It was recently revealed that in November 2017, eight dolphins were transferred from Selwo Marina, Malaga to other Spanish facilities whilst work was carried out to their tank. Two were…
Marine Connection warmly welcomes the news that the number of bottlenose dolphins in the Moray Firth special area of conservation (SAC) off the coast of Scotland remains ‘stable’. The report by…
Luban, the first Arabian Sea humpback whale to have been documented crossing from Oman to India, has now completed a return journey and is once again swimming in the waters…
Curtin University researcher Rebecca Wellard spotted the calf while conducting research surveys in the Bremer Sub-Basin with Cetacean Research WA and Killer Whales Australia. CASA licenced drone pilot Pierce Cullen…
The Gulf of St Lawrence snow crab fishery has lost its international designation as environmentally sustainable, following the deaths of more than 12 North Atlantic right whales – two of…
Following the closure today of the dolphin facility at the Best Western Paradise Hotel in Dilijan, The Republic of Armenia Ministry of Nature Protection has granted the Russian owners a…
The public awareness campaign to release Lolita (aka Tokitae) from the Miami Seaquarium gathered momentum recently. The Lummi Nation tribe of Washington state, (whose traditional territory in the Salish Sea…
