Implemented from September 2016, the ban throughout the vaquita’s entire range in the upper Gulf of California is crucial to avoid extinction of the world’s most endangered cetacean species. Fishermen…
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Marine Connection recently attended the annual gathering of Superpod5 on San Juan Island, Washington State. Scientists, NGOs, authors, journalists, former trainers and orca advocates from around the world met to…
May and June are normally the months when the Southern Resident orca pods show up in the Salish Sea – an intricate network of coastal waterways that includes the southwestern…
As members of the Dolphinaria-Free Europe coalition, Marine Connection has today released the following joint press statement on this proposed transfer. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dolphins Veera, Delfi, Leevi and Eevertti…
Researchers are trying to determine what caused the deaths of three large whales found along Alaska’s coastline within a single week in late June. Initially a fin whale died and…
A recovery plan for the Northern and Southern Resident killer whale population has been set out online by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada with a 60-day public comment…
Octavius the dolphin, named after the veterinarian who cared for him appears to be thriving after being released back into the wild off Louisiana’s coast, approximately 2 months ago. Having…
Following the recent public event in Tampere in relation to the future of the dolphins from Sarkanniemi dolphinarium, Marine Connection are extremely concerned to report that a deal may have…
A 16 foot male Sowerby’s beaked whale carcass found washed up near Campbellton, Canada will be cleaned and stored as part of the New Brunswick Museum whale collection. Although in…
24.06.16 – Update: SeaWorld officials have announced that despite showing some signs of improvement the dolphin has died and a necropsy will now be performed to determine cause of death. Original news…
