Every year on June 8th, people around the world come together to celebrate World Oceans Day, a moment to honour the vast, life-giving oceans that cover over 70% of our…
Read More
Just days before the UN Ocean Conference, a global coalition of more than 200 marine conservation and environmental organisations, climate action coalitions and environmental justice groups from around the world,…
A Florida fisherman has been sentenced to 30 days’ imprisonment and ordered to pay a $51,000 fine for three counts of poisoning and shooting dolphins because they were stealing from…
An unusual encounter with a group of orcas near Iceland led researchers to discover a new and complex behaviour – the orcas had taken in baby pilot whales, and not…
For the past 8 months, Marine Connection has been working with Ben Gibson, a marine and natural history filmmaker and photographer who has just finished his 3rd year at Falmouth…
We are pleased to report that the dolphin facility at Barceló Maya Grand Resort in Mexico, operated by Dolphinaris and owned by the Dolphin Company, has permanently closed. This follows a…
Many countries are making strides in improving animal welfare, with some enacting stronger laws, banning certain practices like keeping dolphins and whales in captivity. Sadly, Cuba is not one and…
OCEAN is a new film that takes viewers on a breathtaking journey, showing that there is nowhere more vital for our survival, full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the…
Marine Connection has joined 28 animal welfare organisations in Canada/USA and globally, supporting a joint letter by IMMP to the Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans regarding the future of…
In 2013, 8 percent of the bottlenose dolphins living in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon perished. New investigations have revealed that the highly intelligent marine mammals may have starved because their…
