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Marine Wildlife
Conservation Groups Petition US Wildlife Officials to Ban Import, Sale of Banggai Cardinalfish
Press ReleaseApril 22, 2021Marine WildlifeConservation groups filed a petition today urging the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to ban the import and sale of threatened Banggai cardinalfish from Indonesia. The Banggai cardinalfish—a coral reef inhabitant noted...
House Reintroduces Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act to Protect Sharks from Cruel Finning
Press ReleaseApril 22, 2021Marine WildlifeToday on Earth Day, Representatives Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (I-MP) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) reintroduced the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act. The bill, which is endorsed by the Animal Welfare...
Norway Urged to Stop Planned Auditory Experiment Involving Captured Minke Whales
Press ReleaseApril 12, 2021Marine WildlifeNOAH, Norway’s largest NGO for animals, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), and WDC (Whale and Dolphin Conservation) are urging Mattilsynet, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, to revoke its approval of...
Global Leaders Urged to Sanction Mexico to Save Critically Endangered Porpoises
Press ReleaseApril 1, 2021Marine WildlifeIn a series of letters delivered today, conservation groups urged the United States and international authorities to use sanctions to pressure Mexico to save the vaquita, whose population has dwindled...
Cuttlefish Show Cognitive Complexity
Animals in Laboratories, Marine WildlifeIn a landmark new study, scientists have shown that cuttlefish are capable of delaying gratification, and that those who choose to delay longer are also more intelligent (Schnell et al.,...
Aquarium Import in Flux After Belugas Fall Ill
Marine WildlifeAWI and a number of allies and partners have been working to minimize the harm to five beluga whales scheduled for import to Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut from Marineland in...
Licensing Program Proposed for Puget Sound Whale-Watch Vendors
Marine WildlifeThe Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has published a draft rule to establish a commercial whale-watching licensing program in Puget Sound. AWI submitted comments supporting strong oversight to maximize...
New Report Examines How Biodiversity and Economic Health Intertwine
Marine WildlifeA February 2021 report commissioned by the UK government provides a sobering economic analysis to explain why we must change the way we interact with nature if we wish to...
New Whale Species Identified in Gulf of Mexico
Marine WildlifeScientists from NOAA Fisheries have identified a new species of baleen whale in the Gulf of Mexico. The new species, previously thought to be a subspecies of the Bryde’s whale,...
Paul Hoetjes: Defender of Caribbean Wildlife and Environment
Marine WildlifeThe Wider Caribbean Region has lost a wonderful conservation champion. Paul Hoetjes of Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands, died in November after a short illness. AWI was fortunate to have worked with...