Program Term Archive
Marine Wildlife
Campaigners “Don’t Buy” Whaler’s Effort to Distance Icelandic Seafood Giant from Fin Whaling
Press ReleaseApril 20, 2018Marine WildlifeThe Don’t Buy From Icelandic Whalers campaign, an alliance of 14 conservation and animal protection groups, has reacted with dismay to the news that Icelandic whaling company Hvalur will resume...
Lawsuit Demands Ban on Mexican Shrimp, Other Seafood to Save Vanishing Porpoise
Press ReleaseMarch 21, 2018Marine WildlifeConservation groups sued the Trump administration today for failing to follow federal law and ban shrimp and other seafood imported from Mexico’s Upper Gulf of California and harvested with gillnets that...
AWI Sues over Access to Tilikum Necropsy
Marine WildlifeAWI filed suit in January against the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) related to the agencies’ refusal to enforce requirements for SeaWorld...
AWI Welcomes Increased Clamor over Ocean Noise
Marine WildlifeAWI has long been involved in the issue of anthropogenic ocean noise directly or indirectly generated by the military, the oil and gas industry, commercial shipping, and scientific research. Marine...
Captive Orca Gets Day in Court
Marine WildlifeOn January 23, in Utrecht, the Netherlands, an appeals court heard the arguments of the Free Morgan Foundation (FMF) for revoking the certificate (permit) that allowed the orca known as...
Vancouver Aquarium Calls It Quits on Cetacean Display
Marine WildlifeAfter many years of resisting the clear trend of history regarding the captive display of cetaceans, the Vancouver Aquarium has finally conceded: On January 18, the aquarium’s management announced that...
AWI Promotes Animal Protection at CITES Standing Committee Meeting
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe 69th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), held November 27 to December 1, 2017, in Geneva,...
SEA Act Drops Anchor on Marine Species
Marine WildlifeThe Marine Mammal Protection Act celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, but a sizable faction in Congress seems intent on dismantling some of its core provisions. On January 10, the...
AWI Files Suit to Save Vaquita
Marine WildlifeIn a desperate attempt to save the last remaining vaquita porpoises, AWI and other groups filed suit against several federal agencies in December. The vaquita, a small porpoise that exists...
AWI Statement: SeaWorld CEO Joel Manby Departure Should Not Derail Company’s Progress
Press StatementFebruary 27, 2018Marine WildlifeSeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc., announced today the resignation of CEO Joel Manby. The announcement came with the release of the company’s fourth quarter and fiscal 2017 results, which showed a loss of $20.4...