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Marine Wildlife
Protection Sought for Critically Endangered Taiwanese Humpback Dolphin
Press ReleaseMarch 9, 2016Marine WildlifeThree US conservation groups petitioned the federal government today to protect Taiwanese humpback dolphins under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to help prevent the extinction of a population that now numbers fewer...
Icelandic Whaling Remains Target At Boston Seafood Expo
Press ReleaseMarch 3, 2016Marine WildlifeMembers of the “Don’t Buy from Icelandic Whalers” coalition have affirmed that their campaign will continue until Iceland permanently ends commercial whaling and international trading of whale products, despite breaking news that...
AWI Expresses Disappointment over SeaWorld’s Lawsuit against California Coastal Commission Orca Decision
Press ReleaseDecember 30, 2015Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is disappointed to learn that SeaWorld San Diego has filed a lawsuit against the State of California, challenging an October 8 decision by the California...
Despite Protections, Marine Species Still Targeted in the Caribbean
Marine WildlifeAWI has long been involved in the United Nations Caribbean Environment Programme, and specifically its Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW Protocol), which prohibits the taking of listed...
AWI Working to Keep Whale Products out of US Ports
Marine WildlifeEach year, nearly 12 million cargo containers enter the United States via a network of 360 US seaports. Monitoring, tracking and inspecting such a huge number of shipments is a...
Can the Vaquita Be Saved?
Marine WildlifeNumerous lists of species that are likely to go extinct within the next few years have been published. Front and center on all of them is the tiny, critically endangered...
Japan’s Scientific Whaling Program—Same Plan, Different Name
Marine WildlifeIn November, Japan submitted its plans for a resumption of whaling in the Southern Ocean to the International Whaling Commission (IWC), despite the March 2014 ruling of the International Court...
Protecting the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeIn early December, AWI’s executive director, Susan Millward, attended meetings of the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (the “Cartagena Convention”)....
San Diego Speaker Seeks to Stifle California Orca Captivity Bill
Marine WildlifeSometimes, politics play a greater role than the merits of the issue when deciding whether legislation gets a fair hearing. In the case of AB 2140, the Orca Welfare and...
SeaWorld Stock Sinks Further Following Third Quarter Report
Marine WildlifeOn November 12, SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc., issued its third quarter financial report. While the results were not as catastrophic as its second quarter report in August—when, after its revenue and...