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Marine Wildlife
Whale Advocates Warn Seafood Expo Participants – Beware of Whalers in your Midst
Press ReleaseMarch 17, 2014Marine WildlifeAs the Seafood Expo North America opens at the Boston Convention Center (March 16–18) animal protection and conservation organizations are warning the tens of thousands of international participants—from suppliers of...
Landmark Legislation Introduced in California to Ban Orca Captivity
Press ReleaseMarch 7, 2014Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds California Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) for his introduction today of a bill (AB 2140) to end orca captivity in California. The Orca Welfare...
US Declares Iceland in Defiance of Global Trade Ban on Whale Products
Press ReleaseFebruary 6, 2014Marine WildlifeSecretary of Interior Sally Jewell issued a formal declaration that Iceland is undermining the effectiveness of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)...
Navy Training and Testing Activities Imperil Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles in Waters off Hawaii and Southern California
Press ReleaseJanuary 15, 2014Marine WildlifeToday, a coalition of conservation groups, represented by Earthjustice, amended their complaint in a case filed in Hawai‘i federal court last month that challenges a 5-year plan by the US...
Iceland to Ship Whale Meat to Japan via Norway
Press ReleaseJanuary 8, 2014Marine WildlifeDocuments obtained by the Washington DC-based Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) show that Norway has begun to play a key role in Iceland's massive exports of whale meat to Japan in...
AWI Seeks to Defend NMFS Decision to Deny Beluga Import
Press ReleaseJanuary 8, 2014Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, Whale and Dolphin Conservation North America, Earth Island Institute, and Cetacean Society International have filed a motion to intervene in defense of...
Lawsuit Seeks to Reduce Harm to Whales, Dolphins from Navy Sonar in Pacific
Press ReleaseDecember 16, 2013Marine WildlifeA lawsuit filed in Hawai‘i federal court today challenges the National Marine Fisheries Service’s approval of a five-year plan by the US Navy for testing and training activities off Hawai‘i...
Conservation and Commerce
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeImportant Decisions on Trade in Endangered Species Await International Community at 16th CITES Conference Three years ago, 839 delegates from 158 countries and 350 observers from non-parties and NGOs gathered in...
Greenland Plans to Kill Whales Despite Whaling Commission’s Veto
Marine WildlifeAt last June’s 64th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), Denmark—on behalf of its territory, Greenland—sought not only to renew, but to increase the existing aboriginal subsistence whaling quota for...
Marineland Ordered to Stop Dumping Dead Animals into Mass Graves
Marine WildlifeMarineland, a marine park in Niagara Falls, Canada, has been ordered by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment to stop burying animals on its grounds. Former Marineland employees told The...