Program Term Archive
Marine Wildlife
Watamu Marine Association Aims for Cetacean Safeguards on Kenyan Coast
Marine WildlifeThe Watamu Marine Association (WMA) was established in 2007 in Kenya in order to bring together members from the community, tourism, and environmental sectors in the coastal resort town of...
Good Call: Senate Sidelines Sportsmen’s Act
Marine WildlifeAn attempt to undermine longstanding wildlife, land conservation, and public health laws was defeated in November, when the Sportsmen’s Act of 2012 (S. 3525) was blocked from passage in the...
Putting the Bite on the Shark Fin Trade
Marine WildlifeTwo new developments spell good news for sharks. The first: India, a major shark fishing nation, has banned shark finning at sea, the practice of slicing off a shark’s fins—often...
Right to Celebrate: Uruguay Declares Whale Sanctuary
Marine WildlifeUruguay’s national legislature has voted to establish a protected sanctuary for migrating right whales and other cetaceans. The final approval of the bill came via a unanimous (62–0) vote in...
Wanton Waste and Suffering Suffuse Faroe Islands Drive Hunts
Marine WildlifeLong-finned pilot whales have been hunted for human consumption in the Faroe Islands (a small Danish territory located between Scotland and Iceland in the North Atlantic) since the first human...
Cetacean Shows: Not Quite so Captivating
Marine WildlifeThe past three years have seen considerable progress on the campaign to end the display of captive cetaceans. The change appears to date from the tragic death of SeaWorld trainer...
Score One for the Whales! NMFS Bats Down Beluga Import Bid
Marine WildlifeAWI is very pleased to report that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has denied a permit application by Georgia Aquarium and partners (including SeaWorld and Shedd Aquarium) to import...
Dr. Rose Tackles Thorny Issues of Marine Mammal Captivity
Marine WildlifeIf Dr. Naomi Rose, who joined AWI’s staff in September as the organization’s marine mammal scientist, ever elects to pen an autobiography, she knows where to go for the “early...
Statement on Georgia Aquarium Appeal of NMFS Permit Denial
Press ReleaseSeptember 30, 2013Marine WildlifeToday, Georgia Aquarium filed a complaint in a federal district court in Georgia appealing the decision made by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to deny a permit application to...
National Marine Fisheries Service Denies Permit to Import 18 Wild-Caught Beluga Whales from Russia
Press ReleaseAugust 6, 2013Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to report that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has denied a permit application by the Georgia Aquarium to import 18 wild-caught beluga...