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Marine Wildlife
Mexico Tries to Crush “Dolphin Safe” Tuna Label via WTO
Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Earth Island Institute (EII) and a coalition of supportive groups have been crying foul since the government of Mexico demanded late in October that the...
Making Headway on Capitol Hill
Marine WildlifeOn Opening day of the 111th Congress, Rep. Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam) reintroduced the Shark Conservation Act of 2009 (H.R. 81). A similar measure to strengthen the pre-existing Shark Finning Prohibition Act...
Shark Conservation Act of 2009 Approaches the Finish Line in Senate
Press ReleaseNovember 19, 2009Marine WildlifeFollowing the swift and unanimous passage by the House of Representatives in March of this year, the Senate’s companion bill, S. 850, the Shark Conservation Act of 2009, moved out...
Walrus Deaths Attributed to Sea Ice Reduction
Marine WildlifeScientists have reported that trampling by other walruses in a stampede likely caused the deaths of 131 walruses found on a beach in Alaska’s North Slope in August. Attributing a...
Navy War Games Imperil Marine Life
Marine WildlifeThe US Navy has announced its decision to proceed with construction of a 500-square mile sonar testing range off the Jacksonville, FL coast. Over 470 exercises will take place there every...
Obama’s Ocean Task Force
Marine WildlifePresident Obama has announced the creation of a 23-member federal task force to establish a comprehensive US Ocean Policy that “will incorporate ecosystem-based science and management and emphasize our public stewardship...
Pacific Northwest Orcas Surviving the Odds
Marine WildlifeThe largest members of the dolphin family, orcas, also known as killer whales, are perhaps the most recognizable cetacean, with their distinctive black and white markings. These small, toothed whales...
US Court Approves Gulf of Mexico Lease Sales
Marine WildlifeIn July, a federal appeals court announced it would permit the US Department of the Interior to move forward with new oil and natural gas lease sales in the Gulf of...
Origins Natural Resources, Inc. Flip Over Dolphins
Press ReleaseAugust 31, 2009Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds skincare company, Origins, for abandoning plans for a swim-with dolphins prize at Cabo Dolphins in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Initially Origins had planned a...
Animal Protection Groups Petition Federal Government to Regulate Dolphin Petting Pools
Press ReleaseJuly 6, 2009Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute joins The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society and four other organizations today in filing a Petition for Rulemaking with the US Department of Agriculture's Animal and...