Program Term Archive
Marine Wildlife
Yahoo! Japan Sells Polluted Whale and Dolphin Meat Products to Unsuspecting Consumers
Press ReleaseJune 16, 2025Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and an international coalition of animal protection and environmental groups are calling on Yahoo! Japan and its parent company, the LY Corporation, to stop selling...
Whale-Safe Fishing Gains Ground in Southeast Seas
Marine WildlifeIn March, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC)—a regional body responsible for managing federal fisheries from North Carolina to Florida—met in Jekyll Island, Georgia. One item on the docket,...
Will Japanese Protectionism Sink Icelandic Whaling?
Marine WildlifeThis year’s commercial whaling season began in April with the first kills by Norway and Japan. Although Norway’s quota allows up to 1,406 minke whales in total to be killed...
Colorado Cracks Down on Wildlife Trafficking
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeIn May, Colorado enacted SB25-168, the nation’s most comprehensive state law to combat wildlife trafficking. The law is unique among state laws in that it prohibits the selling, possessing, transporting,...
Trump Administration Seeks to Slash Habitat Protections for Endangered Wildlife
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeIn April, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a proposed rule that would undermine protections for habitat that threatened and endangered...
Rising Tide of US Opposition to Octopus Farming
Farmed Animals, Marine WildlifeEfforts to protect octopuses from commercial farming continue, with legislation proposed this year in several states to prohibit octopus farming and the sale of farmed octopus products. Campaigns by animal...
Another OSHA Fine Spotlights SeaWorld Safety Issues
Marine WildlifeA SeaWorld Orlando trainer was injured while handling an orca in the park’s medical pool in September 2024. The injury (rumored to be a broken arm, but never confirmed by...
Dolphin-Dooming Barataria Bay Project Halted
Marine WildlifeFor several years, AWI has opposed a project to divert fresh sediment-rich river water into Barataria Bay in an effort to restore Mississippi River Delta land lost to erosion. Delta...
Marine Science Cast Adrift as Agency Staff Tossed Overboard
Marine WildlifeThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, within the Department of Commerce, is among a host of federal agencies with science-based missions that have been rocked by deep budgetary and staffing...
Marine Pollution
Marine WildlifeWhen high-profile oil spills wreak havoc on marine animals and ocean ecosystems, the immediate impact is seen by many—via media images of oiled animals struggling to survive and beaches covered...