24Jan
How Much is a Drive Hunt Dolphin Worth?
Just ask Miami Seaquarium (MSQ) in Florida. According to NOAA Fisheries' Marine Mammal Inventory Report (MMIR), MSQ imported two Pacific bottlenose dolphins and two Risso's read more
22Jan
Two Days of Greed in Taiji
Today was a Blue Cove Day, and I am so very glad the dolphins got a break. The past two days have read more
18Jan
An Angel With Fins A Year After Her Capture
Veteran Dolphin Project Cove Monitor Karla Sanjur has arrived in Taiji. Her arrival coincides with the one year anniversary of the violent capture read more
Freedom for Lolita! The People Will Speak!
August 8, 1970, Penn Cove, Whidbey Island, WA: Lolita (first called Tokitae) was caught during a particularly violent capture of orcas, where read more
14Jan
FAD is BAD
Fish aggregating devices (FADs) are man made objects, used, like other fishing gear, to make it easier for humans to catch fish.
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13Jan
People Are Important Too
Approximately 35 striped dolphins were slaughtered in the Cove on January 8, 2015. I went looking for them a few days later. read more
03Jan
An Urgent Message from Ric O’Barry
On Sept. 30, 2014, I resigned from my position at Earth Island Institute's International Marine Mammal Project/Save Japan Dolphins (EII-IMMP). After 44 read more
02Jan
Will Futo Stay Dolphin Friendly?
Dolphin hunting used to be big business in Futo. Especially the sale of live dolphins for aquariums and dolphin swim-with programs. There read more
30Dec
2014: A Year In Review
As 2014 draws to a close, all of us at Ric O'Barry's Dolphin Project would like to thank our supporters for their efforts in read more
25Dec
Below the Surface – Taiji to the TRAINED Eye
Christmas Day, Taiji After yesterday’s unthinkable — leave alone unspeakable — slaughter and abduction of pantropical spotted dolphins in the cove, we
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