Dolphin Project

Wild dolphins belong in the ocean, not in the international entertainment trade.

The Solomon Islands' restored ban is a reminder that public pressure, investigation, and persistence can help stop exploitation before more dolphins pay the price.

👉 Read the full blog: “Solomon Islands Restores Dolphin Export Ban”
https://www.dolphinproject.org/blog/solomon-islands-restore-ban-on-dolphin-exports/

A seaside sanctuary would not erase what captivity has done to Wikie and Keijo. But it could give them a life without shows, crowds, and breeding. Another tank is not the answer.

👉 Read the full blog: “Wikie and Keijo: From One Tank to Another?”
https://www.dolphinproject.org/blog/wikie-and-keijo-from-one-tank-to-another/

This is a win against dolphin trafficking.

The Solomon Islands has restored its ban on live dolphin exports, reversing a move that could have pushed wild dolphins back toward aquariums, marine parks, and dolphinaria overseas.

👉 Read the full blog: “The Dolphin Trade Just Lost Ground”
https://www.dolphinproject.org/blog/solomon-islands-restore-ban-on-dolphin-exports/

Two orcas. One mother and son. A lifetime in captivity. Now Wikie and Keijo may be sent from Marineland to Loro Parque, an “animal embassy” that still keeps orcas in barren tanks, uses them in shows, and could fold them into its controversial breeding program, creating even more non-releasable orcas.

👉 Read the full blog: “Wikie and Keijo: From One Tank to Another?”
https://www.dolphinproject.org/blog/wikie-and-keijo-from-one-tank-to-another/

Marineland is closed, but the belugas are still waiting. Roughly 30 whales remain inside, and a new approval could finally move them one step closer to relocation. However, medical exams and export permits still stand between them and transfer. Every delay matters when animals are trapped with no clear future.
👉 Read the full blog: “Marineland’s Belugas Are One Step Closer to Leaving”
🔗 https://www.dolphinproject.org/blog/marinelands-belugas-one-step-closer-to-relocation/

A welfare report praised Mediterraneo Marine Park for “choice” and “complexity.”

But look past the words, and you see the truth: concrete tanks, tourist shows, and dolphins left under the Maltese sun with no shade.
This is how captivity shields itself from scrutiny: with standards that look credible on paper, but fail the animals in practice.

👉 Read the full blog: “Still No Shade at Mediterraneo Marine Park”
(🔗https://www.dolphinproject.org/blog/still-no-shade-at-mediterraneo-marine-park/)

Eight months after inspectors flagged the lack of shade, Mediterraneo’s dolphins are still trapped under the Maltese sun.

No shade. No escape. No choice.

In the wild, dolphins can dive deep, travel miles, and escape the heat. In captivity, even the most basic needs become optional while the facility has been given the green light to continue using marine mammals as tourist attractions

👉 Read the full blog: “Still No Shade at Mediterraneo Marine Park”
(🔗 https://www.dolphinproject.org/blog/still-no-shade-at-mediterraneo-marine-park/)

The industry counts on people walking through those park gates.

Empty the Tanks interrupts that. It reminds people that behind every show is a life in captivity.
From Seattle, Washington to Toronto, Canada; from Valencia, Spain to Kyoto, Japan and from a multitude of locations across the world – your voices made a difference.

👉 Read the full blog: “Your Voices Made a Difference!”
🔗https://www.dolphinproject.org/blog/your-voices-made-a-difference/