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© Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, taken under NOAA permit #26919. Funded by United States Army Corps of Engineers

Birth announcement! First right whale calf of the 2024 calving season spotted

November 29, 2023 - On November 28th, researchers from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute...
© Peter Flood

Two New England-based nonprofits awarded nearly $400k federal grant

© Peter Flood November 20, 2023 - Contact: Jake O'Neill, Conservation Law Foundation, (617) 850-1709,...
Right whale - Regina WDC

North Atlantic right whale population has stabilized

WDC attends Ropeless Consortium and North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium WDC was in Canada this...
Moana, Marineland France

Orca Moana dies suddenly at Marineland

Twelve-year old orca, Moana has died suddenly at the Marineland Antibes theme park facility in...

Marine park director replaced after floods cause shut down

The director of Marineland in Antibes, France, has been replaced.  

The removal of Bernard Giampaolo follows recent controversy surrounding the death of one of the male orcas held at the marine theme park in the aftermath of flash floods that hit the region recently. Concerns remain about the health of other marine mammals held there. 

An interim replacement for Mr Giampaolo has be announced and the park, the largest of its kind in Europe, will stay closed until next year.