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15 Apr: Lolita Strategic Vision — Release to a Sea Sanctuary

Update 2023 All content and written material on this website is the intellectual property of Lauren Rhone and is protected…

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11 Apr: Seapen Crowdsource — Laceyahna Munroe University of Manchester

Assignment How would an orca communicate with other orca? If an orca was in a sea pen how far would…

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09 Apr: Sea Pen Crowdsource – Brett Geraghty University of Maryland Author

Sea Pen Engineering Prototype 2015 Notes from Brett Geraghty, University of Maryland:  As a general note, I added a picture…

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09 Apr: Salmon Estimates and Orca Data Puget Sound

Rivers Draining into Puget Sound The following rivers drain to the Puget Sound and act as a spawning grounds for…

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09 Apr: Track SRKW and L25

Tracking Ocean Sun 2015: This project was assigned to: Maurice G  Track the route of SRKW L-Pod (Southern Resident Killer…

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09 Apr: Potential Epigenetic Changes in Captive Orcas

Captive whales, dolphins and epigenetics Photo credit: https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/ What is epigenetics? Epigenetics is a field of study that investigates how…

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09 Apr: Sea Pen Crowdsource — Laceyahna Munroe University of Manchester

Sea pen Engineering prototype ideas Possible Materials Then pen used to house Keiko was made of foam-filled polyethylene pipes, which…

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05 Apr: Hydrophone to track L25 Ocean Sun — Ashley Harlaub, Wright State University

A hydrophone is an underwater microphone used to study communication among sea animals. The range of a hydrophone (an underwater…

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02 Apr: Bonds Between Orca’s and Humans are Hard to Break — Anthropomorphism and Semiotics

Human and animal bonds How this article came to be: The Truman Show Photo credit: Cannes Film Festival why I…

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11 Aug: Pipeline politics: the environment could suffer as Canadians focus on economics

Editors Note: Previously published in August 2015 on YoOceans.org. Some pictures and graphs have been updated with current information. With…

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10 Aug: A Critical Evaluation of Marine Parks: Should Cetaceans Be Kept in Captivity?

Editors Note: This research paper was written by an 11th grade student from Walter Payton College Prep in Chicago A…

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10 May: Interview With Deconstructing Eden Filmmaker Rick Wood

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published August 25, 2015 on YoOceans.org Rick Wood The hiss of the steam wand…

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20 Aug: Is SeaWorld Freeing the Whales at Last?

Be Careful What You Wish For “Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with…

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10 Jul: Orca and Humans in Captivity

Editor’s Note I collaborated with a friend on this piece who helped me put these words on paper after we…

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05 May: News Release: John Hargrove Speaking at Chicago Public School

NEWS RELEASE For immediate release  Blackfish Star John Hargrove Speaking at Chicago Public School Former SeaWorld Trainer and Blackfish Movie…

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02 May: Chicago School making waves with Shedd Aquarium

A student led National Junior Honor Society initiative in honor of April Prevention to Cruelty of Animals month that led…

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26 Apr: Chicago Public School showing Blackfish to 100 Students

SeaWorld Pledge education initiative in Chicago SeaworldPledge.org is very excited to announce that 100 middle schooler’s in a Chicago Public…

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18 Apr: Blackstone Bails on SeaWorld, Invests in Competitor Merlin

Blackstone backs Merlin attraction, Sea Life As Blackstone continues to withdraw from embattled SeaWorld, they hold a large percentage of…

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16 Apr: Vancouver Aquarium facing Public, Government Opposition

Animal Advocates are turning the tide of perception and winning over the public and Government Almost daily now there is…

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13 Apr: SeaWorldPledge.Org launches pilot High School Curriculum Program

We are pleased to announce that SeaWorld Pledge is piloting a high school education program that will focus on orca…

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10 Apr: SeaWorld and GA Aquarium petition to import wild-captured Beluga Whales

SeaWorld again contradicts their public statements The Georgia Aquarium is urging their supporters to sign a petition or send a…

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09 Apr: California Orca Bill AB 2140 Committee Hearing Results

AB 2140 moved to Study Group On the heels of AB 2140, arrogantly and disrespectfully deemed the “Silly Bill” by…

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03 Apr: Beyond Blackfish – The John Hargrove Story

John Hargrove Speaks About His Career as a Killer Whale Trainer at SeaWorld On Tuesday, April 8th 2014 John Hargrove…

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02 Apr: SeaWorld goes to Sacramento

SeaWorld Reps Lobby at California Capitol If you have watched ‘House of Lies’ you probably have a vision of what…

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31 Mar: Can we really “Save the Whales”?

 Save the Whales Man I’m sure everyone who reads this can relate to the blank stares, the uncomfortable grunts and the…

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29 Mar: If not freed, what does Lolita’s future Hold?

Why Lolita will be speaking French in 2015 An article in the Miami Herald Business section indicates that a deal…

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27 Mar: Travel and Tourism promote Swim With the Dolphins programs – But should you?

The hidden dangers in Swimming with Dolphins Intro According to a survey in 2005, 81% of the respondents expressed an…

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24 Mar: The SeaWorld Death Spiral – Part II

Blackstone to liquidate interest in SeaWorld Just after the 2013 SeaWorld earnings announcement was made, this piece, “The SeaWorld Death Spiral” was…

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24 Mar: SurvivorMan Les Stroud talks Nature, SeaWorld and Music

An interview with Les Stroud Last week I had the opportunity to talk by phone with Les Stroud about a…

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20 Mar: SeaWorld International Expansion Revealed

SeaWorld to partner with Samsung in South Korea After many hours of exhausting research on theme park blogs, LinkedIn groups,…

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18 Mar: Indie comic book artist creates Comic strip for Seaworld Pledge

Seaworld Pledge commissioned indie comic book artist Kimberly Moseberry to create a comic strip depicting the plight of captive dolphins  and…

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17 Mar: The SeaWorld ‘Death Spiral’

Deciphering the 2013 SeaWorld year-end earnings report When declining customer counts are further accelerated by raising prices to compensate for…

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14 Mar: Marineland Ontario – The Deadliest Place on Earth for Captive Cetaceans

“You are who you hang with,” SeaWorld Ceta-Base lists four transfers of captive born beluga whales to SeaWorld from 2006…

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12 Mar: What a Preacher taught me about Animal Activism

From the time I was a young boy my Dad was a preacher.  Two services on Sunday, one on Wednesday…

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11 Mar: Richard Branson, you lost us at Vancouver Aquarium

Richard Branson, CEO of Virgin announced today that in a continuation of his ‘Engagement Process’ to vet corporate partners, he…

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09 Mar: Taiji Whale Museum indicates Albino Dolphin not Dead

Ric O’Barry Confirms Many people on Twitter have been concerned about the welfare of the Albino Dolphin dubbed ‘Angel’ by…

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07 Mar: Act to add Section 4502 to the Fish and Game Code – California

Here is the breakdown of the California BlackFish bill: The following items will be illegal when added to existing California…

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07 Mar: California Assemblymen to propose Orca Law in SeaWorld’s back yard

Update Below lists SeaWorld response: After 10 News in San Diego ran a story regarding what they described as “Landmark…

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05 Mar: Are Petitions worthless Slaktivism?

  A lot of Energy, but not much Inertia This post may ruffle some feathers.  Diligent, dedicated and hard working…

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04 Mar: More Dolphins, more dolphins and yet MORE Dolphins

Worldwide, Dolphinariums are the hottest new tourism Commodity Every day I find an article about new Dolphinariums being planned or…