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Chronology of Achievements on Behalf of Cetaceans
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| 1976 |
Washington |
Courts overturn Sea World's permit to capture orcas |
| 1977 |
Canada |
Last permit issued to capture orcas |
| 1984 |
Alaska |
Courts overturn Sea World's permit to capture orcas |
| 1985 |
Victoria, Australia |
Prohibits the display of cetaceans |
| 1989 |
United States |
Last capture of Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. Voluntary capture ban imposed due to unprecedented strandings in recent years |
| 1990 |
United Kingdom |
Adopts standards resulting in the closure of all dolphinariums by 1993 |
| 1990 |
Iceland |
Adopts moratorium on orca captures |
| 1991 |
Ireland |
All surrounding seas within 200 miles designated dolphin/whale sanctuaries |
| 1992 |
Canada |
Announces ban on the capture of beluga whales for export |
| 1992 |
South Carolina |
Becomes the first state in the nation to prohibit the capture and display of cetaceans |
| 1993 |
United States |
Marine World/Africa USA denied importation of false killer whales (pseudorcas) obtained from Japanese drive fisheries |
| 1994 |
Israel |
bans the import of dolphins for international trade and circus purposes |
| 1994 |
Queensland, Australia |
bans the capture of dolphins |
| 1996 |
United States |
Keiko, the orca who starred in the blockbuster film Free Willy, is flown from his substandard tank in Mexico City to a new facility at the Oregon Coast Aquarium for rehabilitation and eventual release to the wild. |
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The
achievements for cetacean protection and opposition against their confinement
were accomplished through the efforts and wisdom of renowned scientists,
distinguished authors, courageous politicians, former employees of marine
parks and community-based, national and international animal protection
groups. |
