Action for Dolphins

Action for Dolphins We act so dolphins can live free from suffering.

Thanks to dolphin defenders worldwide we act to:

Stop cruel dolphin hunting
End dolphin captivity
Remove shark nets from Australia’s coastline
End harmful hand-feeding of wild dolphins
Improve dolphins’ ocean home

Australia is home to more than 40 species of dolphins and whales. 🐬🐋We mapped Australia's dolphin species to find out wh...
24/08/2026

Australia is home to more than 40 species of dolphins and whales. 🐬🐋

We mapped Australia's dolphin species to find out where they live, the threats they face, and where they need protection.

Right now, the Australian Government is deciding what happens to 44 marine protected areas across 2.4 million km² of ocean. It only happens once every ten years.

Add your name to our submission before the review closes on 30 September: https://ap1.hubs.ly/H01hTmp0
Explore the atlas: https://ap1.hubs.ly/H01hTwM0

Off Western Australia's south coast, in the deep waters, one of the largest gatherings of orcas in the southern hemisphe...
22/08/2026

Off Western Australia's south coast, in the deep waters, one of the largest gatherings of orcas in the southern hemisphere happens every summer.

It happens at Bremer Canyon. A region with cold, nutrient-rich water. Water rises from the deep here, drawing squid, sharks, tuna and beaked whales. Every year, generations of orcas come to feed at one of the most remarkable ocean gatherings on Earth.

Until 30th September, the Australian Government is deciding the future of 44 marine protected areas across 2.4 million km² of ocean. Add your name to our submission before it's too late: https://ap1.hubs.ly/H01hWlz0💙

Kinda chic to be an ocean protector.We work to keep dolphins free from suffering and protect their ocean home. Get invol...
19/08/2026

Kinda chic to be an ocean protector.

We work to keep dolphins free from suffering and protect their ocean home.

Get involved: Sign the submission for stronger Marine Protected Areas https://ap1.hubs.ly/H01hRMR0

Fewer than 10,000 Australian humpback dolphins are left. Even inside the marine protected areas that overlap with their ...
17/08/2026

Fewer than 10,000 Australian humpback dolphins are left. Even inside the marine protected areas that overlap with their important habitat, the strongest protections barely reach them. Oil and gas can still be approved in the waters they call home.

Right now, the Australian Government is deciding what the next 10 years of marine park protections will look like. This is our moment to push for stronger protections for the Australian humpback dolphin, as well as over 40 species of iconic dolphins and whales.

Add your name to our submission before the review closes on 30 September 💙

https://ap1.hubs.ly/H01h1Xb0

Thank you to Cassandra Smith for the incredible images.

Off the coast of Western Australia, there's a canyon deeper than the Grand Canyon hidden beneath the ocean.It's called t...
13/08/2026

Off the coast of Western Australia, there's a canyon deeper than the Grand Canyon hidden beneath the ocean.

It's called the Perth Canyon. Deep water rises to the surface here and gathers huge clouds of krill, and that krill draws the largest gathering of blue whales in the country.

Blue whales are the largest animals ever to have lived on Earth. And here, in Australian waters, they come to feed. 🐋

Have you seen a whale in Australian waters? Tell us where. 👇

New research has confirmed that Risso's dolphins around the British Isles are genetically distinct from every other popu...
07/08/2026

New research has confirmed that Risso's dolphins around the British Isles are genetically distinct from every other population studied - including those in the Azores and the Mediterranean.

Scientists analysed DNA from strandings collected around England, Scotland and Wales over 24 years. They've been isolated long enough to become their own genetic population.

Less than 3% of individuals photographed on Scotland's west coast matched those seen on the north coast.

The Mediterranean population of Risso's dolphins is already classified as Endangered. Whether the British population deserves the same scrutiny is now a serious question.

The more we understand about who these dolphins are, the better our chance of making sure they're still here.

📖 Hodgins et al. (2026), Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Research conducted in partnership with MARA, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, the Zoological Society of London, and the universities of Exeter, Glasgow, Zurich, Western Australia, and Taiwan.

The Australian Government has just proposed to fully protect over 670,000 km² of additional ocean around Lord Howe and N...
03/08/2026

The Australian Government has just proposed to fully protect over 670,000 km² of additional ocean around Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands, which would be one of the largest single expansions of Australian marine sanctuaries in decades.

Lord Howe sits on the humpback whale migration highway. Norfolk shelters some of the most isolated cetacean populations in the Pacific. S***m whales, bottlenose dolphins, seabirds, and reef systems still being discovered.

But before it becomes a reality, a 60 day public consultation on the proposal is open until 30 September 2026.

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