Blue Planet III returns to our screens this weekend, narrated once again by Sir David Attenborough. Get ready to dive back into the wonders of our blue planet. 💙 facebook.com/marineconnectio…

Juvenile northern bottlenose whale found dead at the weekend on Flimby beach, Cumbria, as storms battered the UK coastline. This whale species prefer cold, deep, temperate to sub-arctic oceanic waters usually greater than 6,500 feet. Photo: Maryport Coastguard Rescue Team

Two female beluga whales at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, relocated from Marineland, Canada, have been reunited with their sons after years of separation at Marineland. facebook.com/marineconnectio… Photo: Shedd Aquarium

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 exhibition is now open at London’s Natural History Museum, among the images is Frozen in Time, by Seán O’Callaghan of a whale off northern Norway entangled in discarded fishing line. facebook.com/marineconnectio… Image: Seán O’Callaghan

Wonderful mid-week news! Southern resident orca J35 has a new calf - a boy! Around a week old based on its appearance, researchers said the calf looked healthy, moving well, and nursing from J35. Photo: Center for Whale Research

Sperm whale that stranded at Turners Beach on Tasmania’s north-west coast has died, its death was confirmed earlier today. Samples will be taken to help determine cause of death. Sperm whales are the largest of the toothed whales and one of the deepest diving whales.

Today, outside TUI’s headquarters in Hanover, Germany, 21 animal welfare organisations from around the world, including Marine Connection, united to deliver one clear message: TUI must stop profiting from dolphin and whale captivity. facebook.com/marineconnectio…

Beluga whale dies at SeaWorld San Diego. 10-year-old male Cyprus was transferred from Marineland Canada to SeaWorld just two months ago. facebook.com/marineconnectio… Photo : SeaWorld San Diego

20 melon-headed adult whales recently killed in Taiji, 2 young calves taken back out to sea. They will be so distraught, we can only hope they are old enough to have learnt how to locate and consume solid prey - but who will protect and guide them now. Absolutely heartbreaking.

Ban on the breeding of captive dolphins in the Netherlands will finally be introduced! The facility is opposing the Dutch Government’s latest decision despite it being more than nine years since a dolphin calf was born there. facebook.com/marineconnectio…

News from Selwo Marina in Spain. 29-year-old male bottlenose dolphin Rocky has passed away. He was among eight dolphins relocated from Marineland in Antibes, France, earlier this year. The cause of his death has not yet been confirmed.

For the first time, decades of scattered recordings have been brought together in a searchable database, featuring Bigg’s, northern resident and southern resident orcas, with calls filterable by clan and pod. marineconnection.org/orca-ca… Photo: NOAA Fisheries

Unusual sightings of orcas off Mozambique - scientists are seeing them regularly and the change is sudden as orcas were not seen previously in the area. Sightings shifted from zero to happening at least once a week starting in late 2025. Photo: Ekaterina Kalashnikova/BCSS.

Good to hear that two young humpbacks stranded on Fire Island sandbars, close to New York, are now swimming freely again in open water. Crews were on site to keep the animals wet and cool until the both had the opportunity to free themselves on rising tides.

Male orcas John Coe and Aquarius were spotted in Roaringwater Bay, County Cork, Ireland, over the weekend. Great to hear the boys are still out there!

Heartbreaking to see another whale entangled in fishing gear. This individual, off the coast of Los Angeles, should be swimming freely through the ocean - not carrying the weight of deadly gear. Professionals are working to free the whale as soon as possible. Photo: NOAA

The International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting has concluded in Hobart, Australia, with no progress on the proposed South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary but there was postive news with regards to continued funding for cetacean strandings in the UK. facebook.com/marineconnectio…

World Animal Day unites people around the globe in a shared commitment to making the world a better place for all animals. We make choices every day - but what happens when we pause and try to see the world from another perspective? facebook.com/marineconnectio…

Encouraging to see India reaffirming its commitment to the conservation of dolphins and whales at the 70th meeting of the IWC in Hobart, Australia. Cetacean species in Indian waters receive the highest level of legal protection under the Wild Life (Protection) Act of 1972.

Man charged after dolphins were reportedly disturbed off the Moray coast, Scotland, on June 27. He was later traced and charged in connection. The area has a resident population of around 200 bottlenose dolphins -the largest and most northerly bottlenose dolphins in the world!