Accredited ocean sanctuaries for transforming captive cetacean care
by Lori Marino, Charles Vinick, Katy Foster, Jeff Foster, Rob Hicks, Graham McGrath, John Racanelli, Janesse Brewer Increasing concerns over the welfare of captive cetaceans (dolphins, whales, and porpoises) have led to calls for their transfer from marine parks and aquariums to sanctuaries. We describe an unprecedented collaboration to develop the first accreditation guidelines for authentic ocean sanctuaries to transform cetacean care. Increasing concerns over the welfare of captive cetaceans (dolphins, whales, and porpoises) have led to calls for their transfer from marine parks and aquariums to sanctuaries. This Perspective describes an unprecedented collaboration to develop the first accreditation guidelines for authentic ocean sanctuaries to transform cetacean care.
by Lori Marino, Charles Vinick, Katy Foster, Jeff Foster, Rob Hicks, Graham McGrath, John Racanelli, Janesse Brewer Increasing concerns over the welfare of captive cetaceans (dolphins, whales, and porpoises) have led to calls for their transfer from marine parks and aquariums to sanctuaries. We describe an unprecedented collaboration to develop the first accreditation guidelines for authentic ocean sanctuaries to transform cetacean care. Increasing concerns over the welfare of captive cetaceans (dolphins, whales, and porpoises) have led to calls for their transfer from marine parks and aquariums to sanctuaries. This Perspective describes an unprecedented collaboration to develop the first accreditation guidelines for authentic ocean sanctuaries to transform cetacean care.
