Dolphin Project

Empty the Tanks 2026 has more locations added.⁠ ⁠ From the U.S. to Mexico, Europe, Australia, Africa, and Japan, advocates will gather outside marine parks, aquariums, zoos, and dolphinariums to speak up for dolphins and whales exploited in captivity.⁠ ⁠ Find your nearest location on the event map and join the movement.⁠ 👉 Visit emptythetanks.org/worldwideevent/ ⁠ ⁠ #EmptyTheTanks #DolphinProject #Dolphins #CaptivityKills #Animals

EMPTY THE TANKS May 9–10, 2026⁠ All location details at: emptythetanks.org/upcomingevents/ (link in bio)⁠ ⁠ Empty The Tanks Worldwide is a global event that gives people everywhere a platform to stand together and peacefully advocate for an end to dolphin and whale captivity. Join us in these locations around the world to raise awareness and educate the public.⁠ There is still time to add a location near you. ⁠ #DolphinProject #emptythetanks #animals #dolphins #thanksbutnotanks

A closed gate does not guarantee freedom. As Canada moves beyond its last aquarium, the real test is whether the animals left behind will finally be given freedom or moved to another tank.⁠ ⁠ 👉 Read the full blog: “What’s Next After Canada’s Last Aquarium Closes?” dolphinproject.org/blog/whats-nex… ⁠ ⁠ #DolphinProject #Animals #Dolphins #Blog #EndCaptivity

SAVE THE DATES: This year’s Empty The Tanks Worldwide Events will be on MAY 9 & 10, 2026! 🌍🐬 ⁠ Join us in one of many locations around the globe to educate the public. Empty The Tanks Worldwide events give a platform to citizens around the world to stand together and peacefully advocate for an end to dolphin and whale captivity.⁠ Each event location depends on local volunteers to help organize and host. If you’d like to host an event or join ⁠ emptythetanks.org/worldwideevent/ ⁠ #DolphinProject #emptythetanks #animals #dolphin #dolphins #orca #thanksbutnotanks

Help us end the cycle of Dolphin captivity… Whilst not all dolphins are candidates for release that doesn’t mean they should be subjected to a life confined to a concrete tank. We are working to secure a better future for generations of dolphins to come. Help us help dolphins! dolphinproject.org/take-action/or… #dolphinproject #dolphins #emptythetanks

No dolphin deserves a life, motionless on a concrete floor. With your support Dolphin Project continues to expose the dark reality of dolphin captivity. Every share, every voice, every donation and every person standing with us helps keep global pressure on the captive industry to change its business model. Together, we can make sure the world never looks away from what is happening in captivity. Join our plight to protect dolphins. 🔗 DolphinProject.org #dolphins #dolphinproject #emptythetanks

Taiji: Most people don’t know this but despite captive breeding in aquariums, dolphins are still captured from the wild and sold to aquariums. Take the pledge NOT to buy a ticket to a dolphin show: dolphin.fyi/DolphinPledge

A dolphin's smile is nature's greatest deception." - @RichardOBarry Behind that smile, the dolphin trafficking continues. Every year, dolphins are being driven into Taiji's cove, selected, sold into captivity, and shipped dolphinariums in select parts the world. But there is resistance. @dolphin_project is on the ground in Taiji, documenting the hunts, exposing the trafficking, the exploitation and the dark reality behind captivity. They are working alongside courageous Japanese activists who are tirelessly trying to raise awareness and push for legal change from within Japan. This isn't just about bearing witness, it's about dismantling the system that profits from captivity. Through international pressure, education, policy advocacy, and relentless documentation, real change is being fought for every single day. Don't buy a ticket to a dolphin show. Dolphin trafficking is happening right now. Join the fight to protect the dolphins passing through Taiji. dolphin.fyi/HelpJapanDolph…

If you truly love the ocean, don’t do this. Whale sharks are gentle giants — but when tourists crowd them, touch them, or block their movement, it causes stress and can alter their natural behavior. Marine wildlife should never feel trapped for our content. The rule is simple: No chasing. No touching. No surrounding. No flash. Keep your distance. The ocean is their home. We are just visitors. 🎥 Lombok, captured by atravellingjoey on TikTok and joey.travels on Instagram. #JAANIndonesia #DolphinProject #ThanksButNoTanks #UmahLumba #animals

Taiji: This is one of the hardest moments to witness. The moment a wild dolphin is turned into an attraction. A wild dolphin being taken from everything it knows… its home, its family, the ocean. It’s unacceptable that we are able to exploit dolphins in this way for entertainment. The demand fuels the supply. *images from Feb 17, 2026 Feb 27, 2026 Take action : dolphinproject.org/campaigns/save…

I just took the @Dolphin_Project pledge NOT to buy a ticket to a dolphin show. Sign here dolphin.fyi/DolphinPledge #ThanksButNoTanks 🐬

Taiji: The dolphin hunters drove in a pod of striped dolphins, a deep water species. As the dolphins were pushed into shallow water, they panicked. Dolphins could be seen tangled in nets, pressed up against concrete and rocks in desperate attempts to escape. The divers grabbed and manhandled them as they forced them under the tarps where their lives were extinguished. Feb 22, 2026 TAKE ACTION: (🔗 in BIO) dolphinproject.org/campaigns/save…

Wild caught orcas are still living the consequences of captivity, decades after being torn from their families and oceans.⁠ ⁠ From Corky and Ulises to Naya, now alone after loss upon loss, their stories reveal a legacy of trauma that did not end with capture. It continues in tanks around the world.⁠ ⁠ Read their full story and why it still matters.: dolphinproject.org/blog/wild-caug…

Decades after dolphins were first dumped into tanks and taught tricks to amuse paying customers – what have we really learned from their captivity?⁠ What is there left to learn? Full story at: bit.ly/3M9cu9L (🔗 in our bio!)⁠ ⁠ #dolphinproject #dolphin #animals #aquarium #thanksbutnotanks

Taiji: Although the dolphin hunting boats stayed in the harbor today, dolphin exploitation continued. 3 bottlenose dolphins were wrestled into slings and carried across the harbor. The dolphins were then hoisted up and out of the water, lifted, then dropped into crates and loaded into a large truck. During the process, one dolphin sustained an injury as blood could seen on its pectoral fin. The truck then carried the dolphins away to an unknown destination. The captive industry is only profitable because of the demand for captive dolphins. We can help end this by choosing not to go to dolphin shows, not to “swim” with captive dolphins and not to support any facility that holds dolphins captive. Feb. 17, 2026 dolphinproject.org/campaigns/save…

A day in the life of Farida, Umah Lumba’s vet 🤍🐾 Every day is different, because no one ever knows which animals will come through our gates. From emergency rescues to daily treatments, each case brings new responsibilities Check our website for more ways you can support us!

The show stadium at Kobe Suma SeaWorld has been built right next to the Pacific Ocean, within the orcas’ view when they jump on command. Stella was captured from the wild, taken from her mother off the coast of Iceland when she was about 1 year old. Ran is Stella's 19-year-old daughter who was born in captivity- the only one of her offspring that lives with her: bit.ly/43ep24a (🔗 in our bio)⁠ ⁠ Footage: @life_investigation_agency and Dolphin Project⁠ #orca #killerwhale #animals #thanksbutnotanks #emptythetanks #cetacean

Every year in Taiji, Japan, entire pods of dolphins are chased, trapped, and driven into the infamous cove. Over 1,800 dolphins can be captured or killed throughout the drive hunt season. Some are selected for captivity torn from their families and sold for profit. The biggest profit comes from the trafficking of bottlenose dolphins. These hunts are not cultural tradition. They are driven by supply and demand from the global captive dolphin industry. @dolphin_project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the welfare and protection of dolphins worldwide. Since 2003, Dolphin Project has been on the ground in Taiji, documenting the drive hunts, exposing the reality of captivity, and pushing for legal change to protect the dolphins who pass these shores and are subjected to these brutal hunts. This is what happens when profit outweighs compassion. And this is why the world needs to keep watching. Support dolphin projects ongoing campaign by visiting dolphinproject.org and take action.