That means it is illegal to kill and consume dolphin meat in the US. New Jersey experienced a similar death in February when another dead dolphin appeared on the beach. The marine animal was ...

That said, NJ101.5 notes that all marine mammals are protected in US waters, making dolphin meat illegal to harvest. Killing such a creature can land one in jail for up to a year and saddled with ...

(To be clear, dolphin-deadly brands of canned tuna never contain any actual dolphin meat or byproducts.) As of 2018, 800-plus ...

In 2015, the Environmental Investigation Agency said it found unsafe levels of mercury from ocean pollutants in all the whale and dolphin meat samples it tested.

Japan has started its controversial annual dolphin hunt in the coastal town of Taiji. The hunt sees the animals driven into a cove where most are slaughtered for their meat with knives in shallow ...

The market in West Africa for Atlantic humpback dolphin meat also appears to be growing. Although their habitat lies outside US jurisdiction, an ESA listing can still play a vital role in staving off ...

We conducted an undercover investigation identifying illegal dolphin meat dealers, and provided Peru’s Department for Ecological Crimes with intelligence that led to the capture of many meat dealers.

Other major threats are coastal development and noise from human activity in the coastal marine environment. Demand for Atlantic humpback dolphin meat is also apparently on the rise amid a burgeoning ...

Fisheries also deplete the dolphins’ prey. Other major threats are coastal development and noise from human activity. The market for Atlantic humpback dolphin meat also appears to growing as part of ...