Initiated in 1995, the Spinner Study is a long-term science and conservation study monitoring the habits and populations of the societies of wild spinner dolphins, Stenella longirostris, that swim in the shallow coastal waters around the Hawaiian islands. Earthtrust is conducting this study of wild dolphin behavior with the aim of establishing their important habitats, [...]
Earthtrust is an international nonprofit organization which holds funds in trust for the earth, adhering to high standards of accountability and donor-direction of assets. It works in partnership with sophisticated donors such as foundations and disciplined individuals to change the world.Earthtrust preferentially takes on the “impossible missions” which the conventional wisdom says cannot be solved, [...]
What are Driftnets?
Driftnets are 8-15 meter deep nets made of fine nylon mesh used to fish for stocks of tuna, salmon, and squid. The nets are nearly transparent and are set below the surface to drift overnight. Between 2-90 kms in length, driftnets function as hanging “walls of death” for nearly everything they encounter. Fleets [...]
Each year hundreds of thousands of dolphins die from driftnet and purse seine fishing, from being harpooned, from being shot as crab bait, and from pollution. Although it is already known that dolphins are large-brained, intelligent, social creatures, humans continue to slaughter these amazing mammals at an enormous rate.Don White, President of Earthtrust, has long [...]
The fact that dolphins are increasingly being sold as whalemeat in Japan is noteworthy for both conservation and strategic reasons. Based on the prices recently paid by Earthtrust investigators for dolphin-sold-as-whale, the going retail rate for a dolphin sold on such a market is about $2800. This is enough to create problems for dolphins not [...]
Earthtrust’s Saving Whales With DNA Project is a strategy for ending the global black market in whale meat through the use of DNA analysis. DNA technology is currently revolutionizing many fields and it is poised to have a huge impact on the illegal trade in endangered and protected species of whales. DNA analysis is the [...]
Dolphins and whales have voices, but it’s a lot different from most other mammals. The limited visibility under water made sounds and hearing very important for them. The sounds of the whales are not produced with their mouth/beak but only inside their blow-hole. They also use frequencies that reach far beyond our hearing capabilities. Of [...]
Dolphins Plus offers a variety of marine mammal interaction programs, including Natural Dolphin Swims, Structured Dolphin Swims, and Sea Lion Encounters. These programs are designed for individuals interested in learning more about dolphins and sea lions in a safe, natural seawater environment. In addition to swimming with dolphins and sea lions, each visitor will participate [...]
Dolphins Plus is committed to the conservation and protection of marine mammals worldwide through education, research, experiential learning, and environmental awareness. Our facility is a short drive south of Miami, in sunny Key Largo, Florida (Florida Keys). We are located on a canal, adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean, thus creating natural seawater homes for our [...]
The Journal of Applied Horticulture (JAH) is an official publication of the Society for the Advancement of Horticulture, founded in 1999. JAH is a biannual publication, publishes papers of original work (or results), rapid communications and reviews on all aspects Horticultural Science in English which can contribute to fundamental and applied research on horticultural plants [...]
