Welcome to the captive cetacean database, an online inventory of dolphins, whales and porpoises in marine parks around the world. The Ceta-Base inventory maintains a historical record of captive cetaceans that have been held in human care throughout the course of history. Information found in the database has been obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the National Inventory of Marine Mammals (NIMM), organizational press releases, professional journals, internet forums, social media and other sources of public information.
Current Facilities
The facilities listed below are current holders of captive dolphins, whales and porpoises. These animals represent the living global population and include all species of cetacean.
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UNITED STATES & CANADA
There are approximately 626 captive whales and dolphins in 33 facilities across the U.S. and Canada. Click here for a complete list of living animals.
Arizona
California
SeaWorld, All Locations
SeaWorld San Diego
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program
Conneticut
Florida
Aquatica Orlando
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Discovery Cove
Dolphin Connection
Dolphin Research Center
Dolphins Plus Bayside
Dolphins Plus Oceanside
EPCOT The Seas
Gulf World Marine Park
Gulfarium Marine Adventure
Island Dolphin Care
Marineland Dolphin Adventure
Miami Seaquarium
SeaWorld Orlando
Theater of the Sea
Georgia
Hawai’i
Dolphin Quest, All Locations
Dolphin Quest Hawaii
Dolphin Quest Oahu
Sea Life Park
Illinois
Brookfield Zoo
John G. Shedd Aquarium
Indiana
Maryland
National Aquarium in Baltimore
Mississippi
Institute for Marine Mammal Studies
Nevada
Texas
EUROPEAN UNION
Belgium
Bulgaria
Denmark
France
Marineland Antibes
Parc Astérix
Planète Sauvage
Germany
Tiergarten der Stadt Nürnberg
Zoo Duisburg
Greece
Italy
Acquario di Genova
Oltremare
Zoomarine Italy
Lithuania
Malta
Netherlands
Dolfinarium Harderwijk
Ecomare
Sea Mammal Research Company
Portugal
Russia, Ukraine & Eastern Europe
Belarus
NEMO Minsk
Georgia, Republic of
Batumi Dolphinarium
Kazakhstan
NEMO Almaty
Crimea
Dolphinarium in Tarkhankut
Dolphinarium “Watercolor” Alushta
Karadag Dolphinarium
Koktebel Dolphinarium
Sevastopol Dolphinarium Artbuhte
State Oceanarium Partenit
Yevpatoriya Dolphinarium
Russia
Anapa Dolphinarium
Arkhipo-Osipovsky Dolphinarium
Dolphinarium “Aqua World”
Dolphinarium “Aquatoria”
Dolphinarium “Coliseum”
Dolphinarium “Sea Star”
Gelendzhik Dolphinarium
Kislovodsk Dolphinarium
Livadia Dolphinarium
Mobile, Dolphin-Land
Mobile, Moscow Dolphinarium
Mobile, Moscow Mobile Dolphinarium I
Mobile, Moscow Mobile Dolphinarium II
Mobile, Moscow Mobile “Aqua-Complex”
Moscow Zoo
Moskvarium
Naberezhnye Chelny Dolphinarium
NEMO Anapa
NEMO Azov
NEMO Dzhubga
NEMO Vityazevo
Nizhny Novgorod Dolphinarium
Novosibirsk Dolphinarium “Dolphin”
Novorossiysk Dolphinarium
Primorye Oceanarium
Rostov Dolphinarium
Sochi Dolphinarium “Riviera”
Saint-Petersburg Dolphinarium
Tourist Center “Arctic Circle”
Utrish Marine Station
White Sea Environmental Center
Yaroslavsky Dolphinarium
Yeiskiy Dolphinarium
Ukraine
Dolph. “Oscar” Genichesk
Dolph. “Oscar” Kirillovka
Dolph. “Oscar” Truskavets
Dolph. “Watercolor” Skadovsk
NEMO Berdyansk
NEMO Odessa
NEMO Kharkov
NEMO Kiev
MEXICO
Baja California
Cabo Dolphins Cabo San Jose
Cabo Dolphins Cabo San Lucas
Dolphin Discovery Los Cabos
Chihuahua
Mundo Acuático Anita
Guadalajara
CONVIMAR Mundo Marino Guadalajara
Guanajuato
Delfiniti Splash
Guerrero
El Rollo Acapulco (CICI)
Delfiniti Ixtapa
Jalisco
Dolphin Discovery Vallarta
Mexico City
CONVIMAR, All Locations
Dolphin Discovery Six Flags
Nayarit
Dolphin Adventures Vallarta
Quintana Roo
Delphinus Acuario Interactivos
Delphinus Puerto Morelos
Delphinus Punta Cancun
Delphinus Riviera Maya
Delphinus Xcaret
Delphinus Xel-Há
Dolphin Discovery Cancun-Isla Mujeres
Dolphin Discovery Costa Maya
Dolphin Discovery Cozumel
Dolphin Discovery Dreams
Dolphin Discovery Riviera Maya
Dolphin Discovery Tulum-Akumal
Dolphin Discovery Playa Del Carmen
Dolphinaris Barcelo
Dolphinaris Cancun
Dolphinaris Cozumel
Dolphinaris Riviera Maya Park
Dolphinaris Tulum
Veracruz
Delfiniti Veracruz
BAHAMAS & THE CARIBBEAN
Anguilla
Dolphin Discovery Anguilla
Bahamas
Atlantis Paradise Island
Blackbeard’s Cay
Dolphin Encounters
Dolphin Experience
Bermuda
Curaçao
Grand Cayman
Dolphin Cove Grand Cayman
Dolphin Discovery Grand Cayman
Cuba
Acuario de Baconao
Acuario Cayo Naranjo
Acuario Nacional de Cuba
Delfinario Cayo Guillermo
Delfinario Cayo Largo
Delfinario Cayo Santa Maria
Delfinario Cienfuegos
Delfinario Varadero
Dominican Republic
Dolphin Discovery Punta Cana
Dolphin Explorer
Dolphin Island Park
Manati Park
Ocean World Puerta Plata
Jamaica
Half Moon Dolphin Lagoon
Dolphin Cove Montego Bay
Dolphin Cove Ochos Rios
Moon Palace Jamaica Grande
St. Kitts
Dolphin Discovery St. Kitts
Tortola
Dolphin Discovery Tortola
Central & South America
Venezuela
Japan
Japan
Adventure World Shirahama
Amakusa Pearl Center “Sea Donut”
Aqua World Oarai
AQUAS Shimane Aquarium
Asamushi Aquarium
Awashima Marine Park
Dolphin Base
Dolphin Fantasy Ishigaki
Dolphin Fantasy Ito
Dolphin Farm Awaji Janohire
Echizen Matsushima Aquarium
Enoshima Aquarium
Epson Aqua Park
Futami Sea Paradise
Hakkeijima Sea Paradise
Hotel Dolphin Resort
Ise-shima Marine Leisure
Izu-Mito Sea Paradise
Japanese Dolphin Center
Joetsu Municipal Aquarium
Kagoshima City Aquarium
Kamogawa Sea World
Katsurahama Aquarium
Keikyo Aburatsubo Marine Park
Japan (cont.)
Kinosaki Marine World
Kujukushima Aquarium
Kyoto Aquarium
Marine World Uminonakamichi
Minamichita Beach Land
Misaki Amusement Park
Miyajima Public Aquarium
Muroto Dolphin Center
New Yashima Aquarium
Niigata City Aquarium
Noboribetsu Marine Park Nixe
Notojima Aquarium
Oita Marine Palace “Umitamago”
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
Okinawa Marine Research Center
Osaka Kaiyukan Aquarium
Otaru Aquarium
Port of Nagoya Aquarium
Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium
Japan (cont.)
Shibushiwan Daikoku Dolphin Land
Shimoda Floating Aquarium
Shimonoseki Municipal Aquarium
Shinagawa Aquarium
Suma Aqualife Park
Taiji Harbor Pens, Holding
Taiji Whale Museum
TWM, Dolphin Beach
TWM, Whale Beach
Toba Aquarium
Tsukumi Dolphin Island
China & Hong Kong
China
Beijing Aquarium
Boundary Island Dolphin Bay
Changsha Underwater World
Chengdu Haichang Polar Ocean World
Chime-Long Ocean Kingdom
Chongqing Polar Ocean Park
Dalian Laohutan Ocean Park
Dalian Sun Asia Ocean World
Dongguan Xiangshi Zoo
Fushun Royal Sea World
Fuzhou Luoyuanwan Seaworld
Grandview Polar Ocean World
Guangzhou Ocean World
Hangzhou Polar Ocean Park
Harbin Polar Land
Hefei Sea World
Jinan Springs Polar Ocean World
China (cont.)
Kaifeng Dong Jing Polar Aquarium
Nanchang Ocean Park
Nanjing Underwater World
Nanning Caribbean Water World
Nanning Zoo
Ningbo Ocean World
Penglai Ocean Polar World
Qingdao Haichang Polar Ocean World
Quancheng Ocean Polar World
Saint Blue Ocean World
Shanghai Changfeng Ocean World
Shanhaiguan Happy Ocean Park
Shenzhen Safari Park
Shenzen Xiaomeisha Sea World
Suzhou Aquarium
China (cont.)
Tianjin Haichang Polar Ocean World
Taizhou Sea World
Weihai Xixiakou Safari Park
Wuhan Haichang Polar Ocean World
Wuhan Institute of Hydrobiology
Wuyishan Polar Ocean Park
Xi’an Qujiang Polar Ocean Park
Xiamen Underwater World
Zhengzhou Aquarium
Hong Kong
Ocean Park Hong Kong
Southeast Asia
Indonesia
Bali Melka Dolphin Resort
Dolphin Lodge Bali
Gelanggang Samudra / Ocean Dream
Movers and Shakers, Inc
Pulau Bidadari / Bidadari Island
Wersut Seguni Indonesia (WSI)
WSI: The Sea Pantai Cahaya
North Korea
Rungna Dolphinarium
South Korea
Geoje Sea World
Hanwha Aqua Planet Jeju
Hanwha Aqua Planet Yeosu
Jangsaengpo Whale Museum
Jeju Island Marine Park
Lotte World Aquarium
Pacific Land
Seoul Zoo / Seoul Grand Park
Philippines
Misamis Occidental Marine Park
Ocean Adventure Subic Bay
Singapore
Dolphin Island Sentosa
Taiwan
Hualien Farglory Ocean Park
National Museum of Marine Biology
Yehliu Ocean World
Thailand
NEMO Dolphins Bay Phuket
Oasis Sea World
Pattaya Dolphin World
Safari World
Vietnam
Baoson Paradise Ocean World
Suoi Tien Tourist Area
Tuần Châu Resort Halong
Vinpearl Land Nha Trang
Africa, The Middle East, Pakistan & Turkey
Egypt
Dolphin World Makadi Bay
Dolphina Hurghada
Dolphina Sharm el Sheikh
South Africa
uShaka Marine World
Bahrain
Dolphin Park Bahrain
Iran
Dolphin Park Tehran
Kish Island Dolphin Park
Israel
Dolphin Reef Eilat
Pakistan
Karachi Dolphin Show
United Arab Emirates
Turkey
Adaland Dolphin Park
Aqua Club Dolphin
Dolphinland: Antalya
Dolphin Park Bodrum
Dolphin Park Kas
Kemer Dolphinarium
Istanbul Dolphinarium
Land of Legends
Onmega Dolphin Therapy Center
Sealanya Dolphinpark
Troy Aqua & Dolphinarium
Australia & the South Pacific
Australia
French Polynesia
Palau
Rehab Facilities
The facilities listed below include dedicated rescue and rehabilitation organizations as well as some public display facilities who have a rescue component. For example, Gulf World Marine Park handles rescues through their organization “Gulf World Marine Institute”, this organization will be listed below, but direct to Gulf World’s inventory where you can access the “Rehab” tab.
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UNITED STATES & CANADA
Alaska
Alaska Sealife Center
California
Marine Mammal Center
Pacific Marine Mammal Center
Florida
Florida Keys Wildlife Rescue
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Marine Animal Rescue Society
Marine Mammal Conservancy
Mote Marine Laboratory
Mote Tropical Research Lab
Hawai’i
Hawai’i Cetacean Rehabilitation Center
Maui Ocean Center
Louisiana
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
Maine
Marine Animal Lifeline
Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center
Massachusetts
NEA: Marine Animal Rescue Team
New Jersey
Marine Mammal Stranding Center
New York
Riverhead Foundation
Oregon
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Seaside Aquarium
Texas
Animal Rehabilitation Keep
UT Pan-Am Coastal Studies Lab
Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network
Texas State Aquarium Sea Lab
Virginia
Virginia Aquarium & MSC
Canada
Europe, Israel & the United Kingdom
Italy
Foundazione Cetacea
Netherlands
Delta Park Neelte Jans
SOS Dolfijn
Portugal
CRAM-Q
Spain
CEMMA
PROMAR Equinac
England
Cornish Seal Sanctuary
East Winch Wildlife Center
Natureland Seal Sanctuary
Israel
IMMRAC
Asia & Southeast Asia
China
Pearl River Estuary
Japan
Hokkaido University
Taiwan
National Cheng Kung University
Thailand
EMCR Research Center
Phuket Marine Bio Center
South Korea
Busan Aquarium
Closed Facilities
The facilities listed below are closed or have discontinued the display of captive cetaceans. Some facilities on this list may have temporarily suspended their display due to renovations or other issues.
United States
Arkansas
Animal Wonderland
California
Japanese Deer Park
Knott’s Berry Farm
Long Marine Laboratory
Marineland of the Pacific
Marine World (Redwood)
Pacific Ocean Park
Paramount’s Great America
Six Flags: Magic Mountain
Scripps Oceanographic Inst.
Steinhart Aquarium
District of Columbia
Porpoise Land
Florida
Aquatarium (Shark World)
Aquatic Mammal Enterprises
Busch Gardens Tampa
Cape Coral Gardens
Fishland U.S.A.
Floridaland
John’s Pass Aquarium
Marine Zoo/Seminole Bridge
Ocean Reef Club
Ocean World
Private Owner, Harvey Hamilton
Private Owner, Homosassa
Private Owner, John Slater
Private Owner, Little Torch Key
Private Owner, Philip’s Inlet
Research, Echo & Misha
Research, University of S. Florida
Sea Zoo (Daytona)
Silver Springs
Sugarloaf Dolphin Sanctuary
Waltzing Waters: Aquarama
World Dolphin Foundation
Georgia
Release, Joe & Rosie
Six Flags Over Georgia
Hawai’i
Hawai’i Inst. of Marine Biology
Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Lab
Maryland
Jolly Roger Amusement Park
Massachusetts
Aqua Circus / ZooQuarium
Atlantic Aquarium / Hull Aquarium
Boston Aquarial Gardens
New England Aquarium
Sea Land of Cape Cod
Minnesota
Aqua Circus / ZooQuarium
Atlantic Aquarium / Hull Aquarium
Boston Aquarial Gardens
New England Aquarium
Sea Land of Cape Cod
Mississippi
Marine Life Oceanarium (MAP)
Missouri
Six Flags Mid America
Worlds of Fun
New Jersey
Six Flags Great Adventure
New York
Aquarium of Niagara Falls
Coup & Reiche, Great New York Aq.
Coup & Reiche, Seaside Aquarium
New York Aquarium, Battery Park
New York Aquarium, Brooklyn
North Carolina
Quinlan Marine Attractions
Ohio
Cedar Point
Sea World of Ohio
Toledo Zoo
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Zoo
Oregon
Portland Boat Show
Seaside Aquarium
Pennsylvania
Aquarama Theater-of-the-Sea
Dutch Wonderland
Hershey Park
Pittsburgh Zoo
South Dakota
Marine Life Aquarium
Tennessee
Libertyland
Porpoise Island
Texas
Astroworld
Fort Worth Zoo
Sea-Arama MarineWorld
Seven Seas Marine Life Park
Virginia
Kings Dominion
Southside Virginia Fair
Washington
Pt. Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Seattle Marine Aquarium
Wisconsin
Milwaukee County Zoo
Public Natatorium Restaurant
Canada & Puerto Rico
Canada
Canada’s Wonderland
Montreal Aquarium
Release, Springer
Sealand of the Pacific
West Edmonton Mall
Puerto Rico
Isla Magueyes Zoo
Ocean Life Park Aquarium
European Union
Belgium
Antwerp Zoo
Parc de Récréation et de Loisirs
Walibi
Wellen Dolphinarium
Cyprus
Ayia Napa Marine Park
Denmark
Station Oceanographique
Ulstrup Dolphinarium
Finland
Särkänniemi Adventure Park
France
Bois de Boulogne
Moulin Rouge
Zoo Marin Le Barcarès
Germany
Allwetterzoo Münster
Europe-Park Rust
Hansaland
Heide-Park Soltau
Holiday Park Haßloch
Mobile, Florida Delphin Show
Phantasialand
Tiergarten der Stadt Nürnberg
Tierpark Hagenbeck
Italy
Cesenatico Acquario
Adriatic Sea World
Aquatic World Cattolica
Delfinario Rimini
Gardaland Palablu
Ocean World Aquarium
Temporary Show, Livorno
Zoosafari Fasanolandia
Monaco
Musée Océanographique
Netherlands
Dolfirado
Dolfirama
Ouwehands Dierenpark
Waterland Neeltje Jans
Norway
Taknes Bay, Keiko
Spain
Safariland
MEXICO
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Park Park
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Park Park
Park Park
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Park Park
Park Park
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Park Park
Park Park
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Park Park
Park Park
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Park Park
Park Park
BAHAMAS & THE CARIBBEAN
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Park Park
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Park Park
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Park Park
Park Park
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Park Park
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Park Park
Park Park
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Park Park
Central & South America
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Park Park
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Park Park
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Park Park
Park Park
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Park Park
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Park Park
Park Park
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Park Park
United Kingdom & Ireland
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Park Park
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Park Park
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Park Park
Park Park
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Park Park
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Park Park
Park Park
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Park Park
Park Park
Russia, Ukraine & Eastern Europe
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Park Park
Park Park
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Park Park
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Park Park
Park Park
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Park Park
Park Park
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Park Park
Park Park
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Park Park
Park Park
Africa, The Middle East, Pakistan & Turkey
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Park Park
Park Park
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Park Park
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Park Park
Park Park
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Park Park
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Park Park
Park Park
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Park Park
Park Park
Japan
Japan
Amakusa Dolphin World
Aquamarine Shirahama DolphinWave
Dolphin Lair
Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium
Japan (cont.)
Riviera Dolphin Blue
Station of the Sea, Dolphin Village
Japan (cont.)
Yushi Int’l High School
China & Hong Kong
China
Amakusa Dolphin World
Aquamarine Shirahama DolphinWave
Dolphin Lair
Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium
China (cont.)
Riviera Dolphin Blue
Station of the Sea, Dolphin Village
China (cont.)
Yushi Int’l High School
Southeast Asia & India
Cambodia
Koh Kong Safari World
India
Dolphin City Chennai
Malaysia
Zoo Negara
Thailand
Sanctuary of Truth
Australia & the South Pacific
Australia
African Lion Safari (Warragamba)
Atlantis Marine Park
Dolphin Marine Magic
Hamilton Island Resort
King Neptune’s Park
Marineland Adelaide
Marineland of Australia
Jack Evan’s Pet Porpoise Pool
Sea World Gold Coast
Taronga Park Zoo
Underwater World Perth
French Polynesia
Moorea Dolphin Center
New Zealand
Hawke’s Bay Aquarium
Marineland Napier
Marineland Orewa
Mt. Maunganui
Marineland Pacific Sea Aquarium
Palau
Dolphins Pacific / Dolphin Bay
Solomon Islands
“Free the Pod”, Chris Porter
Kokonut Cafe
Proposed Facilities
The links below list proposed or under construction facilities.
indicates a facility currently under construction, all others are either waiting on ground-breaking or are proposals with an unknown status.
UNITED STATES & CANADA
Mississippi
Mississippi Aquarium
Ohio
TBA
EUROPEAN UNION
Spain
Africa
Morocco
Casablanca Aquarium
China
Atlantis Sanya
Haichang Happy Ocean Park Changsha
Hainan Ocean Paradise
Shanghai Haichang Polar Ocean Park
Wenzhou Polar Ocean World