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.

represents a facility that holds killer whales.

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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.

Hawai’i

Dolphin Quest, All Locations
Dolphin Quest Hawaii
Dolphin Quest Oahu
Sea Life Park

Illinois

Brookfield Zoo
John G. Shedd Aquarium

Indiana

Indianapolis Zoo

Maryland

National Aquarium in Baltimore

Mississippi

Institute for Marine Mammal Studies

Nevada

Mirage Dolphin Habitat

Texas

SeaWorld San Antonio Texas State Aquarium

Canada

Marineland Canada Vancouver Aquarium

EUROPEAN UNION

Belgium

Boudewijn Seapark

Bulgaria

Festa Dolphinarium Varna

Denmark

Fjord & Bælt Center

France

Marineland Antibes Parc Astérix
Planète Sauvage

Germany

Tiergarten der Stadt Nürnberg
Zoo Duisburg

Greece

Attica Zoological Park

Italy

Acquario di Genova
Oltremare
Zoomarine Italy

Lithuania

Lithuania Sea Museum

Malta

Mediterraneo Marine Park

Netherlands

Dolfinarium Harderwijk
Ecomare
Sea Mammal Research Company

Portugal

Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa
Zoomarine Portugal

Romania

Delfinariu Constanta

Spain

Aqualand Costa Adeje
Aquopolis Vilaseca
L’Oceanogràfic
Loro Parque Marineland Cataluña
Marineland Mallorca
Mundomar Benidorm
Palmitos Park
Rancho Texas Lanzarote Park
Selwo Marina
Zoo Aquarium de Madrid
Zoo de Barcelona

Sweden

Kolmården Zoo

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

Dolphin Quest Bermuda

Curaçao

Dolphin Academy Curaçao
Curaçao Therapy & Research Center

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

Argentina

Mar del Plata Aquarium
Mundo Marino

Colombia

Acuario Rodadero
Oceanario Islas del Rosario

Honduras

Roatán Institute for Marine Sciences

Peru

Zoológico de Quistococha

Venezuela

Waterland Mundo Marino

Japan

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
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
Nanki Shirahama Adv. World
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
Wakayama Marina City Dolphin Park
Yokohama Hakkeijim Sea Paradise

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
Qujiang Polar Ocean Park
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
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

Atlantis Dolphin Bay
Dubai Dolphinarium

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

Dolphin Marine Magic
Sea World Gold Coast

French Polynesia

Moorea Dolphin Center

Palau

Dolphins Pacific

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.

indicates a facility with a current patient. All other facilities are listed for their historical records.

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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

Vancouver Aquarium MMRC

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

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

Captive Cetacean Database

Current Facilities

UNITED STATES & CANADA

Arizona

California

Conneticut

Florida

Georgia

Hawai’i

Illinois

Indiana

Maryland

Mississippi

Nevada

Texas

Canada

EUROPEAN UNION

Belgium

Bulgaria

Denmark

France

Germany

Greece

Italy

Lithuania

Malta

Netherlands

Portugal

Romania

Spain

Sweden

Russia, Ukraine & Eastern Europe

Belarus

Georgia, Republic of

Kazakhstan

Crimea

Russia

Ukraine

MEXICO

Baja California

Chihuahua

Guadalajara

Guanajuato

Guerrero

Jalisco

Mexico City

Nayarit

Quintana Roo

Veracruz

BAHAMAS & THE CARIBBEAN

Anguilla

Bahamas

Bermuda

Curaçao

Grand Cayman

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Jamaica

St. Kitts

Tortola

Central & South America

Argentina

Colombia

Honduras

Peru

Venezuela

Japan

Japan

Japan (cont.)

Japan (cont.)

China & Hong Kong

China

China (cont.)

China (cont.)

Hong Kong

Southeast Asia

Indonesia

North Korea

South Korea

Philippines