Marineland Canada · Orcas (Historical)

There are no living killer whales at this location. The facility is a historical holder and has either discontinued its display of killer whales or has closed. Please check the deceased, historical & transfer inventories for more information on the killer whales who lived here.

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Last Updated: April 8, 2025 2:09 pm

Image	Species	Scientific	ID #'s	Name	Sex	Born	Origin	Origin Date	Origin-Sort	Captured / Born at:	Mother	Father	Transfers	Current / Last Facility:	Status	Status Date	Stat Sort-Ref	Cause of Death	Notes	Keyword column (invisible)

The information in the table below represents the deceased population of killer whales held at this facility. If you’re having trouble finding a specific animal, check the tabs above, they may have been transferred or lost to follow up. Italics indicate a deceased individual.

Note: If you have a correction or would like to submit information please contribute@cetabase.org or use our contact form!

Last Updated: April 8, 2025 2:09 pm

Image	Species	Scientific	ID #'s	Name	Sex	Born	Origin	Origin Date	Origin-Sort	Captured / Born at:	Mother	Father	Transfers	Current / Last Facility:	Status	Status Date	Stat Sort-Ref	Cause of Death	Notes	Keyword column (invisible)
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-, -, -	Kandu Ii -	M	?? (-) - years old	Capt	1971-Aug-xx	19710801	Penn Cove, WA, US	Wild	Wild	Puget Sound, WA, Pacific NW to Holding, Seattle (??-Aug-1971) to Marineland of Canada (~ Oct 1971)	Marineland Canada	Died	1979-Oct-xx	19791001	Pneumonia	-	public display, mlc, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-, -, -	Kandy -	F	?? (-) - years old	Capt	1973-Aug-xx	19730801	Pedder Bay, BC	Wild	Wild	Pedder Bay, BC, Pacific NW to Pedder Bay, holding pen (??-Aug-1973) to Marineland of Canada (30-Oct-1973)	Marineland Canada	Died	1973-Nov-16	19731116	Pneumonia	-	public display, mlc, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-, -, -	Kiska -	F	?? (-) - years old	Capt	1979-Oct-xx	19791001	Iceland	Wild	Wild	Iceland to Sædyrasafnid/Hafnarfjordur Marine Zoo (??-Oct-1979) to Marineland of Canada (30-Nov-1979)	Marineland Canada	Died	2023-Mar-09	20230309	-	-	public display, mlc, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-, -, -	- -	F	?? (-) - years old	Capt	1979-Nov-xx	19791101	Iceland	Wild	Wild	Iceland, North Atlantic to Holding (??-Nov-1979) to Marineland of Canada (~ Dec 1979)	Marineland Canada	Died	1980-Jan-xx	19800101	-	Purchased by Kamogawa Sea World in Japan, died either before or during transport.	public display, mlc, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-, -, -	- -	U	?? (-) - years old	Capt	1981-Oct-xx	19811001	Iceland	Wild	Wild	Iceland, North Atlantic to Sædyrasafnid/Hafnarfjordur Marine Zoo (??-Oct-1981) to Marineland of Canada (24-Nov-1981)	Marineland Canada	Died	1981-xxx-xx	19811231	-	-	public display, mlc, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-, -, -	Nootka V -	F	?? (-) - years old	Capt	1981-Oct-xx	19811001	Iceland	Wild	Wild	Iceland, North Atlantic to Sædyrasafnid/Hafnarfjordur Marine Zoo (??-Oct-1981) to Marineland of Canada (24-Nov-1981)	Marineland Canada	Died	2008-Jan-08	20080108	-	-	public display, mlc, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-, -, -	Junior -	M	?? (-) - years old	Capt	1984-Nov-xx	19841101	Iceland	Wild	Wild	Iceland, North Atlantic to Sædyrasafnid/Hafnarfjordur Marine Zoo (??-Nov-1984) to Marineland of Canada (??-Dec-1986)	Marineland Canada	Died	1994-Jun-xx	19940601	Acute enterotoxemia	-	public display, mlc, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-, -, -	Kandu Vii -	M	?? (-) - years old	Capt	1984-Nov-xx	19841101	Iceland	Wild	Wild	Iceland, North Atlantic to Sædyrasafnid/Hafnarfjordur Marine Zoo (??-Nov-1984) to Marineland of Canada (??-Dec-1986)	Marineland Canada	Died	2005-Dec-21	20051221	Cancer	-	public display, mlc, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-, -, -	Kiska's Calf -	M	1992-Aug-24 (A) - years old	Born	1992-Aug-24	19920824	Marineland Canada	Kiska	Kandu VII	-	Marineland Canada	Died	1992-Oct-25	19921025	Drowning	-	public display, mlc, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-, -, -	Neocia -	F	1992-Oct-21 (A) - years old	Born	1992-Oct-21	19921021	Marineland Canada	Nootka V	Kandu VII	-	Marineland Canada	Died	2004-Aug-01	20040801	Internal infection	-	public display, mlc, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-, -, -	Kanuck -	M	1994-Aug-28 (A) - years old	Born	1994-Aug-28	19940828	Marineland Canada	Kiska	Kandu VII	-	Marineland Canada	Died	1998-xxx-xx	19980101	Traumatic shock	-	public display, mlc, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-, -, -	Malik -	F	1996-Apr-21 (A) - years old	Born	1996-Apr-21	19960421	Marineland Canada	Nootka V	Kandu VII	-	Marineland Canada	Died	2000-Mar-03	20000303	Liver infection, immune system failure	-	public display, mlc, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-, -, -	Nova -	M	1996-Nov-06 (A) - years old	Born	1996-Nov-06	19961106	Marineland Canada	Kiska	Kandu VII	-	Marineland Canada	Died	2001-Aug-20	20010820	Starvation and pneumonia	-	public display, mlc, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-, -, -	Nootka V's Calf -	F	1998-May-27 (A) - years old	Born	1998-May-27	19980527	Marineland Canada	Nootka V	Kandu VII	-	Marineland Canada	Died	1998-Jun-07	19980607	-	-	public display, mlc, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-, -, -	Hudson -	M	1998-Sep-15 (A) - years old	Born	1998-Sep-15	19980915	Marineland Canada	Kiska	Kandu VII	-	Marineland Canada	Died	2004-Oct-20	20041020	Meningitis	-	public display, mlc, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-, -, -	Algonquin -	M	1999-Dec-18 (A) - years old	Born	1999-Dec-18	19991218	Marineland Canada	Nootka V	Kandu VII	-	Marineland Canada	Died	2002-Oct-03	20021003	Twisted intestine	-	public display, mlc, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-, -, -	Nootka V’s Calf -	U	xxxx-xxx-xx (A) - years old	Miscar	xxxx-xxx-xx	20011231	Marineland Canada	Nootka V	Kandu VII	-	Marineland Canada	Miscarriage	2004-Apr-07	20040407	-	Nootka V miscarried sometime in the winter season 2001/2002	public display, mlc, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-, -, -	April -	F	2004-Apr-07 (A) - years old	Born	2004-Apr-07	20040407	Marineland Canada	Nootka V	Kandu VII	-	Marineland Canada	Died	2004-May-xx	-	Malnutrition	-	public display, mlc, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-, -, -	Neocia’s Calf -	U	2004-Jul-xx (A) - years old	Miscar	2004-Jul-xx	20040701	Marineland Canada	Neocia	Kandu VII	-	Marineland Canada	Miscarriage	2004-Jul-xx	20040701	-	-	public display, mlc, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-, -, -	Athena -	F	2004-Aug-08 (A) - years old	Born	2004-Aug-08	20040808	Marineland Canada	Kiska	Kandu VII	-	Marineland Canada	Died	2009-Feb-xx	20090201	-	Athena died sometime in the winter of 2009, estimated Feb 2009	public display, mlc, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-, -, -	Nootka V’s Calf -	U	2006-Jun-xx (A) - years old	Miscar	2006-Jun-xx	20060601	Marineland Canada	Nootka V	Kandu VII	-	Marineland Canada	Miscarriage	2006-Jun-xx	20060601	-	-	public display, mlc, died

The information in the table below represents the rescue/rehab population of killer whales held at this facility.  These animals are held off exhibit in quarantine or hospital pools.  The rescue/rehab inventory will include all historical rescues in addition to current patients (if any). If you’re having trouble finding a specific dolphin, check the tabs above, they may have moved or died.  Italics indicate a deceased individual.  

Last Updated: April 8, 2025 2:09 pm

Image	Species	Scientific	ID #'s	Name	Sex	Born	Origin	Origin Date	Origin-Sort	Captured / Born at:	Mother	Father	Transfers	Current / Last Facility:	Status	Status Date	Stat Sort-Ref	Cause of Death	Notes	Keyword column (invisible)

The information in the table below represents animals that have transferred out of this facility with the date of transfer and the location where they moved to.  This entry only represents the most recent transfer date of of this particular location.  If an individual has transferred back and forth multiple times, only the latest transfer is listed, however, the complete transfer history can be viewed by expanding the row.

Last Updated: July 9, 2025 9:56 pm

Image	Species	Scientific	ID #'s	Name	Sex	Born	Origin	Origin Date	Origin-Sort	Captured / Born at:	Mother	Father	Transfer From:	Transfer To:	Transfer Date:	Transfers (All)	Current / Last Facility:	Status	Status Date	Stat Sort-Ref	Cause of Death	Notes	Keyword column (invisible)
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	NOA0002826, SWC-OO-8628, 50673, -	Nootka	F	1962-Jan-01 (-) 28.2 years old	Capt	1970-Mar-01	19700301	Pedder Bay, BC	Wild	Wild	Marineland Canada	SeaWorld San Diego	1986-Apr-27	Pedder Bay, BC to Pedder Bay holding pen (01-Mar-1970) to Sealand of the Pacific (25-Mar-1970) to Japanese Deer Park (22-Apr-1971) to Seven Seas Texas (??-???-1972) to Marineland of Canada (07-Sep-1975) to SeaWorld San Diego (27-Apr-1986)	SeaWorld San Diego	Died	1990-Mar-13	19900313	Pneumonia	-	public display, swc, seaworldllc, died, orca
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	NOA0002835, T009, SWF-OO-8701, 48010, -	Kanduke	M	1965-Jan-01 (-) 25.7 years old	Capt	1975-Aug-16	19750816	Pedder Bay, BC	Wild	Wild	Marineland Canada	SeaWorld Orlando	1987-Jan-09	Net, Pedder Bay (16-Aug-1975) to Marineland of Canada (18-Sep-1975) to SeaWorld Orlando (09-Jan-1987)	SeaWorld Orlando	Died	1990-Sep-20	19900920	Viral infection, leptomeningitis	-	public display, swf, seaworldllc, died, orca
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	NOA0002501, SWF-OO-7806, 56408, -	Katina	F	1975-Jan-01 (E) 49.8 years old	Capt	1978-Oct-xx	19781019	Iceland	Wild	Wild	Marineland Canada	SeaWorld Cleveland	1979-Jun-21	Iceland to Floating Pen, Grindavik (1978-Oct-xx) to Marineland Canada (1978-xxx-xx) to SeaWorld Cleveland (1979-Jun-21) to SeaWorld San Diego (1979-Sep-xx) to SeaWorld Cleveland (1980-Apr-20) to SeaWorld San Diego (1980-Sep-xx) to SeaWorld Cleveland (1981-Apr-26) to SeaWorld San Diego (1981-Sep-xx) to SeaWorld Cleveland (1982-May-02) to SeaWorld San Diego (1982-Sep-1982) to SeaWorld Cleveland (1983-Apr-xx) to SeaWorld San Diego (1983-Sep-xx) to SeaWorld Cleveland (1984-Apr-30) to SeaWorld Orlando (1984-Nov-23)	SeaWorld Orlando	-	-	-	-	-	public display, swf, seaworldllc, living, orca
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-, -, -	King	M	#VALUE!	Capt	1979-xxx-xx	19790801	Iceland	Wild	Wild	Marineland Canada	Kamogawa Sea World	1980-Feb-11	Iceland to Hafnarfjordur Aquarium (1979-Nov-xx) to Hansaland Sierksdorf (1979-Dec-11) to Marineland Canada? (1980-xxx-xx) to Kamogawa Sea World (11-Feb-1980)	Kamogawa Sea World	Died	1983-Oct-04	19831004	Acute pneumonia	Icelandic capture dates for 1979 are still being researched, animals were captured between August – November (approx.)	public display, ksw, died, killer-whale
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	NOA0005588, -, -	Keiko	M	1977-Jan-01 (-) ?? years old	Capt	1979-Nov-xx	19791101	Iceland	Wild	Wild	Marineland Canada	Reino Aventura	1985-Feb-16	Iceland to Hafnarfjordur Aquarium (??-Nov-1979) to Marineland of Canada (30-Nov-1979) to Reino Aventura (16-Feb-1985) to Oregon Aquarium (07-Jan-1996) to Klettvik Bay Sea Pen, Iceland (10-Sep-1998) to Open Ocean (15-Jul-2002) to Taknes Bay (17-Feb-2003)	Taknes Bay Norway	Died	2003-Dec-12	-	Pneumonia	-	public display, keiko, taknes, release, died
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	-, -, -	Caren	F	#VALUE!	Capt	1979-xxx-xx	19791101	Iceland	Wild	Wild	Marineland Canada	Kamogawa Sea World	1980-Feb-11	Iceland to Marineland Canada (30-Nov-1979) to Kamogawa Sea World (11-Feb-1980)	Kamogawa Sea World	Died	1987-May-04	19870504	Agranulocytosis	-	public display, ksw, died, killer-whale
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	NOA0003053, SWC-OO-9226, 47997, -	Splash	M	1989-Aug-15 (A) 15.6 years old	Born	1989-Aug-15	19890815	Marineland Canada	Nootka V	Kandu VII	Marineland Canada	SeaWorld San Diego	1992-Apr-17	Marineland of Canada to SeaWorld San Diego (17-Apr-1992)	SeaWorld San Diego	Died	2005-Apr-05	20050405	Perforated stomach	-	public display, swc, seaworldllc, died, orca
	Killer Whale	Orcinus orca	NOA0006061, SWF-OO-0201, , , -	Ikaika	M	2002-Aug-25 (A) 22.2 years old	Born	2002-Aug-25	20020825	SeaWorld Orlando	Katina	Tilikum	Marineland Canada	SeaWorld San Diego	2011-Nov-13	SeaWorld Orlando to Marineland of Canada (17-Nov-2006) to SeaWorld San Diego (13-Nov-2011)	SeaWorld San Diego	-	-	-	-	-	public display, swc, seaworldllc, living, orca