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Explore the campaigns and help us share them.","Sign on Change.org","Close campaigns",[20,24],{"title":21,"text":22,"link":23},"Help create Mexico's first CIVS seaside sanctuary for dolphins","Join the petition to make a place of retirement and recovery possible for dolphins currently living in captivity.","https://www.change.org/p/mara-lezama-hagamos-el-primer-santuario-marino-civs-para-delfines-de-méxico",{"title":25,"text":26,"link":27},"Call for the removal of Fernando Gual Sill from SEMARNAT","Sign the citizen petition calling for institutional accountability in the protection of marine mammals.","https://www.change.org/p/exigimos-la-destitución-de-fernando-gual-sill-de-semarnat?recruiter=1375672710&recruited_by_id=c2a52d60-42ee-11f0-b8e4-ad90bde603ab&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=petition_dashboard_share_modal&utm_medium=copylink","md",{"eyebrow":30,"title":31,"intro":32,"items":33},"Frequently asked questions","What you need to know.","Clear answers about dolphinariums, seaside sanctuaries, and the future of marine mammals in Mexico.",[34,37,40,43,46,49,52],{"question":35,"answer":36},"How many dolphins live in captivity in Mexico?","An estimated 240 to 350 dolphins live in captivity across approximately 29 to 34 dolphinariums throughout the country. Most of these facilities are in Quintana Roo, the state with the highest concentration of dolphinariums in Mexico.",{"question":38,"answer":39},"What does Empty the Tanks Mexico aim to achieve?","We work toward real, structural change for marine mammals in Mexico. We advocate for an end to captive breeding, the transition from dolphinariums to seaside sanctuaries, and public policies that prioritize animal wellbeing over exploitation.",{"question":41,"answer":42},"What will happen to the dolphins if dolphinariums close?","Our goal is for dolphins to be moved gradually to seaside sanctuaries, where they can live in a much more natural environment without being forced to perform or interact with tourists. In some cases, when it is possible and safe, they may also be rehabilitated with a view to future release.",{"question":44,"answer":45},"If they were born in captivity, can they live freely?","Being born in captivity does not mean they should remain exploited for their entire lives. Alternatives such as seaside sanctuaries offer a larger, more natural environment where they can live without being used for entertainment. Each case must be assessed individually by specialists.",{"question":47,"answer":48},"What about the trainers? Don’t they care for the animals?","Many people who work directly with the animals care deeply about them. However, the problem is not only who cares for them, but a system that keeps marine mammals captive to generate entertainment and economic profit.",{"question":50,"answer":51},"What can I do?","You can help in many ways: avoid attending marine-mammal shows, share evidence-based information, sign our campaigns, report possible irregularities, and support organizations working on solutions to end captivity.",{"question":53,"answer":54},"Who is behind Empty the Tanks Mexico?","We are a small team of volunteers committed to protecting marine mammals. Through research, policy advocacy, education, and citizen mobilization, we work to accelerate the transition from dolphinariums to seaside sanctuaries. Our work is possible thanks to people who share this vision.",{"aboutTitle":56,"about":57,"follow":58,"contact":59,"tagline":60,"rights":61},"About Empty the Tanks Mexico","We are an organization dedicated to protecting marine mammals through research, policy advocacy, education, and citizen mobilization.","Follow us","Contact","#AdiósDelfinarios","All rights reserved.",{"eyebrow":63,"title":64,"items":65},"How you can help","Change starts with you, too.",[66,72,78,84],{"title":67,"text":68,"icon":69,"link":70,"linkLabel":71},"Donate","Your support makes research, campaigns, and real solutions for marine mammals possible.","/media/icons/donacion.png","mailto:comunicacion@emptythetanks.org?subject=I%20want%20to%20donate","Support our work",{"title":73,"text":74,"icon":75,"action":76,"linkLabel":77},"Sign our campaigns","Help us drive change with your signature and share our actions with your community.","/media/icons/firma-campanas.png","campaigns","See campaigns",{"title":79,"text":80,"icon":81,"link":82,"linkLabel":83},"Volunteer","Help us create content, research, organize campaigns, and mobilize more people.","/media/icons/proteccion.svg","https://forms.gle/EGszdweD2ZvYsANTA","Join the team",{"title":85,"text":86,"icon":87,"link":88,"linkLabel":89},"Report a concern","Document and report possible abuse or irregularities involving captive marine mammals.","/media/icons/cautiverio.svg","/en/resources/press/how-to-report-a-dolphinarium-in-mexico","How to report",{"eyebrow":91,"lines":92,"subtitle":98,"scroll":99},"Empty the Tanks Mexico",[93,94,95,96,97],"We are","building","a future","in Mexico","without dolphinariums","We work to end the exploitation of captive marine mammals through research, policy advocacy, citizen campaigns, and real solutions such as seaside sanctuaries.","Discover our mission",{},{"problem":102,"work":103,"project":104,"help":105,"resources":106,"donate":107,"menu":108,"close":109},"The problem","What we do","Sanctuary","How to help","Resources","Get involved","Open menu","Close menu",true,"/en",{"eyebrow":102,"title":113,"text":114,"statPrefix":115,"statValue":116,"statLabel":117},"For decades, hundreds of dolphins were captured and exploited for entertainment.","Mexico is home to one of the world's largest dolphinarium industries. For years, hundreds of marine mammals were captured, bred, and used for shows and tourist interactions. Today, we have a historic opportunity to transform that reality.","It is estimated that up to",350,"dolphins live in captivity in Mexico",{"eyebrow":119,"title":120,"text":121,"button":122},"Our biggest project","Mexico's first seaside sanctuary for dolphins.","We are working with experts, organizations, and authorities to make the transition from captivity to a seaside sanctuary possible. Closing a dolphinarium is only the first step; real change means offering animals a dignified future.","Explore the project",{"eyebrow":106,"title":124,"intro":125,"openLabel":126,"items":127},"Information that can change the future.","Explore documents, research, and learning materials about the reality of captive marine mammals.","Open resource",[128,132,137,142,147],{"title":30,"text":129,"icon":130,"link":131},"Clear answers about captivity, legislation, and seaside sanctuaries.","/media/icons/preguntas-frecuentes.png","/en#faq",{"title":133,"text":134,"icon":135,"link":136},"Our proposal","From dolphinariums to Mexico's first marine-mammal conservation center.","/media/icons/propuesta.png","/en/resources/proposal",{"title":138,"text":139,"icon":140,"link":141},"Research","More than a decade documenting Mexico's dolphinarium industry.","/media/icons/investigaciones.png","/en/resources/research",{"title":143,"text":144,"icon":145,"link":146},"Educational material","Documentaries, webinars, and resources recommended by our team.","/media/icons/material-educativo.png","/en/resources/educational-material",{"title":148,"text":149,"icon":150,"link":151},"Press room","Releases, official statements, and updates from our campaigns.","/media/icons/notas-prensa.png","/en/resources/press",{"title":153,"description":154},"Empty the Tanks Mexico | A future without dolphinariums","Research, advocacy, and real solutions to end the exploitation of captive marine mammals in Mexico.","en/index",{"eyebrow":103,"title":157,"intro":158,"items":159},"We turn evidence into action.","We address captivity from every angle to create lasting change.",[160,163,167,171],{"title":138,"text":161,"icon":162},"We analyze public records, information requests, and original evidence to drive meaningful change.","/media/icons/investigacion-sand.svg",{"title":164,"text":165,"icon":166},"Policy advocacy","We work with authorities, experts, and organizations to advance laws and public policy.","/media/icons/accion-legal-sand.svg",{"title":168,"text":169,"icon":170},"Citizen action","We create campaigns and tools so anyone can learn, act, and become a voice for marine mammals.","/media/icons/ciudadania-activa.png",{"title":172,"text":173,"icon":174},"Real solutions","We advance seaside sanctuaries where animals can live with greater wellbeing.","/media/icons/santuarios-sand.svg","67VJRjTIFkOFfpAy4uzkAhW31i12b1o5OlJeljVNCh0",{"id":177,"title":178,"alternateSlug":179,"body":180,"cover":184,"coverAlt":185,"date":185,"description":10,"excerpt":185,"extension":28,"eyebrow":186,"meta":187,"navigation":110,"paragraphs":188,"path":194,"pdf":195,"quote":196,"seo":197,"slug":200,"stem":201,"__hash__":202},"pressReleasesEn/en/resources/press/first-seaside-sanctuary-for-dolphins.md","Empty the Tanks Mexico advances the creation of the country's first seaside sanctuary for dolphins","primer-santuario-marino-para-delfines",{"type":7,"value":181,"toc":182},[],{"title":10,"searchDepth":11,"depth":11,"links":183},[],"/media/covers/primer-santuario-marino-delfines.webp",null,"Press release",{},[189,190,191,192,193],"Empty the Tanks Mexico is working to advance the creation of Mexico's first Wildlife Conservation and Research Center (CIVS) dedicated to marine mammals, a proposal designed to offer a responsible transition for dolphins who remain in captivity.","Following the amendment to Article 60 Bis of the General Wildlife Law, approved in 2025, Mexico entered a new phase for marine mammals used by the entertainment industry. Hundreds of animals still live in dolphinariums, however, and the country must now build meaningful alternatives for their future.","Empty the Tanks Mexico proposes a model grounded in science, animal wellbeing, and collaboration among authorities, specialists, academic institutions, and civil-society organizations. Its aim is to enable the animals' transition into rehabilitation spaces and, eventually, seaside sanctuaries.","The organization is currently working with national and international specialists to develop the initiative, identify suitable sites, and promote scientific and ethical standards that safeguard marine-mammal wellbeing throughout the transition.","The organization believes this project is an opportunity for Mexico to become an international leader in the ethical transition of marine mammals by demonstrating that an entertainment-based model can be replaced with one centered on conservation, rehabilitation, and animal wellbeing.","/en/resources/press/first-seaside-sanctuary-for-dolphins","/downloads/prensa/empty-the-tanks-mexico-primer-santuario-marino-delfines.pdf","For years, we have exposed the problems within the dolphinarium industry. 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