ORCA

www.orcaweb.org.uk

Founded in 2000

Mission: to fight plastic pollution and enable the innovative link between people and marine mammals, as well as inspire, educate and enthuse the wider public about the conservation and biodiversity of whales and dolphins.

With their unique take on marine conservation, ORCA is a charity that’s entirely dedicated to studying and protecting whales, dolphins and porpoises in the UK and European waters. ORCA believes that the only way to protect whales and dolphins is to identify areas where they’re vulnerable and study their habitats. That way, we can protect these places by changing the way we use them. That includes shipping, fishing, noise pollution, marine litter and more.

Orca is dedicated to combining accessible marine education allowing them to give ordinary people opportunities to take an active role in marine science and conservation. The identification of important whale and dolphin habitats is carried out by ORCA’s Marine Mammal Survey Teams, who are all volunteers who board ferries and cruise ships in European waters to conduct the monthly scientific surveys. Their aim is to enable local communities to become stewards of local whales and dolphins and the marine environment in which they live.