The Ceta-Base website functions as an online database of captive cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) held in human care worldwide.
On the Historical Or’census, you will find lists of captive killer whales, organized by the facility they were living at when they died. This page reflects historical holders – facilities that have displayed killer whales at some point in their history, but do not currently display them. Some facilities listed below have closed while others have simply discontinued their display. Within each facility an inventory of every known historical animal will be listed – this includes deceased and historical listings. On the historical pages, some animals may be listed with an unknown to “lost to follow up” designation.
All information found on this page can be obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, the Marine Mammal Inventory Report (MMIR), organizational press releases, professional journals, internet forums, message boards, and other sources of public information.
United States
California
Marineland of the Pacific
Marine World (Redwood)
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
US Navy
Florida
Miami Seaquarium
New York
New York Aquarium
Texas
Sea-Arama Marine World
Washington
Seattle Aquarium
Kanaka Bay (Flores & Pender)
Canada
British Columbia
Sealand of the Pacific
Ontario
Marineland Canada
Vancouver
Sea Pen, Dongchong Bay
Vancouver Aquarium
Mexico
Unknown
Aquarama on Parade
Nayarit
Dolphin Adventures Vallarta
South America
Brazil
Playcenter Sao Paulo
Europe
Denmark
Aalborg Zoo
Germany
Florida Delphin Show
Iceland
Sædýrasafnið (Hafnarfjörður Aquarium)
Netherlands
Dolfinarium Harderwijk
Norway
Taknes Fjord, Keiko
United Kingdom
Clacton Pier
Dudley Zoo
Windsor Safari Park
Russia
TINRO Srednyaya Bay
Utrish Marine Station
Hong Kong
Japan
Adventure Park Shirahama
Enoshima Aquarium
Fishermen’s Union
Izu-Mito Sea Paradise
Kan’onji Port
Private Owner / Home
Taiji Whale Museum