Overview
- Effective November 2025, Dertour will end all partnerships with operators that keep marine mammals for shows or tourist attractions.
- Loro Parque on Tenerife is among the affected offerings, with the final Dertour-listed visit dated Oct. 30.
- The policy bars direct-contact experiences and shows that compel unnatural behaviors, including dolphin swims, dressage-style acts, and “beaching.”
- Examples to be dropped include SeaWorld Florida, Rancho Texas Park on Lanzarote, Dolphin Explorer in the Dominican Republic, and the Delfinario de Cayo Coco in Cuba.
- Dertour will steer customers toward wild whale-watching and fund marine conservation, while the decision’s effect on Loro Parque remains unclear as reports point to a possible intake of two Marineland orcas.