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1970 - 1979



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1970
16 deceased  | 2 alive | 0 birth | 18 captured
Gender Captured Location Capture Date Died Time Park
Profile N/A Carr Inlet Feb-? N/A N/A Seattle Holding Pen
Profile Female Pedder Bay  Mar- 01 Nov 2 '72 2 years Sealand of the Pacific
Profile Female Pedder Bay  Mar- 01 May 13 '90 20 years Sea World San Diego
Profile Female Pedder Bay  Mar- 01 May 15 2 months Pedder Bay Holding Pen
Profile Male Pedder Bay  Mar- 01 Oct (Released) 7 months Pedder Bay Holding Pen
Profile Female Pedder Bay  Mar- 01 Oct (Released) 7 months Pedder Bay Holding Pen
Profile Male Penn Cove  Aug- 08 Mar '71 7 months Sea-Arama Texas
Profile Male Penn Cove  Aug- 08 Apr 28 '86 15 year Sea World San Diego
Profile Female Penn Cove Aug- 08 - 39 years Miami Seaquarium
Profile Male Penn Cove Aug- 08 July 1974 3 year Kamogawa Sea World 
Profile Female Penn Cove Aug- 08 April 1974 3 year 8 month Kamogawa Sea World 
Profile Male Penn Cove Aug- 08 Feb 1973 2 year 5 month Marineland Antibes
Profile Male Penn Cove Aug- 08 Aug 1971 1 year Marineland Australia
- N/A Penn Cove Aug- 08 Aug- 08, N/A Penn Cove
- N/A Penn Cove Aug- 08 Aug- 08 N/A Penn Cove
- N/A Penn Cove Aug- 08 Aug- 08 N/A Penn Cove
- N/A Penn Cove Aug- 08 Aug- 08  N/A Penn Cove
Profile Female Port Madison  Aug- ? Oct '71 1 year Munich, Germany

1971
5 deceased  | 0 alive | 0 births | 5 captured
Gender Capture Location Capture Date Died Time Park
Profile Female Penn Cove Aug- ? Sept 1977 6 year  Sea World San Diego
Profile Male Penn Cove Aug- ? Oct 1979 8 year Marineland Ontario 
Profile Female Penn Cove Aug- ? June 1975 3 year  Sea World San Diego
Profile Male Carr Inlet Nov- ? N/A N/A Seattle Holding Pen
Profile Male Carr Inlet Nov- ? N/A N/A Seattle Holding Pen

1972
2 deceased  | 0 alive | 0 births | 2 captured
Gender Capture Location Capture Date Died Time Park
Profile Male Carr Inlet Mar-? Nov '74 2 year  Sea World San Diego
Profile ? Japan Aug-? Sept -? 15 days Kamogawa Sea World


1973
5 deceased  | 0 alive | 0 births | 5 captured
Gender Capture Location Capture Date Died Time Park
Profile Female Ocean City Mar-? Oct 1977 4 year  Sea World Orlando
Profile Female Pedder Bay Aug-? May 1974 9 months Sealand of the Pacific
Profile Female Pedder Bay Aug-? Nov 1973 3 months Marineland Ontario 
Profile Male Pedder Bay Aug-? Oct (Released) 2 months Pedder Bay
Profile Male Pedder Bay Aug-? Jan 1974 5 months Sea World San Dieg

1974
0 deceased  | 0 alive | 0 births
No additions to the captive population in 1974

1975
2 deceased  | 0 alive | 0 births | 2 captures
Gender Capture Location Capture Date Died Time Park
Profile Female Pedder Bay Aug 16 May 1976 9 months Sealand of the Pacific
Profile Male Pedder Bay Aug 16 Sept 1990 25 year Sea World Orlando

1976
4 deceased  | 1 alive | 0 births | 5 captured
Gender Capture Location Capture Date Died Time Park
Profile Female Pedder Bay Mar-? Apr (Released) 1 ½ months Seattle Aquarium
Profile Female Pedder Bay Mar-? Apr (Released) 1 ½ months Seattle Aquarium
Profile Male Meddallandsbugt Oct-? July 24, '82 5 year  Marineland Antibes
Profile Female Meddallandsbugt Oct-? Aug 6, '91 14 year  Sea World Orlando
Profile Female Meddallandsbugt Oct-? Feb 25, '96 19 year  Sea World Orlando

1977
8 deceased  | 0 alive | 1 births | 7 captured
Gender Birthplace Born Died Age Park
Profile Male Marineland of the Pacific Feb- 28 Mar- 03 18 days Marineland of the Pacific
Gender Capture Location Capture Date Died Time Park
Profile Female Menizes Bay Aug-? Jan 1982 3 year Sealand of the Pacific
Profile Female Ingolfshöfdi Oct 12 Oct 1987 10 years Sea World Orlando
Profile Male Ingolfshöfdi Oct 12 Aug 1981 3½ years Sea World San Diego
Profile Female Ingolfshöfdi Oct 12 Aug 1989 11 year Sea World San Diego
Profile Female Ingolfshöfdi Oct 12 Apr 12, 1997 19 year  Ocean Park
Profile Female Ingolfshöfdi Oct 12 Apr 11, 2002 24 year  Sea World San Antonio
Profile Male Ingolfshöfdi Oct 12 Dec 1977 2 months Dolfinarium H

1978
11 deceased  | 2 alive | 1 births | 12 captures
Gender Birthplace Born Died Age Park
Profile Male Marineland of the Pacific Oct 31 Nov 10 11 Days Marineland of the Pacific

Gender Capture Location Capture Date Died Time Park
Profile
Male Taiji ? ? 5 days  Taiji Whale Museum
Profile Male South East Coast, Iceland Oct- 26 Sep 3, '79 1 year  Sea World San Diego
Profile Male South East Coast, Iceland Oct- 26 April 1, '95 16 year  Sea World San Antonio
Profile Female South East Coast, Iceland Oct- 26 May 14, '91 12 year  Sea World San Antonio
Profile Female South East Coast, Iceland Oct- 26 - 30 years Sea World San Diego
Profile Female South East Coast, Iceland Oct- 26 1987 9 years Marineland Antibes
Profile Female South East Coast, Iceland Oct- 26 - 30 years Sea World Orlando
Profile Male Iceland Oct-? Feb '79 5 months
Saedyrasafnid
Profile Female Iceland Nov- ? Feb '79 4 months Saedyrasafnid
Profile Male Iceland Nov- ? Feb '79 4 months (Released) Saedyrasafnid
Profile Female Iceland Nov- ? Feb '79 4 months (Released) Saedyrasafnid
Profile Female Iceland Nov- ? Feb '79 4 months (Released) Saedyrasafnid

1979
11 deceased  | 1 alive | 0 births | 12 captures
Gender Capture Location Capture Date Died Time Park
Profile Male Japan Feb- 26 June '82 3 years Taiji Whale Museum
Profile Female Japan Feb- 26 Jun- ? 4 months Taiji Whale Museum
Profile Male Japan Feb- 26 Jan '89 9 years Nanki Adventure World
Profile Female Japan Feb- 26 Mar- ? 1 months Nanki Adventure World
Profile Female Japan Feb- 26 Apr- ? 2 months Nanki Adventure World
Profile Female California May 26 June 3 9 days Marineland of the Pacific
Profile Male Iceland July- ? 1983 4 years Aquarama on Parade 
Profile Female Iceland Oct-? - 29 years Marineland Ontario 
Profile Male Iceland Nov- ? May 1987 7 year 6 month Kamogawa Sea World
Profile Male Iceland Nov- ? Oct 1983 4 year 1 month Kamogawa Sea World
Profile Male Iceland Nov- ? Dec 12 '03 (Released Jul '02)
23 years  Taknes Bay, Norway
Profile Female Iceland Nov- ? Jan 1980 3 months Marineland Ontario