Atlantic Whale and Dolphin Foundation

Name

Atlantic Whale and Dolphin Foundation

Legal name

Atlantic Whale and Dolphin Foundation

Website

https://whalenation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Conservation Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Whale Watching & Marine Mammal Tours (THAAAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Marine Wildlife & Coastal Nature Tours (Whale/Dolphin Watching, Sea Kayaking) (THAAAEAD), Marine Wildlife & Birding Cruises (dolphins, seals, seabirds) (THAAAIAD)

Keywords

• Marine conservation
• Cetacean research
• Whale watching volunteering
• Ocean education
• Wildlife protection

Headquarters

HQ city

Tenerife

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable/Donor Funding: As a UK Registered Charity (Number 1167109), the AWdF likely operates through charitable donations, grants, and potentially volunteer fees. The foundation runs free educational programmes and a low-cost ethical volunteering programme.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The AWdF runs a conservation and research volunteer programme on Tenerife whale watching boats, where participants serve as Research Guides on vessels and as Acoustics Researchers collecting cetacean data. The foundation also delivers free cetacean educational awareness programmes, oversees the Atlantic Ocean Cetacean Network (AOCN), and administers awards and grants supporting cetacean conservation, education, and research projects across the Atlantic region.

Product overview

The Atlantic Whale and Dolphin Foundation operates a single integrated volunteer programme centered around whale watching boat operations in Tenerife, supplemented by educational awareness initiatives and research activities. The core offering is the volunteer programme where participants serve as Research Guides and Acoustics Researchers. Additionally, AWdF oversees the Atlantic Ocean Cetacean Network (AOCN) for cross-project collaboration and manages awards and grants to support cetacean programmes region-wide. The organization functions as a UK-registered charity (Number 1167109) under the Fair Earth Foundation family.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Whale Watching Volunteer Programme A conservation and research volunteer programme operating on whale watching boats in Tenerife, in which participants serve as Research Guides on vessels and as Acoustics Researchers, collecting cetacean data such as population observations and underwater sound monitoring. It is designed for individuals interested in marine biology field experience and ethical, low-cost volunteering.
• Cetacean Educational Awareness Programme Free educational programmes that raise awareness about whale and dolphin conservation in the Atlantic Ocean, covering threats such as plastic pollution, by-catch, drift nets, and toxic chemicals. Includes teaching resources available through the Fair Earth Foundation TES website, targeting teachers, students, and the general public.
• Atlantic Ocean Cetacean Network (AOCN) A collaborative network overseen by AWdF that facilitates cooperation among cetacean-based projects across the Atlantic Ocean, supporting educational, conservation, and research initiatives in the Atlantic region.
• Cetacean Conservation Awards and Grants An awards and grants programme aimed at facilitating and funding cetacean conservation, education, and research programmes across the Atlantic region.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fair Earth FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe AWdF is part of the Fair Earth Foundation family. The foundation was formerly the Atlantic Whale Foundation and is now an integral member of this environmental organization network, benefiting from shared resources, cross-promotion, and aligned mission. The AWdF's volunteer programmes are listed on the Fair Earth Foundation platform (fairearthfoundation.org/global-youth/volunteering/).
• Atlantic Ocean Cetacean Network (AOCN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe AWdF oversees the Atlantic Ocean Cetacean Network (AOCN), a collaborative network of cetacean-based projects across the Atlantic Oceans. AOCN facilitates educational, conservation, and research programmes in the Atlantic region through partnerships with various organizations and initiatives.
• Whale Watching Boat Operators (Tenerife)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe AWdF runs its volunteer programme on Tenerife's whale watching boats, integrating Research Guides and Acoustics Researchers into commercial whale watching operations. These operators provide the operational platform for the foundation's research and education activities, making them critical distribution and operational partners.
• TES (Teaching Resources)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe AWdF distributes teaching resources through the TES platform (tes.com/teaching-resources), reaching teachers and educators with marine conservation educational content. This partnership enables broad distribution of educational materials to schools and learning institutions.
• Cetacean Conservation Projects (Atlantic Region)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe AWdF collaborates with and provides support to cetacean-based projects across the Atlantic Oceans, whether of an educational, conservation, or research nature. The foundation also administers awards and grants aimed at facilitating cetacean programmes in the Atlantic region.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Fair Earth Foundation: AWdF's parent foundation and platform partner, which cross-promotes AWdF's volunteer programmes. Not a peer in the competitive sense, but is an ecosystem enabler providing audience reach and shared infrastructure for AWdF.

Direct peers

• Pacific Whale Foundation: A non-profit marine conservation and education organisation running eco-tour and volunteer research programmes from Maui. It is a direct peer because it combines whale watching-based research, volunteer engagement, and educational outreach under a registered charity model, mirroring AWdF's integrated approach.
• ORCA (Organisation for Research and Conservation of Aquatic Animals): A UK charity dedicated to studying and protecting whales, dolphins and porpoises through volunteer-led surveys and education. Direct peer due to shared volunteer-cetacean-research model and UK charity structure targeting similar donor and volunteer audiences.
• Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC): A UK-based charity focused on the conservation and protection of whales and dolphins globally. WDC is a direct peer because it operates in the same cetacean conservation advocacy and education space, targeting similar donors and supporters, and campaigning on overlapping issues (by-catch, whaling, pollution).
• Sea Watch Foundation: A UK marine research charity that runs volunteer-based cetacean monitoring and educational programmes around the British Isles and beyond. It is a direct peer given its overlapping volunteer-driven cetacean monitoring, public education, and citizen science model.

Emerging players

• Marine Conservation Institute: A non-profit dedicated to ocean conservation through science, policy, and outreach. Less directly focused on cetaceans than AWdF but operates in the adjacent marine conservation advocacy and education space with comparable non-profit funding dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• Oceana: A large international ocean conservation advocacy organisation campaigning on issues including by-catch, plastic pollution, and marine habitat protection. It is a broad incumbent because it addresses the same threats AWdF cites (drift nets, plastic, toxic chemicals) at much greater scale and with global policy reach.
• WWF (World Wildlife Fund): One of the world's largest conservation NGOs with programmes on cetaceans, oceans, by-catch reduction, and pollution. Broad incumbent because it covers AWdF's threat areas (by-catch, plastic, toxic pollution, overfishing) within a much broader species and habitat portfolio.
• Sea Shepherd Conservation Society: An international marine conservation organisation running direct-action campaigns against whaling, by-catch, and habitat destruction. Broad incumbent given its overlapping cetacean protection mission and significantly larger global operations and donor base.

Regional players

• Whale Shark & Oceanic Research Center (Taiwan): A Taiwan-based marine conservation charity running volunteer programmes and citizen science around whale sharks and cetaceans. Comparable in volunteer-driven marine research and conservation model but operating in a different geography from AWdF.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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