The story of Corky, the world’s longest-held captive orca who was captured 53 years ago and sold to Marineland of the Pacific. Corky currently lives at SeaWorld San Diego, yet her family, the Northern Resident Killer Whales, are alive and well in their ocean home. Public sentiment about capturing, breeding, and keeping orcas in captivity has changed, leading to recent efforts for sea sanctuaries, some that are now in operation and others that are currently being planned, giving hope for Corky and other cetaceans to be returned to their natural ocean habitat.